Growing more than 20% in 2007, the Latin America business intelligence and analytic applications market provides dynamic sets of tools and applications that help organizations in crucial decision-making processes. IDC's Latin America Semiannual Business Intelligence and Analytic Applications Tracker will provide vendors, channels, partners, and end users with information on the current business intelligence and analytic applications market in Latin America, as well as historical data and a forecast for the following five years.

This product covers the following segments of the Latin America business intelligence tools and analytic applications market:

• Market value and shares by country, license type, vertical industry, horizontal (company size) segment, and distribution channel
• Semiannual data, with historical information from 2006
• Five-year annual forecast
• Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and the rest of Latin America
• Functional markets: Query, report and analysis, advanced analytics software, business performance management and financial analytics, CRM analytics, and SCM and operation analytics applications

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

• Market value, share, and forecast in U.S. dollars and local currency
• Vertical markets: Manufacturing, finance, government, telco/media, commerce, healthcare, oil/mining, utilities, education
• Company size segments: Enterprise, large, medium sized, small, small office, education, and government
• Type of license: New licenses and upgrade or maintenance
• Specific country highlights

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

1. What can we expect of the business intelligence and analytic applications market in Latin America in the future? Which countries present the largest opportunities?
2. What are the major forces impacting this market in Latin America?
3. What are the most successful strategies used by business intelligence and analytic applications vendors in Latin America?
4. How did this market perform during 2006? How should these results impact the future of the market?
5. What vertical and horizontal sectors are driving growth of this market in Latin America?

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IDC's Latin America Semiannual Business Intelligence and Analytic Applications Tracker examines how software providers are positioning themselves to compete in the business intelligence and analytic applications market. This product reviews the strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers, including Business Objects, Cognos, Hyperion, MicroStrategy, Oracle, SAS, and SAP, among others.

Subscribers to this product receive semiannual delivery and IDC support, including:

• Excel analysis tool
• PowerPoint presentation
• Interactive briefing
• Schedule (Week #21): Historical and forecast and analysis published

Note: Data is for illustrative purposes only.

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