IDC Latin America Predictions 2007

Worldwide analysts refer to 2007 as the "hyperdisruption" year for the IT industry. Indeed, several aspects of the traditional market are changing radically and will cause market transformation in the following years. Some of these moves will hit Latin America. Others will probably change before they ever get to this region. Just as any emerging geography, Latin America should grow faster than some more developed regions in 2007. IDC LA expects this region to grow 12.8% in 2007.

Differently from previous years, the hardware market starts growing faster than software and services again. "We are reaching an interesting point in Latin America now where the PC market and particularly the notebook market have reached a level of prices that really allows a large amount of money to be driven to this market, pushing the overall growth rates of hardware", says Eric Prothero explaining that technology reaches a new group of users that translate in a new window of opportunity for the Latin American IT market.