The Middle East and Africa are a diverse and complex set of economies and cultures. Monitoring developments in the information and communications technology markets in these regions is a difficult and time-consuming task. IDC's Middle East and Africa Quarterly Executive Tracker is a qualitative complement to our quarterly tracker services and range of annual studies. Based on intelligence gathered by local IDC analysts, this "IT watch" stays abreast of the latest ICT events so that regional managers and strategic planners can react quickly to changing market conditions.

This service covers the following markets and segments:

• Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Uganda, Yemen, and Rest of Africa
• Hardware and IT services
• Software
• Channel developments
• ICT contracts/tenders
• Mergers and acquisitions

Every quarter, this service will address key topics such as:

• Economic and business environment
• IT market drivers and inhibitors
• Summary of key news from hardware, Internet, IT services, software, and telecoms markets
• Latest developments in IT distribution channels
• Roundup of ICT contracts issued and awarded
• Updates on alliances, mergers, and acquisitions
• Summary of top vendor performances
• Quantitative IDC data by country - total IT market size and five-year forecast, PC vendor performance, software, and IT services updates

This service addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. What are the biggest IT developments in MEA?
2. What are the driving and inhibiting forces in each country market?
3. What are the most important events in the hardware, Internet, IT services, software, and telecoms markets?
4. Which companies are forging major IT alliances?
5. Which new players are entering IT markets?
6. What major privatization projects have been announced in the region?
7. Which companies have been awarded major projects and tenders?
8. What important legal and regulatory changes have been implemented?
9. How are the major IT players performing?

IDC's Middle East and Africa Quarterly Executive Tracker keeps clients abreast of the latest news from global IT vendors and service providers and local ICT players. Given its scope and geographic range, the tracker regularly reports on the activity of hundreds of hardware, software, and IT services companies across the Middle East and Africa.

Throughout the year, this service will offer insight into the latest trends affecting the market.

The Middle East and Africa Quarterly Executive Tracker provides a regional overview of IT spending trends and in-depth, country-by-country analysis. It is segmented into country and subregional sections. Each section contains detailed coverage of technology sectors (hardware, software, services), key market assumptions for the coming quarter, plus an updated overview of the economic and political environment, IT drivers and inhibitors, channel developments, major ICT contracts, and a review of the top vendors' performances. A comprehensive executive summary includes a quarterly spotlight on one technology area, an overview of PC market developments, country highlights, and an analysis of IDC's latest five-year IT market forecasts.

The tracker is delivered to clients within 90 days of the last day of the quarter via www.idc-cema.com or www.idc.com.

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