IDC's Japan IT Spending Patterns service is a quarterly analysis of the status and projected growth of the overall IT market in Japan. This product examines the Japan IT market from both the horizontal and technological dimensions. It includes details of the current market size, a five-year forecast for the period 2009-2013 along with relevant key assumptions, and showcases the impact of economic trends on IT spending in Japan. This database is a qualitative complement to IDC's quarterly tracker products and annual research studies based on market intelligence gathered by IDC's in-country analysts.

This product covers the following segments of Japan IT market:

• IT services
• Packaged software
• Server
• PC, workstation
• Storage
• Printer and MFP, smart handheld devices, other peripherals
• Networking equipment

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

• Size of IT markets
• Five-year forecasts by IT product segments
• Market composition (hardware, software, and services)

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

1. What is the current state of the Japan IT market and what are the key IT spending trends in this marketplace?
2. What is the impact of economic trends on the overall IT spending in Japan?
3. What is the current size of the Japan IT market and the expected forecast of IT spending in Japan?
4. Which IT products or services are currently growing the most in Japan? Which IT products and services are losing demand in Japan?

IDC's Japan IT Spending patterns service product examines how IT vendors are positioning themselves to compete in the Japan IT market.

Fujitsu

Hitachi

HP

IBM

Microsoft

NEC

And other key IT vendors.

Throughout the year, this product will offer insight into the latest trends impacting the market. Potential studies include:

This study provides a general overview of the Japan IT market from 2009 to 2013 including detailed and in-depth information about the IT market investment environment, market size, growth, and segmentation based on 4Q08 research.

This study provides a general overview of the Japan IT spending from 2009 to 2013 including detailed and in-depth information about the IT market investment environment, market size, growth, and segmentation based on 1Q09 research.

This study provides a general overview of the Japan IT market from 2009 to 2013 including relevant and in-depth information about the IT market investment environment, market size, growth, and segmentation based on 2Q09 research.

This study provides a general overview of the Japan IT market from 2009 to 2013 including detailed information about the IT market investment environment, market size, growth, and segmentation based on 3Q09 research.

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.