IDC is the premier global market intelligence and advisory firm in the information technology and telecommunications industries. Investment Research Services (IRS) is IDC's exclusive research offering for the financial services community. With over 850 analysts worldwide, the IRS service leverages IDC's unparalleled knowledge base, both globally and locally, to provide timely and comprehensive quantitative and qualitative market intelligence.

Our global market intelligence provides you with the information needed to make successful investment decisions.:

Buy Side

• Gain proprietary company insight
• Quantify market potential and historical sales
• Identify investment risks and opportunities

Commercial Banks

• Gain customer and sales insight
• Quantify market opportunities
• Understand global industry segments and trends
• Identify lending risks

Equity Research

• Gain quantitative market and company intelligence
• Facilitate channel checks
• Identify proprietary issues
• Quantify market forecasts and growth rates

Investment Banks

• Understand new markets
• Clarify complex product portfolios
• Identify buy-side and sell-side opportunities
• Provide unbiased industry quantification

Venture Capital and Private Equity

• Develop deal flow
• Understand emerging market segments and customer demand
• Identify risks
• Create exit strategies

Dedicated Analyst-Account Manager

The dedicated Analyst-Account Manager acts as the single point of contact for all IDC information requests. He or she is chartered with understanding the client's research requirements and leveraging the IDC resources best suited to fulfilling immediate and long-term research needs.

Research Analyst Inquiry Support

Through the dedicated Analyst-Account Manager, clients have access to more than 850 research analysts in 50 countries. This access enables clients to tap into the expertise of industry and market experts and obtain strategic and tactical advice on specific markets, companies, technologies, and products.

www.idc.com

IDC's personalized Internet site allows instant access to the most up-to-date information anytime, anywhere.

Inquiry Hours

Clients receive a pool of inquiry hours. These inquiry hours may be applied toward research analyst support, the purchase of additional IDC products, consulting services, and/or onsite analyst presentations.

Events

IDC events cover the hottest trends shaping the IT and communications industries. IDC clients receive invitations to participate in conferences, breakfast briefings, telebriefings, Web conferences, and other IDC events held throughout the year.

IT Market Overview and Perspectives

• Asia/Pacific Channels, Alliances, and Partnerships
• Asia Pacific Consumer Markets
• Asia/Pacific IT Solutions Market
• Asia/Pacific IT Spending and User Segmentation
• Asia/Pacific Small and Medium Business Markets

Personal Computing, Storage and Peripherals

• Asia/Pacific Mobile Devices
• Asia/Pacific Document Solutions
• Asia/Pacific Disk Storage Systems

IT Services

• Asia/Pacific BPO and Processing Services
• Asia/Pacific Infrastructure Services
• Asia/Pacific IT Services Opportunities: Telecom Industry Vertical Markets
• Asia/Pacific Services Opportunities

Semiconductors

• Asia/Pacific Semiconductors

Software

• Asia/Pacific Application Tools Software
• Asia/Pacific Enterprise Applications
• Asia/Pacific Infrastructure Software
• Asia/Pacific Online Gaming

Telecommunications and Networking

• Asia/Pacific Carrier Network Equipment
• Asia/Pacific Enterprise Mobility
• Asia/Pacific ICT Outsourcing and Managed Services
• Asia/Pacific IP Services
• Asia/Pacific Telecommunications
• Asia/Pacific Wireless Markets and Technologies

As a privately held company, IDC believes that our customers are our primary constituency. A large percentage of every revenue dollar is reinvested back into our products, including more analysts, more geographic coverage, and extensive primary research.

Our steady growth over the past 10 years reflects our commitment to investing in our customers.