IDC's Japan Software Infrastructure and Tools service studies and analyzes several key packaged software and the fundamental software technologies in the application deployment software, system infrastructure management software, and application tools areas. This intelligence service is designed to capture all the essentials of this particular marketplace, highlighting significant activities and developments evolving around software in application server, database management, system and network management, storage, virtualization, high availability clustering, collaborative application, and operating system environment. This service includes market sizing and current trends, market dynamics, competitive analysis of leading vendors, and a five-year market forecast of the Japan software market.

This service covers the following segments of the Japan software market:

• Virtualization software
• Collaborative applications
• Database management software
• Application deployment software
• System and network management software
• Storage software
• Operating system
• High availability clustering software

Throughout the year, this service will address the following topics:

• Market highlights and dynamics
• Vendor trends
• Market share details
• Top market performers analysis
• Market best practices/critical success factors
• Market opportunities
• Market forecast assumptions
• Future adoption plans and challenges

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. What are the latest highlights, drivers, and trends in the Japan software market?
2. Who are the major market players and what are their value propositions?
3. What are the key factors for success in the Japan software market?
4. What are the business and growth opportunities available to vendors and users alike in the Japan software market? How is this market segment expected to pan out within the next few years?
5. What are the plans for future adoption in the software market in Japan and what are the challenges that vendors need to overcome?

IDC's Japan Software Infrastructure and Tools service examines how software vendors are positioning themselves to compete in the Japan software market. This service reviews strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers, including:

Citrix, CA, EMC, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Microsoft, NEC, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Symantec and VMware.

This service focuses on the following core research. In addition to the insight provided in this service, IDC may conduct additional research on specific topics, or emerging market segments, via research offerings that require additional IDC funding and client investment.

This study includes market size and forecasts of the Japan virtualization software market, along with 2008 market share rankings and profiles of top industry players.

This study includes analysis, market size and forecasts, and details of business opportunities in the operating system software market in Japan.

This study presents IDC's 2008 software taxonomy and data at the primary and secondary market levels based on preliminary forecast data from the SRG Forecaster database.

This study includes market size and forecasts of the Japan DBMS market as well as the 2008 market shares.

This report includes market size and forecasts of the application deployment market in Japan along with the ranking of the 2008 market shares and profiles of top players.

This document includes market size and forecasts of the Japan infrastructure management market, by secondary market.

This study includes market size and forecasts of the collaborative applications market in Japan, by individual market segment, along with 2008 market shares.

This study includes market size and latest forecast data of the overall software market in Japan.

IDC offers a complete market intelligence solution customized to meet your business requirements. The array of products and services available to you includes:

• The opportunity to have your specific questions answered through personal interaction with industry experts who cover the topics and markets in your service
• Around-the-clock access to our market intelligence on idc.com, IDC's personalized Web experience
• A view of the market's future with 12 months of continuous intelligence about its direction and the reasons behind it, along with actionable advice for taking advantage of existing and emerging opportunities
• Special client discount pricing on purchases of research from other services
• Two complimentary admissions to IDC Japan's annual Directions conference, where you'll hear our latest forecasts and network with IDC analysts and other industry professionals
• Complimentary invitations to monthly executive telebriefings, interactive forums designed to provide you with insights about research and strategies directly from IDC analysts

To find out how our flexible packaging options can meet your specific business needs, please contact your IDC account manager.

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