This IDC study presents the latest forecast of North American financial application software revenue segmented by 17 vertical markets and four company size categories for 2006?2010.

Noel Stevens, senior analyst, IDC Software Vertical Views, states, "The American application development and deployment market (ADD) was $23.5 billion in 2005 and is forecast to increase to $33.6 billion in 2010, a 7.4% five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR). During the five-year forecast period, IDC projects the three fastest-growing industries to be healthcare, government, and transportation, with CAGRs of 10.8%, 8.6%, and 8.4%, respectively."