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EMEA ICT Market 2007 Top 10 Predictions

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: December 2006
Product Code: R104-34313
Description

"This is the first time we've issues a '10 Predictions' document for the ICT market in EMEA," said Martin Hingley, IDC EMEA's CRO. "We've set out a combination of short-term market forecasts by geography and offering type, as well as discussing a number of themes we believe will become important in 2007. We will be revisiting these throughout the year to discuss their development in more detail. These forecasts are a combination of a vast collaboration between the researchers in our region."

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Future Outlook

1. The ICT Market in EMEA Will Grow by 4.8% to Reach -733 Billion

Figure: EMEA ICT Market Forecast - 2005-2010 by Type of Spending

2. IT Spending in Central and Easter Europe, Middle East and Africa Will Grow 2.5 Times Faster Than in Western Europe

Figure: EMEA IT Spending by Subregion

3. Telecom Spending in EMEA Will Grow by Just 3.0% to -370 Billion Driving Convergence and Multiplay Strategies Among Suppliers

4. Hardware Spending Will Grow 6.8% to Reach -140 Billion, Driven by Moore's Law and Shifts Towards Medium Businesses and Consumers

Figure: EMEA IT Spending by General Area - Annual Growth

5. Services Spending Will Reach -152 Billion (Growing by 6.1%) - Including a Shift Towards Managed Services and Stronger Solutions Selling

6. The Software Market Will Grow by 7.3% to -72 Billion Driven by Infrastructure Spending and Fuelling Significant Acquisition Activity

Figure: EMEA IT Spending by General Area - Spending (-B)

7. Security Issues Will Remain the Biggest Area of Concern for CIOs in EMEA

8. Virtualization Will Become the Most Important Technical Issue for EMEA Datacenter Managers

Figure: Virtualization Elements Supporting Dynamic IT

9. The Need for Regulatory Compliance Will Force Many EMEA Organizations to Adopt Formal IT Strategies for the First Time

10. Mobility Convergence and Integration Will be a Strong Theme of the EMEA ICT Market in 2007

Figure: Mobility Issues Cross Many ICT Market Areas

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