This IDC Insight, which is a translation of the Japan report IDC #J8460112, observes the establishment of financial/accounting standards/regulations and the "Information System/Model Business/Contract Agreement (package, SaaS/ASP leverage, maintenance, and operation) " released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in April 2008. In addition, it also analyzes the industry trends that are believed to have an impact on the evaluation of IT service vendors.