This IDC study examines the 2005 Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ market size for document solutions offered by hardcopy peripheral vendors. It also provides a APEJ market size forecast for 2006-2010. It offers some thoughts on the current market situation and how the market is likely to unfold in the future.

"The APEJ document solutions market for hardcopy peripheral vendors is a very young market by any measure. There are pockets of adoption in several countries in the region, notably in the more economically developed ones. The market grew by an estimated 79.8% in 2005, off a small base in 2004. This market is on the verge of big things. Vendors who are first in are going to be the best dressed," says Edwin Han, senior research manager, IDC Asia/Pacific, Document Solutions.