This IDC study provides a top-down sizing of the content access tools market in 2005 and a 2006-2010 forecast for this market. Historical and forecast revenue data is shown for the total worldwide market and by geographic region and operating environment. This study does not contain vendor-specific revenue, market shares, or vendor profiles, all of which will be published in a separate study in 2Q06.

"The content access tools market - search, text mining, and categorization software - grew at an astonishing rate of 24% in 2005," said Susan Feldman, IDC's research VP for Content Technologies. This IDC study gives a preliminary forecast by region and operating platform for the content access tools market. The drivers and trends for the market, as well as reasons for that growth, are examined.