The IDC study Slovakia Vertical Markets 2006-2010 Forecast, provides a detailed overview of IT spending trends and forecasts for 17 vertical markets (or industry sectors) and 10 product categories including hardware, packaged software, and services. The study also includes an overview of key industry developments, industry challenges, vertical-specific IT drivers and trends, and tables detailing IT spending by vertical market for each product over the 2006-2010 period. Analysis is based on continuous research and monitoring of user IT spending, emerging purchasing patterns, and supply and demand-side research.

"Vendors with an in-depth understanding of an industry's specific business processes will be able to fine tune their technology solutions to compete successfully against competitors taking a horizontal, product-based approach to the market." ? Arun Chandramohan, Senior Research Analyst, Vertical Markets, IDC CEMA