February/March 2008

Welcome to IDC's Asia/Pacific Insider, the monthly newsletter delivered by IDC to inform registered subscribers about IT market trends and drivers in the region, as well as keep you up to date on IDC's latest Asia/Pacific market intelligence and events. For more information on IDC's Asia/Pacific Research, please contact Selina Ang at 65-6829-7717, or via email: sang@idc.com.

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Featured Press Releases
Raphael Phang, Research Director, Government Insights, IDC Asia/Pacific
Adrian Dominic Ho, Research Manager, Managed Services and Enterprise Networks, IDC Asia/Pacific

Government Insights Asia/Pacific Expects An Increased Focus on Infrastructure Optimization and Next Generation e-Government for the APEJ Region in 2008

Singapore and Hong Kong, February 14, 2008 Leading independent research and advisory firm Government Insights, an IDC company, today announced the release of its annual Top 10 Predictions report for the government sector in 2008 in the Asia/Pacific region, excluding Japan (APEJ). The report entitled “Asia/Pacific Government 2008 Top 10 Predictions, January 2008” (Doc # AP633101Q), states that infrastructure optimization and IT resource repurposing will become the top IT trend in the government sector in 2008.


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Managed Security Services Writes A New Chapter and Will Outpace the Overall Managed Services Market in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) from 2008-2012

Singapore and Hong Kong, February 19 2008According to IDC’s Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) Managed Security Services Study, the Managed Security Services market is expected to exceed US$604 million in 2008, representing a 20.4% increase over 2007. IDC expects this market to reach US$1.1 billion in 2012 with a 5-year CAGR of 17.1%, which will significantly outperform the overall ICT outsourcing and managed services market. In-depth findings are published in Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Managed Security Forecast and Analysis – Pandora’s Box Opened? (Doc #AP207103P

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Claudio Checchia, Research Manager, Consumer Research, IDC Asia/Pacific
Emerson Gibin , Research Manager, SMB Research, IDC Asia/Pacific

IDC Finds that Growing Amount of Digital Content Stored at Home Will Drive Demand for Personal Storage Devices in the Asia/Pacific Region

Singapore and Hong Kong, February 21, 2008 - According to IDC's recent report entitled “Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Home Storage Survey, 2007” (Doc#AP654108P), the proliferation of digital content is creating more opportunities for personal storage devices in various countries in the Asia/Pacific region. Respondents to a recent user survey indicated that they preferred to backup their digital content onto a CD or by copying data to an external HDD attached to the computer. Using a DVD burner to backup data turned out to be the third most popular choice, while a much smaller percentage of respondents used an online storage service or copy data to an external HDD attached to the home network.


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IDC's End-User Survey in Asia/Pacific Shows More Than Half of SMBs View Advanced Technology as a Competitive Tool That Would Help Expand Business and Manage Costs

Singapore and Hong Kong, February 26, 2008 - IDC's SMB IT Investment Trends Survey 2008 – Software and Services revealed that while price was still the key investment decision factor among SMBs (32% regarded it as the top factor), a significant population of fast evolving SMBs are behaving more like their larger counterparts when making decisions on technology adoption. In this survey*, IDC utilized a unique clustering model that helped in the classification of the SMBs in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) into different behavioral groupings, based on how they saw technology adoption in relation to business enablement and their relative rate of adoption.

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Asia/Pacific Research Update - February 2008
Communications
Asia Pacific (Excluding Japan) Enterprise Information and Communication Technology Outsourcing and Managed Services 2007–2012 Forecast — The Yellow Brick Road – Doc # AP2071S4P Asia/Pacific ICT Outsourcing and Managed Services
India Internet Datacenter 2007–2011 Forecast and Analysis: Clearing the Indian Fog – Doc # AP207107P Asia/Pacific ICT Outsourcing and Managed Services
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) IP VPN Services 2006-2011 Forecast and Analysis – Doc # AP20140SP Asia/Pacific IP Services
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Managed Security Forecast and Analysis - Pandora Box Opened? – Doc # AP207103P Asia/Pacific ICT Outsourcing and Managed Services
Asia/Pacific Mobile Consumer Survey 2007 – Doc # AP201310P Asia/Pacific Wireless Markets and Technologies
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Mobile Music Services 2007–2011 Forecast: Ringback Tones Rule Supreme – Doc # AP654112P Asia/Pacific Wireless Markets and Technologies
Mobile Services Average Revenue per User Trends in APEJ – Doc # AP20131SP Asia/Pacific Wireless Markets and Technologies
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Enterprise Communications Survey 2007 - Vertical Splits – Doc # AP20121SP Asia/Pacific Telecommunications
Asia/Pacfic (Excluding Japan) Consumer Internet Survey, 2007 – Doc # AP20140RP Asia/Pacific IP Services
Asia/Pacific Excluding Japan Consumer VoIP 08-12 F&A – Doc # AP201407P Asia/Pacific IP Services
Asia Pacific (Excluding Japan) SME ICT Outsourcing and Managed Services 2007-2012 Forecast and Analysis: Under the Blade of the SME Sun –Doc # AP207109Q Asia/Pacific ICT Outsourcing and Managed Services
Telepresence: A Whopping Touch of Reality to Videoconferencing – Doc # AP207208Q Asia/Pacific Unified Communications, Asia/Pacific Unified Communications and Mobility
Personal Systems
Music Phones and MP3 Players: Balance Shifts in APEJ – Doc # AP654106P Asia/Pacific Mobile Devices
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Paid Online Music Services 2007–2011 Forecast and Analysis – Doc # AP654113P Asia/Pacific Consumer Markets
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Mobile Music Services 2007–2011 Forecast: Ringback Tones Rule Supreme – Doc # AP654112P Asia/Pacific Consumer Markets
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Digital Home Survey 2007 – Doc # AP654114P Asia/Pacific Consumer Markets
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Home Storage Survey, 2007 –Doc # AP654108P Asia/Pacific Consumer Markets
Services
Market Maturity and IT Services Needs: Differing Status Quo, Differing Needs – Doc # AP227109P Asia/Pacific Infrastructure Services
Software
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) System Infrastructure Software Market Highlights,1H07 – Doc # AP32230SP Asia/Pacific Infrastructure Software
Customer Relationship Management Applications: Industry-Specific Needs, Software Licensing, and Product Innovations in Australia, the PRC, India, and Korea – Doc # AP321208P Asia/Pacific Enterprise Applications
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Enterprise Applications Market Highlights, 1H07 – Doc # AP321201P Asia/Pacific Enterprise Applications
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Top 10 Enterprise Applications Market Leader Analysis and Review, 2006 and 1H07 – Doc # AP321203Q Asia/Pacific Enterprise Applications
Storage
The Market Impact and Outlook for File Area Networks –Doc # AP261110P Asia/Pacific Disk Storage Systems
Vendor Profile 2007: Hitachi Data Systems – Doc # AP261113Q Asia/Pacific Disk Storage Systems
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Disk Storage Systems 2007: Year in Review and Outlook for 2008 – Doc # AP261101Q Asia/Pacific Disk Storage Systems
Financial Insights
Enterprise Content Management Seeing Growth in Asia – Doc # FIN209118 Asia/Pacific Banking Advisory Service
Vietnam Banking Roundtable: Joint-Stock Banks Get Competitive – Doc # FIN210704 Asia/Pacific Banking Advisory Service, Asia/Pacific IT Benchmarking Advisory Service, Asia/Pacific Risk Management Advisory Service
Asia/Pacific Top 10 Strategic - Initiatives for Insurance in 2008 – Doc # FIN_0481 Asia/Pacific Insurance Advisory Service
Enterprise Content Management Seeing Growth in Asia – Doc # FIN209118 Asia/Pacific IT Benchmarking Advisory Service
Government Insights
Strategic ICT Sourcing in the Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Government Sector –Doc # AP633109Q Government Insights: Asia/Pacific Government Technology Decision Support 2.Government Insights: Asia/Pacific IT Opportunity: Government
In Pursuit of Ubiquitous Computing - Reflections Through the ICT Ecology Cycle – Doc # AP633102Q Government Insights: Asia/Pacific Government Technology Decision Support 2.Government Insights: Asia/Pacific IT Opportunity: Government
Manufacturing Insights
Implementation of Radio Frequency Identification, A Few Years On: An HP-Mentor Media Case Study – Doc # AP664120P Asia/Pacific IT Opportunity: Manufacturing
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Electronics Manufacturers' Business and IT Priorities, 2008 – Doc # AP664122Q Manufacturing Insights: Asia/Pacific IT Opportunity: Manufacturing 2.Asia/Pacific Supply Chain Management
Australia
Australia Infrastructure Outsourcing 2007 Vendor Profiles: The IDC Award for Best Practices in Infrastructure Outsourcing Goes to – Doc # AU221202P Australia Outsourcing and Utility Services
Australia Network Consulting and Integration Services 2007–2011 Forecast – Doc # AU222107P Australia IT Services Opportunities
Australia Utilities Information and Communication Technology 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis – Doc # AU386109P Australia Vertical Markets
Australia Transportation Information and Communication Technology 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis – Doc # AU38611SP Australia Next Generation Networks
Australia and New Zealand Enterprise Resource Management Applications 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis – Doc # AZ324201P Australia and New Zealand ERM Applications in the SMB Market
ITEyewitness: Linux - Adopt a Penguin Today – Doc # AZ61610SP Australia and New Zealand InTEP+Plus, Australia and New Zealand CIO Exposed
Australia Government Information and Communication Technology 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis – Doc # AU38611RP Australia Vertical Markets
Australia Construction Information and Communication Technology 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis – Doc # AU38611QP Australia Vertical Markets
Australia Resources Information and Communication Technology 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis – Doc # AU3861SRP Australia Vertical Markets
Customer Priorities for Business Process Outsourcing Services in Australia – Doc # AU223105Q Australia Business Process Outsourcing
Australia Broadband and IP Services Enterprise Usage and Preferences: IDC's 2007 Telecommunications Survey – Doc # AU201201Q Australia Next Generation Networks
Tesltra Finally Switches on ADSL2+ - Greater Implications than Just Faster Bush Access – Doc # AU202104Q Australia Next Generation Networks
Australia Telecommunications 2008 Top 10 Predictions – Doc # AU201216Q Australia Telecommunications 2008 Top 10 Predictions
China
China Unified Communications 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis – Doc # CN208101Q China Telecom Market Opportunities
China Service Oriented Architecture Solution 2008: Opportunities and Challenges – Doc # CN321101Q China Software Market, China Services Market
Korea
Korea Network Consulting and Integration Services 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis – Doc # KR22020812 Korea Services
Utility Computing Services in Korea: Market Adoption and Evolution – Doc # KR22020813 Korea Services
Korea SMB IT Spending by Vertical in 2008 – Doc # KR60020820 Korea Vertical Market Intelligence
Korea Business Intelligence Software 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis – Doc # KR32010850 Korea Software
Korea HSDPA Service Forecast and Analysis: 2007 Year-End Review – Doc # KR14020840 Korea Networks and Communications
Malaysia
Malaysia Telecommunication Services 2007-2011 Forecast Update  – Doc # MY202113Q Malaysia Telecommunications
Malaysia IT Service Management Adoption – Doc # MY227103P Malaysia IT Service Management Adoption
Malaysia PC Market, 3Q07 – Doc # MY107104P Malaysia ICT Overview
Malaysia Mobile Services Customer Churn and Loyalty Survey, 2007 – Doc # MY202111P Malaysia Telecommunications
New Zealand
New Zealand Support Services: Perform well and you shall be rewarded! – Doc # NZ222206P New Zealand Business Enablement: IT Services, New Zealand Infrastructure: Compete
Philippines
Broadband Consumer Survey: Identifying Key Broadband User Segments in the Philippines – Doc # PH20410SP Philippine Telecom Market
Vietnam
Vietnam Business Process Outsourcing Services Adoption and Investment Plans, 2007 – Doc # VN2281IDP Vietnam BPO Services: Investment and Adoption Plans, 2007
Asia/Pacific Research – Coming in March 2008
Communications
Web 2.0: The impact on the Asia/Pacific Digital Marketplace Asia/Pacific Digital Marketplace and New Media

Wimax-Deployment status in Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Asia/Pacific IP Services, Asia/Pacific Carrier Network Equipment

The Multiple Vendor Approach to Managed Services - The Final Untold Story  Asia/Pacific ICT Outsourcing and Managed Services, Asia/Pacific IP Services

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Enterprise Communication Survey of Multinational Companies Asia/Pacific Telecommunications
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Enterprise Communications Survey - Company Size Asia/Pacific Telecommunications
Philippine SME Survey: Communication Usage and Purchasing Behavior Philippine Telecom Market

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Enterprise Survey 2007 of IP Usage and Preferences - Vertical Splits Asia/Pacific IP Services

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Enterprise Survey 2007 of IP Usage and Preferences - Small Enterprise Asia/Pacific IP Services

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Enterprise Survey 2007 of IP Usage and Preferences - Regional Outlook Asia/Pacific IP Services

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Unified Commuincations Survey 2007: Are Enterprises jumping on the UC Bandwagon? Asia/Pacific Unified Communications 2 Asia/Pacific Unified Communications and Mobility

Software
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Application Development and Deployment Software Market Highlights, July - December 2007 Asia/Pacific Application Tools Software
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Enterprise Applications Market Highlights, July - December 2007 Asia/Pacific Enterprise Applications: Transforming Models
Asia/Pacific (Ex Japan) Mobile Device Security Software Market 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Asia/Pacific Infrastructure Software
Storage

IBM Profile Asia/Pacific Disk Storage Systems

Asia Pacific Fibre Channel Switch Market, 2007-2011:Semiannual Update Asia/Pacific Disk Storage Systems
Manufacturing Insights

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Automotive Manufacturers' Business and IT Priorities, 2008 Manufacturing Insights: Asia/Pacific IT Opportunity: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Insights: Asia/Pacific Supply Chain Management

Australia
Australia Mobile Data Services Competitive Analysis Australia Mobile & Wireless Solutions
Rise of the Underdog: Insights into Second Tier Global Delivery Locations Asia/Pacific Global Delivery Index: Outsourcing Services
The Evolution of Australian Mobile Network Spectrum Australia Mobile & Wireless Solutions
Document Management Solutions: What End Users Want Australia Printing and Imaging
Australia IT Services 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis, 2H07 Update Australia IT Services Opportunities, Australia Outsourcing and Utility Services
In the Mind of the Outsourcing Customer IDC's Annual Outsourcing Survey 2007 Australia Outsourcing and Utility Services
Pacific (Excluding Japan) Government Sector Australia and New Zealand CRM Applications in the SMB Market
ITEyewitness: The CIO Shopping Cart in 2008 Australia and New Zealand InTEP+Plus, Australia and New Zealand CIO Exposed
ITEyewitness: A Guide to Good Governance in Outsourcing Contracts Australia and New Zealand InTEP+Plus, Australia and New Zealand CIO Exposed
China
China Gaming End-User Survey 2008 China Consumer Devices and Services
Korea
Korea Overall Software Forecast and Analysis Korea Software
Korea Security Software Forecast and Analysis Korea Software
Korea PC Market Forecast and Analysis, 4Q07 Korea Personal Computing
Korea Enterprise Systems Forecast and Analysis, 4Q 2007 Korea Enterprise Systems
Philippines
What's in Store for 3G?Getting to Know the Future 3G Filipino Users Philippine Telecom Market
Mobile Consumer Survey: End-User Preferences and Perception of Mobile Services in the Philippines Philippine Telecom Market
IDC’s Expansion Efforts Validated by Outsell, Inc

The fruits of IDC's ongoing expansion efforts have been recognized in a recent report from Outsell, Inc., the only syndicated research and advisory firm for the information industry. In particular, the report noted IDC's industry leadership in research analysts, geographic coverage, and growth in vertical industry markets. The Outsell report outlines IDC's overall position in the $2.6 billion worldwide information technology (IT) and telecommunications research sector and how IDC's recent expansion efforts have strengthened its position in this competitive market.

In terms of revenue, IDC is the largest private company in this sector and the second largest company overall. With more than 950 analysts, IDC also has the largest research staff in the sector. Reflecting the company's focus on research-driven market intelligence, the report notes that IDC has the sector's highest concentration (59%) of analysts among its employees.

IDC's geographic footprint is identified by Outsell as a "key strength, especially in comparison to other large IT & Telecom research firms." With a long-standing commitment to global coverage, IDC extended its geographic presence to an industry-leading 93 country markets with the addition of 20 new countries in 2006. The report also notes that "IDC has more analysts outside the U.S. (62%) than within." The company's broad global presence brings unsurpassed local knowledge to IDC's clients and ensures early and deep coverage of the industry's emerging markets.

The report also focuses on the expansion of IDC's vertical industry research through the creation of six Insights businesses (Energy Insights, Financial Insights, Government Insights, Health Industry Insights, Manufacturing Insights, and Global Retail Insights). Outsell gives IDC high marks for this strategic expansion, stating that "for the IT & Telecom research industry, IDC provides a good best practice example of developing and rolling out a number of vertical services, with a commitment that is second to none in this segment."

More details of the report is available here.

About Outsell, Inc.

Outsell is the only worldwide syndicated research and advisory firm that delivers must-have intelligence and advice to publishers and information providers. We analyze markets, companies, and trends, and provide fact-based recommendations for high-level executives and product development, marketing and strategy teams. In addition, we work with information managers to benchmark spending and demonstrate best practices. Outsell invests significantly in original research each year to guide clients in optimizing their strategies, plans, and performance. Outsell's headquarters are in Burlingame, CA, US and London, UK. Visit us at www.outsellinc.com.

 

Asia/Pacific Upcoming Events
     
IDC’s Asia/Pacific Unified Communications Conference IDC's Asia/Pacific SecurityVision 2008 IDC’s Asia/Pacific CIO Summit 2008

Apr 22, 2008, Singapore
Apr 24, 2008, Bangkok, Thailand
Apr 29, 2008, Sydney, Australia
Apr 30, 2008, Taipei, Taiwan
May 06, 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
May 08, 2008, Hong Kong
May 13, 2008, Shanghai, China
May 22, 2008, Mumbai, India

Apr 24, 2008, Beijing, China
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May 15, 2008, Singapore
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Jun 17, 2008, Ho Chi Minh, Vietname
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Jun 25, 2008, Mumbai, India
Jun 27, 2008, New Delhi, India
Jul 03 , 2008, Tokyo, Japan

Jun 03, 2008, Singapore
Jun 12, 2008, Shanghai, China
Jun 22-23, 2008, Auckland, New Zealand
Aug 19, 2008, Sydney, Australia

     
IDC's Asia/Pacific Web 2.0 Conference 2008
IDC’s Asia/Pacific Web 2.0 Conference IDC’s Asia/Pacific Managed Services Conference 2008 IDC’s Asia/Pacific Green IT Conference 2008
Jun 24, 2008, Singapore

Jul 15, 2008, Beijing, China
Jul 17, 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Jul 22, 2008, Singapore
Jul 24, 2008, Hong Kong
Jul 29, 2008, Bangkok, Thailand

Aug 14, 2008,Sinagpore
Aug 19, 2008, Bangkok, Thailand
Aug 21, 2008, Taipei, Taiwan
Aug 28, 2008, Auckland, New Zealand
Sep 09, 2008, Shanghai, China
Sep, 2008, Tokyo, Japan

     
IDC's Asia/ Pacific Business Optimization: BI, BPM and SOA Conference 2008 IDC's Asia/Pacific InfraVision Conference 2008 IDC’s Asia/Pacific Directions 2008:Tech X.0: Mastering New Business Models and Markets

Sep 02, 2008, Singapore
Sep 04, 2008, Bangkok, Thailand
Sep 17, 2008, Bangalore, India
Sep 18, 2008, Mumbai, India
Sep 23, 2008, Hong Kong

Oct 02, 2008, Bangkok, Thailand
Oct 07, 2008, Mumbai, India
Oct 08, 2008, Auckland, New Zealand
Oct 14, 2008, Singapore
Oct 16, 2008, Sydney, Australia
Oct 21, 2008, Hong Kong
Oct 22, 2008, Ho Chi Minh
Oct 23, 2008, Beijing, China
Nov 06, 2008, Taipei, Taiwan