http://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Vertical+Markets%2FHealthcare&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scoreIDC research on Healthcare Payers, Patient Delivery Systems, and Providers.en-ushttp://cdn.idc.com/en_US/images/pageImg/idcLogoHome.jpghttp://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Vertical+Markets%2FHealthcare&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scorehttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=CA3HC8http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=CA3HC8This IDC study focuses on decision making and budgeting by acute care providers in Canada. Resource allocation and priority setting are at the heart of efficient budgeting processes. Finance and administrative executives wield more power than other executives in many of Canada's acute care institutions when it comes to decisions about IT and telecommunications. IT budgets and related decisions are important in today's sophisticated healthcare environment. However, although the financial picture has improved over the past few years, financial constraints are still the norm and cost controls still a priority. According to Jan Duffy, research director, Health Industry Insights "As this study shows, the CIO is not always the final decision maker, nor the biggest influencer when it comes to IT investments. A vendor is ill advised to limit its contact points to those with which it is most familiar. It is time to expand those horizons and learn to sell to the real buyer. Because the biggest influencer in acute care appears to be the financial/administrative executive, this will mean demonstrating measurable value — the requirement for justification will increase and the need for a solid business case will never be more important. " Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=MM57Qhttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=MM57QThis IDC Update presents coverage of events in the European small and medium business (SMB) sector during July to September 2008, with a focus on new products and services, initiatives, partnerships, and agreements targeting the SMB segment in Western Europe. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=LC64Qhttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=LC64QAt a recent customer summit in Birmingham in the U.K., Lawson Software provided an update on strategy and products in Europe. This event flash analyzes the announcements made at the summit. Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=MM56Qhttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=MM56QThis IDC Update presents coverage on what happened in the Western European small and midsize business (SMB) sector in the third quarter of 2008, with a focus on the current economic situation and the level of business confidence expectations shown by Western European SMBs. In particular, the analysis is carried out in the top 5 countries: Italy, France, Germany, Spain, and the U.K. Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=215007http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=215007This IDC Pivot Table is the Version 2, 2008, release of IDC's United States Black Book, covering new and updated forecasts for IT spending in the 50 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia across 15 vertical markets. IT spending forecasts for the period 2007–2012 focus on 16 market segments across hardware, software, and services for states in all regions including the Northeast, Midwest, West, and South. The data is based on the IDC's 2Q08 Worldwide Black Book. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=J8280108http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=J8280108The content of this document was written in Japanese 本調査レポートでは、従業員数999人以下の中堅中小企業（SMB）市場に関わる法令の動向、成長著しい国内デジタルマーケットプレイスにおけるSMBのコンプライアンス動向を概説した上で、ハードウェア、ソフトウェア、サービスの製品3分類、金融、製造、流通、サービス、社会基盤、その他の産業分野6分類、従業員数1～99人、100～499人、500～999人、1,000人以上の企業規模4分類に分けて、それぞれの分類について、国内コンプライアンス市場の2006年～2007年投資額実績値および2008年～2012年投資額規模を予測している。 企業における人材雇用／契約形態の多様化が進み、SMBにおいても、ノンコア業務のアウトソーシングサービス利用が普及しているが、一方では、コア業務を担う人材の育成／確保が重要な経営課題となっている。IDC Japan ITスペンディングのリサーチマネージャーである笹原 英司は「ソリューションプロバイダーは、人事戦略策定のためのBI（Business Intelligence）と定型業務効率化のためのASP／SaaS型デリバリーモデルを組み合わせた複合的な人事コンプライアンス管理ソリューションを開発／提供して、SMBの全社最適化を支援すべきである」と述べている。 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=EV04Qhttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=EV04QThis IDC study provides a detailed overview of IT spending trends and forecasts for 17 vertical markets (or sectors) and 10 product categories, including hardware, packaged software, and services in Hungary. The study features overviews of key industry developments, industry challenges, and vertical-specific IT drivers and trends and includes tables detailing IT spending by vertical market for each product for the 2008–2012 period. Analysis is based on continuous research, the monitoring of users' IT spending and emerging purchasing patterns, and supply- and demand-side research. "With the current tax and energy price burdens and a moderate economic outlook, SMEs are seeking cost-effective IT solutions while demanding improved business efficiency. Accordingly, mobile working environments and business administration software should become increasingly common in this segment. Newly available EU funds might also have a positive effect on SME spending, although vendors should not forget this segment's extreme price sensitivity and lack of IT literacy." – Country Manager Zoltan Komaromi, IDC Hungary Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214735http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214735This IDC study presents an updated forecast for the worldwide business consulting services market that reflects our final 2007 market sizing and market projections to 2012. This significantly updates our previous business consulting forecast published in Worldwide and U.S. Business Consulting 2008–2012 Forecast: A New Boost from Globalization (IDC #211552, April 2008). This forecast update also describes IDC's global estimates for business consulting spending by major business consulting service lines and by industry. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS21485608http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS21485608IDC and its family of Industry Insights companies today announced the launch of a holistic Green initiative, designed to help decision makers understand the role of technology in addressing the challenges and opportunities amidst today's energy, environment, and sustainability requirements. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=SV01Qhttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=SV01QThis market analysis offers an overview of spending in packaged applications by vertical market in Western Europe and in the five largest countries in the region. Five-year forecasts, derived from both demand-side and supply-side information, are provided together with an analysis of key drivers and inhibitors for packaged applications spending in each industry. This study is one in a series of IT market segmentation studies covering the IT marketplace in Western Europe. Spending data is provided for 2007–2012, with details for France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the U.K., and the rest of Western Europe. Each regional and country forecast is segmented into the following 12 vertical markets: discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing, transport, communications, utilities, retail/wholesale, financial services, business services, government, healthcare, education, other. "Opportunities for fast growth will be found across a number of vertical markets over the forecast period. Government and healthcare will be the fastest-growing sectors, both in the short term and through 2012," said Serena Da Rold, program manager, IDC European Vertical Views, "At a country level, Spain will continue to produce the strongest growth rates, though slowing down gradually from 2008 onwards, with the best opportunities in transport, discrete manufacturing, and government." Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT