This IDC study provides a top-down sizing of the application development software market in 2007 and the 2008?2012 forecast for this market. Historical and forecast revenue data is shown for the total worldwide market, by geographic region, and by operating environment.

"The application development software market remains healthy even as it is subjected to price pressure from open source tools and frameworks," says Al Hilwa, program director for Application Development Software at IDC. "While a big chunk of the ADS market is mature with tools many consider legacy, new areas such as Web design and development are experiencing significant growth as a result of explosive demand for rich Internet applications and more interactive Web sites."