IDC's Futurescan IT Budget Monitor service provides IT suppliers, investors, and executives with a market intelligence tool to understand the current state of the U.S. IT market. A comprehensive set of data is covered in monthly publications and surveys, including IT spending, economic trends, CIO perspectives, competitive analysis, leading indicators, and scenario forecasting. The service delivers a comprehensive view from all angles of the short- and long-term U.S. market environment.

This service covers the following segments of the U.S. IT market:

• Software
• Hardware
• Services
• Telecom

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

• Servers
• Storage hardware
• Printers
• PCs
• Peripherals
• Smart handheld devices
• Workstations
• Packaged software (by major industry segment)
• Network equipment and telecom services
• Services (broken into various market segments)

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

1. What is the current state of the U.S. IT market and IT spending trends?
2. What are the top priorities of U.S. IT buyers and CIOs with respect to technology spending?
3. What impact will economic trends have on short-term IT demands and priorities?
4. Which vendors are capturing market share in the U.S. market, and which are best positioned for future growth?

IDC's Futurescan IT Budget Monitor service examines how U.S. IT suppliers are positioning themselves to compete in the U.S. IT market. This service reviews the strategies, market positioning, and future direction of major suppliers in the IT market, including Accenture, CA, Cisco, CSC, Dell, EDS, EMC, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Sun, and Unisys.

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 is a quarterly overview of leading data indicators, including economic, survey, and supply-side data.

This study is a quarterly overview of IT spending and forecasts for all major market segments.

This study is a monthly survey of U.S. companies, focusing on IT spending priorities, budget trends, and vendor mindshare.

This study is a quarterly overview of total IT market share in the United States.

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
• Complimentary admission to IDC'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 sales executive.

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-plus years reflects our commitment to investing in our customers.