http://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Web%2FWeb+Services&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scoreIDC research on Web Servicesen-ushttp://cdn.idc.com/en_US/images/pageImg/idcLogoHome.jpghttp://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Web%2FWeb+Services&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scorehttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214941http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214941This IDC Vendor Profile analyzes Rudder, a company playing in the personal finance market, and reviews key success factors: market potential, technology/solution, corporate strategy, force multipliers, and customers. Leveraging IDC's expert understanding of the competitive landscape and future outlook, this document highlights company and market information tailored to the investment professional's needs. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=215034http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=215034This IDC Insight evaluates Microsoft's October 27, 2008, announcement of the Azure Services Platform, including the Windows Azure operating system, at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. Additional IDC research and insights will be forthcoming on varying aspects of Microsoft's Cloud Computing initiative and announcements as they unfold. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214709http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214709This IDC Vendor Profile looks at Quest Software Inc.'s evolving presence in the identity access and management market and its strategy around the Quest One Identity Solution product portfolio for IAM, security, and integration. Quest Software, based in Aliso Viejo, California, provides application, database, and Windows management solutions across a wide variety of industries and organizations. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP628205Qhttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP628205QThis IDC study examines Internet users' opinions toward user-generated content (UGC) on various platforms, including blogs, online forums, and social network sites, among others, using consumer surveys conducted in seven countries in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ region. "As the Internet landscape in the region matures, UGC will continue to lead the growth of information online. Correspondingly, the methods to which enterprises harness these platforms for marketing purposes are also expected to become more varied and widespread, even while Internet users become more discerning of the content neutrality. With greater overall sophistication of this environment, trust in these user platforms is likely to be on the downtrend," says Debbie Swee, market analyst, Emerging Technology Advisory Services, IDC Asia/Pacific. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=213831http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=213831This IDC study analyzes the advertising market for U.S. online PC games. Brand advertisers have treated online PC games as an experimental medium, but IDC believes advertisers will spend more on this medium over the next few years as the return on investment (ROI) is proven. IDC forecasts that the U.S. online PC games advertising market will grow from $712 million in 2007 to $2.3 billion in 2012, at a CAGR of 26.8%. This document segments online PC game advertising revenue by the following three major ad categories: around-game ads, in-game ads, and advergames. It further compares the year-over-year growth rates for online PC games advertising with those projected for social networking services (SNSs). "Online PC games offer advertisers an environment that is interactive, immersive, and for the most part brand safe. Our surveys show that online PC games reach a broad online demographic that is typically more active and spends more time online than other Internet users," says Caroline Dangson, IDC's New Media and Entertainment research analyst. "For this reason, we expect U.S. advertisers to spend more on this medium going forward. By 2010, IDC forecasts higher growth rates for U.S. online PC games advertising spend than U.S. social networking services and this trend will continue through 2012." Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=213656http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=213656This IDC study provides the first consolidated view of IDC's global hosting services taxonomy, extending from colocation and Web hosting through single-tenancy hosted AM and on to multitenant infrastructure and application offerings. For 2008, the taxonomy includes a sampling of regional providers that fall into each of the hosting categories described. "IDC's global hosting taxonomy is presented in a comprehensive services continuum," said Rona Shuchat, director of Application Outsourcing Services. "Areas of convergence and overlap with IS outsourcing services are highlighted as part of the analysis to clarify evolving market developments." Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP628204Qhttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP628204QIn this IDC update, the New Media Market Model for the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ region provides insights to businesses and marketers by demonstrating trends in online consumer habits. Looking at various aspects of the digital marketplace, the model provides estimates of market size for 2007 and forecasts trends up to 2012. This inaugural version covers six countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, and India. The model includes the following areas: Overall Internet usage, broken down by gender and age Broadband and mobile Internet penetration Incidence of various Web-based applications, such as search, email, instant messaging (IM), video viewing, social networking, downloads, online gaming and ecommerce, among others Online advertising spend, segregated by formats Subsequent versions of the model will be updated on a quarterly basis, and will encompass the remaining seven countries in APEJ, namely: Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Australia, and New Zealand. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=CA11EA8http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=CA11EA8This IDC study examines the adoption of social networking and Web 2.0 technologies within Canadian enterprises and discusses the key drivers, inhibitors, and preferences for adoption. The social networking and Web 2.0 revolution is happening whether Canadian organizations are ready for it or not. This study examines how well social networking and Web 2.0 technologies have been adopted in Canada and delves further into some of the factors that are driving and inhibiting adoption of these technologies. IDC also provides essential guidance to market participants about how to best navigate to maximize their position within this rapidly developing market. This research serves as a great market primer on this emerging marketplace and is a must-read for Canadian executives who are looking to understand this market better, and for vendors and consultants that want to position social networking and Web 2.0 product and service offerings to the Canadian enterprise customer. "By introducing the innovations of the early market technologies, such as blogs, wikis, social networking, RSS newsfeeds, discussion boards, and Web/video conferencing as extensions or elements of the organization's intranet/portal, vendors can effectively piggyback on the investments being made in this area, driving further adoption and providing a compelling differentiation for their products to their customer." — Vinay Nair, research manager, Canadian Enterprise Applications Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=CA2TIW8http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=CA2TIW8This IDC study profiles 10 relatively small Canadian-based companies offering Web 2.0 solutions that IDC believes are worthy of highlighting to the broader industry and have the potential to make an impact in the information and communication technology (ICT) market. This study provides a review of each company's technology and go-to-market strategy and a customer example. It concludes with some of the overarching trends IDC is seeing in this market, the strategies and characteristics these 10 companies share, and essential guidance and analysis. This study also provides valuable input for ICT vendors large and small, investors, government, and service providers to identify success factors employed by emerging Canadian vendors with Web 2.0 solutions. "To succeed in the long term, Web 2.0 companies will need to transition from providing 'cool' Web-based solutions that users want to try to 'critical' tools they need to have," says Krista Collins, analyst, Canadian ICT Innovation and Export at IDC Canada. "To make this transition, companies need to clearly differentiate themselves from the myriad of other Web 2.0 solutions in the market, guide users through the adoption stage to help them immediately understand how the various features and functions relate to them, and develop strategies that give users compelling reasons to stay engaged over time." Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=J8370108http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=J8370108The content of this document was written in Japanese 本調査レポートでは、国内のアプリケーションサーバーおよびミドルウェア市場における2007年の分析と2008 年～2012年の予測を行う。2007年の国内市場は、金融、官公庁などの大型案件に支えられ、堅調な成長を遂げたが、2008年以降はSOAベースの製品への移行と製品そのもののコモデティ化が同時に進行し、製品カテゴリーごとに成長性は大きく異なるとIDCは予測する。このような市場の動きをより分かり易く捉えるために、IDCの2008年ソフトウェア市場定義では、従来のアプリケーションデプロイメントソフトウェア市場を、2つの中分類市場と8つの機能別市場に再分類している。 「国内ユーザー企業においても、SOAに基づくシステム再構築が活性化しつつある。その一方でレガシーなミドルウェアによるシステム構築も継続しているが、基盤製品のコモディティ化は確実に進行していることを認識すべきである。今後はベンダーの製品戦略、マーケティング／アライアンス戦略の巧拙が大きな業績の差異となるため、ベンダーはグローバルな視野に立って、自社製品戦略と他社とのアライアンス戦略を着実に推し進めるべきである」とIDC Japan ソフトウェアのグループディレクターである井出 和之は述べている。 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT