September/October 2007
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Featured Press Releases
 
Graham Penn ,Associate Vice President, Asia/Pacific Storage Research
Reuben SW Tan, Research Manager, Asia/Pacific Personal Systems Research

Storage Virtualization Is Ready But Adoption is Slow, says IDC  

Singapore and Hong Kong, September 6, 2007 - IDC's end-user survey across the Asia/Pacific (excluding) Japan region in 2007 has identified the key issues that organizations face in planning their storage infrastructure (see figure below). Security, disaster recovery, capacity, compliance and disk utilization have been listed as some of the top issues. In addition, all IT managers mentioned the need to reduce operating and storage management costs.

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Only 1 Out of 5 PC Monitors Sold in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) Is a Traditional CRT, Says IDC

Singapore and Hong Kong, September 18, 2007 – According to IDC’s Asia/Pacific Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker 2Q 2007 report, the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) PC monitor market totalled 25.9 million units in 1H 2007, representing an increase of 6.5% over 2H 2006, and an impressive 22.5% over 1H 2006. Almost all countries exhibited a growth in sales over 2H 2006, except Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam due to seasonal factors. While total CRT sales continued falling, posting a 38.0% decline compared to 1H 2006, total LCD sales in 1H 2007 were 20.5 million units, a 23.0% increase over 2H 2006. Monitors bundled with a new branded desktop accounted for 44.3% of total monitor sales, while the standalone monitor market captured 55.7% of all monitor sales in 1H 2007.

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Kam Kasturie, Senior Analyst, Telecommunication
Willie Low, Market Analyst, Asia/Pacific Software Research, IDC CCR

Wireless Local Loop to Drive the Voice Market in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam from 2007-2011, says IDC

Singapore and Hong Kong, September 19 2007, – IDC’s preliminary results show that the total revenue from fixed-line services in the emerging Asian countries (Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & Vietnam) registered a 114.2% annual growth rate from 2005. The market continues to expand due to great demand for basic communication from the mass market, which IDC is forecasting a strong compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.1% over the next five years. In 2006, telecom network service (TNS) revenues increased 113.9% year-on-year while Internet access service (IAS) revenues grew 121.7%.

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Business Continuity and Availability Key To Driving Adoption of Virtualization in Data Center, IDC Says

Singapore and Hong Kong, September 20, 2007 – Traditional data centers have always viewed their security, efficiency and availability with paramount importance. This is evidenced by physical security and perimeter defense measures that have been put in place. However, IDC believes that a set of new challenges will emerge for the data center managers as more established data centers in Asia/Pacific including Japan (APJ) take incremental steps to migrate to the next-generation platform which is characterized more so by service-oriented applications running over a virtualized infrastructure. These managers will have to comply with the required performance metrics and security posture that are also part of users' top priorities for improved management and automation to improve efficiency, availability and reliability.

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Asia/Pacific Research Update - September 2007
Channels
TAKE SOLUTIONS-World Class Solutions in Diversified Businesses Doc #AP676104P Asia/Pacific Channels, Alliances, and Partnerships.
Tally-Business Accounting Sofware Provider eyeing a bigger pie in Global Software Market Doc #AP676103P Asia/Pacific Channels, Alliances, and Partnerships.
Newgen Software-Global leader in Business Process Management and Document management solutions Doc #AP676113P sia/Pacific Channels, Alliances, and Partnerships.
Communications
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Enterprise Survey 2006 of IP Usage and Preferences - Vertical Splits Doc #AP201406P Asia/Pacific IP Services
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Enterprise Survey 2006 of IP Usage and Preferences - Company Size Splits Doc #AP201409P Asia/Pacific IP Services
4G: A Vision for 2010-2020 Doc #AP204111P Asia/Pacific Carrier Network Equipment
Comparison of Mobile WiMAX & HSDPA/HSPA Doc #AP204109P Asia/Pacific Carrier Network Equipment
Asia Pacific (Excluding Japan) Enterprise Application Outsourcing Forecast 2006 to 2011 - The Magic Is Always In the Details Doc #AP207120P Asia/Pacific ICT Outsourcing and Managed Services
The Great UC Gold Rush: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Unified Communications Players Competitive Assessment, 2007 Doc #AP207201P Asia/Pacific Unified Communications, Asia/Pacific Unified Communications and Mobility
PRC Internet Data Market Forecast and Analysis 2006 to 2011 - Tripping Over The Opportunities Doc #AP207122P Asia/Pacific ICT Outsourcing and Managed Services
APeJ Enteprises Managed Services Spending Intentions - The Unvarnished Truth Doc #AP207121P Asia/Pacific ICT Outsourcing and Managed Services
Hong Kong Internet Data Centers Market 2007 - 2011 Forecast and Analysis; Grabbing the Opportunities by the Horn Doc#AP207102P Asia/Pacific ICT Outsourcing and Managed Services
The Asia/Pacific Digital Marketplace: Emerging ASEAN Web 2.0 Doc #AP627104P Asia/Pacific Digital Marketplace: Web 2.0 Market Analysis
The Asia/Pacific Digital Marketplace: Asian (Home-grown) Web 2.0 Provider Database Listing Doc #AP627105P Asia/Pacific Digital Marketplace: Web 2.0 Market Analysis
The Asia/Pacific Digital Marketplace: India Web 2.0 Doc #AP627103P The Asia Pacific Digital Marketplace: India Web 2.0
The Asia/Pacific Digital Marketplace: Korea Web 2.0 Doc #AP627102P The Asia Pacific Digital Marketplace: Korea Web 2.0
Consumer Markets
Emerging Markets: Old Opportunities and New Realities Doc #AP106101P Asia/Pacific Mobile Devices
IT Spending
Asia Pacific IT Spending 2006-2011 Forecast:The Asia/Pacific Blackbook, July 2007 Doc #AP381110P Asia/Pacific IT Spending and User Segmentation
Asia Pacific IT Spending and User Segmentation, 2006-2011 Forecast, August 2007 Doc #AP381112P Asia/Pacific IT Spending and User Segmentation
Financial Insights
Notes from the Philippines Roundtable: Priorities and Investment Plans Doc # FIN208452 Asia/Pacific Banking Advisory Service, Asia/Pacific IT Benchmarking Advisory Service, Asia/Pacific Risk Management Advisory Service
InsureTech 2007 Executive Survey: Insurance Insights for Asia Doc # FIN208461 Asia/Pacific Insurance Advisory Service
Manufacturing Insights
Notes from the Malaysian Manufacturers' Forum: Back to Supply Chain Basics Doc #AP664103P Manufacturing Insights: Asia/Pacific IT Opportunity: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Insights: Asia/Pacific Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Innovation and Investment: Asia/Pacific Excluding Japan Doc #AP667103P Manufacturing Insights: Asia/Pacific Supply Chain Management
India: Supply Chain Management Outlook 2007-2009 Doc #AP667104P Manufacturing Insights: Asia/Pacific Supply Chain Management
Services
Demystifying HP Services in the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) Region Doc #AP224111P Asia/Pacific BPO and Processing Services, Japan Outsourcing, Japan IT Services Opportunities and Contenders
Singapore Internet Data Center Market 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis: A Safe Heaven and MNC Hub Doc #AP207123P Asia/Pacific ICT Outsourcing and Managed Services
Onshoring, Offshoring and Nearshoring - Which BPO Strategies to Deploy? Doc #AP224114P Asia/Pacific BPO and Processing Services
Software
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Adoption and Challenges of Application Deployment Software, 2007 Doc #AP322112P Asia/Pacific Application Tools Software
Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) Enterprise Applications Market Highlights, July - December 2006 Doc #AP32120SP Asia/Pacific Enterprise Application
The Momentum of Open Source - Adoption Plans and Challenges in Australia, Korea, India and the People's Republic of China Doc #AP322113P Asia/Pacific Application Tools Software
Asia/Pacific IT Security Solutions Forecast 2007-2011 Doc #AP3271IDP Asia/Pacific IT Security Solutions Forecast 2007-2011
Citrix in Asia/Pacific: A High Growth Story With The 6-4-3 Strategy PRIORITY Doc #AP322322P Asia/Pacific Infrastructure Software
Oracle Applications Aim High for Product Innovation, and Industry Leadership Doc #AP321209P Asia/Pacific Semiannual Enterprise Applications Tracker, Asia/Pacific Enterprise Applications
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) OS Migration 2007: Understanding the Plans and Reacting to Opportunities Doc #AP322323P Asia/Pacific OS Migration
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Server and Client Operating Environments 2007-2011 Forecast PRIORITY Doc #AP322324P Asia/Pacific OS Migration
IBM Software - SOA Band Plays On Doc #AP322325P Asia/Pacific Infrastructure Software
Storage
Vendor Profile 2007: HP Doc #AP261108P Asia/Pacific Disk Storage Systems
Australia
Australian Small and Medium Sized Business Demographic Structure and Performance Indicators, 2007 Doc #AU381111P Australia Small and Medium Business Markets
China
China ITSM Solution: Opportunities and Challenges Doc #CN221103P China Services Market, China Software Market
China Enterprise Application Solution 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Doc #CN321103P China Software Market, China Services Market

China IT Services 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Doc #CN221105P China Services Market

Korea
Korea PC 2007-2011 Forecast Update: 2007 Q2 Review Doc #KR10090740 Korea Personal Computing
Korea Server 2007 – 2011 Forecast Update: 2Q 2007 Review Doc #KR24090742 Korea Enterprise Systems
Korea Disk Storage Systems Vendor Shares: 1H 2007 Update Doc #KR26090708 Korea Storage
Malaysia
Malaysia Mobile Content - Staying on the Ball in an Evolving Game - Doc #MY202107P Malaysia Telecommunications
Malaysia Data Services 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Doc #MY202109P Malaysia Telecommunications
Malaysia Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Adoption Rate Doc #MY227104P Malaysia Services Spending, Malaysia ICT Overview
Managed Services: Opportunities for Telecommunication Service Providers Doc #MY202108P Malaysia Telecommunications
Malaysia Data Center Services Market Opportunities Doc #MY222105P Malaysia Services Hot Spots
Malaysia IT Spending Forecast and Analysis: A Review of Vertical and Company Size Segmentation Spending Doc #MY381109P Malaysia Services Spending
New Zealand
New Zealand SMB Services: An Exercise in Demand Generation Doc #NZ387108P New Zealand Business Enablement: IT Services, New Zealand IT Spending: SMB and Vertical Markets
Philippine
Fixed Line Consumer Survey: End-user Preferences and Perception of Fixed Line Services Doc #PH204104P Philippine Telecom Market
Vietnam
Vietnam Whitebox PC Study 2007 Doc #VT1071IDP Vietnam: Whitebox PC Study 2007
Asia/Pacific Research – Coming in October 2007
Channels

Nucleus Software Asia/Pacific Channels, Alliances, and Partnerships

Top Interesting ISVs in China 2007 Asia/Pacific Channels, Alliances, and Partnerships; China Software Market
Communications
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Telecom Wholesale Services 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Asia/Pacific Telecommunications
To converge or not to converge? Asia/Pacific Wireless Markets and Technologies
Asia/Pacific Emerging Countries Telecommunications Services Forecast and Analysis, 2007 – 2011 Asia/Pacific Emerging Countries Telecommunications Services Forecast and Analysis, 2007 – 2011.

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Unified Communications 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Asia/Pacific Unified Communications, Asia/Pacific Unified Communications and Mobility

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Enterprise Survey 2006 of IP Usage and Preferences - By Country Asia/Pacific IP Services

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Mobile Softswitch & Mobile Media Gateway 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Asia/Pacific Carrier Network Equipment

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Mobile Enterprise Email Subscribers 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Asia/Pacific Enterprise Mobility, Asia/Pacific Unified Communications and Mobility

Nortel: WiMAX Strategy in Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Asia/Pacific Carrier Network Equipment

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) IPTV/Triple Play Infrastructure & CPE Spending 2007-2011 Forecast & Analysis Asia/Pacific Carrier Network Equipment
HSDPA services in Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Asia/Pacific Wireless Markets and Technologies

Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) Enterprise Mobility Prosumers' Survey, 2007: Embracing Enterprise Mobility To Deliver Results Asia/Pacific Enterprise Mobility, Asia/Pacific Unified Communications and Mobility

Ericsson's Asia Pacific HSPA Strategy Asia/Pacific Wireless Markets and Technologies

Consumer Market

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Plasma and LCD TV 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Asia/Pacific Consumer Markets

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Online Gaming 2006 Review and 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Asia/Pacific Consumer Markets, Asia/Pacific Online Gaming
RIM in Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan): Cultivating the BlackBerry Asia/Pacific Mobile Devices, Asia/Pacific Enterprise Mobility
IT Spending

Asia/Pacific IT Spending Forecast Update: Version 2Q07 Black Book Forecasts Asia/Pacific IT Spending and User Segmentation

Financial Insights
Transaction Banking: Receivables in Asia/Pacific Asia/Pacific Banking Advisory Service
Manufacturing Insights
Asia/Pacific High-Tech Manufacturing Industry Update, 1H07 Manufacturing Insights: Asia/Pacific IT Opportunity: Manufacturing
Services
Alcatel-Lucent Services: A Post-Merger Competitive Transformation? Asia/Pacific Infrastructure Services
HP's Green - Does Asia Care? Asia/Pacific IT Spending and User Segmentation, Asia/Pacific Infrastructure Services
Software

ERM Applications: Industry Specific Needs, Software Licensing, and Product Innovations in Australia, PRC, India, and Korea Asia/Pacific Enterprise Applications

Storage

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Market  2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Asia/Pacific Disk Storage Systems

Australia
Australia IS Outsourcing and NDOS Services 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Australia Outsourcing and Utility Services
Understanding How Small Australian Businesses Buy Technology: "I want it and I want it now!" Australia Small and Medium Business Markets
Australia Business Mobile and Wireless Usage and Preferences, 2007: If I Had A Million Dollars Australia Mobile and Wireless Solutions
What’s Driving Outsourcing Investments in the Government Vertical Australia Outsourcing and Utility Services
Understanding How Medium-Sized Australian Businesses Buy Technology Australia Small and Medium Business Markets
Australia F&A BPO Market 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Australia Outsourcing and Utility Services
Adoption of Linux in Australian Small and Medim-Sized Businesses: A Work In Progress Australia Small and Medium Business Markets
Australia Business Services ICT Market 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Australia Vertical Markets
Australia Education ICT Market 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Australia Vertical Markets
Australia Retail and Wholesale ICT Market 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Australia Vertical Markets
Australia Printing and Imaging Opportunities in Large Businesses Australia Printing and Imaging
Australia HR BPO Market 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Australia Business Process Outsourcing
China

China Mobile Value-Added Service Opportunity 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis China Telecom Market Opportunities

China Vertical RFID Solution 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis China IT Opportunities
China IP Telephony 2007–2011 Forecast and Analysis: The Road to Unified Communication China Telecom Market Opportunities
China IT Outsourcing 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis China Services Market
China Internet Value-Added Service 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis China Telecom Market Opportunities
China Manufacturing Industry IT Solution 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis China IT Opportunity
India
India Overall Trends in IT Spending by Industry Vertical 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis India Vertical Industries
India Pharmaceuticals Sector IT Usage and Trends 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis: An Overview India Vertical Industries
India Utility Sector IT Usage and Trends 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis: An Overview India Vertical Industries
India Telecommunications Sector IT Usage and Trends 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis: An Overview India Vertical Industries
India Manufacturing Sector IT Usage and Trends 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis: An Overview India Vertical Industries
India Government and Education Sector IT Usage and Trends 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis: An Overview India Vertical Industries
India Retail Sector IT Usage and Trends 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis: An Overview India Vertical Industries
Korea
Korea Telecom Services and Equipment 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Korea Networks and Communications
Korea ICT Market 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis: 1H2007 Review Korea ICT Market
Korea Disk Storage Systems Market Analysis & Forecast 2007-2011: 1H 2007 Update Korea Storage Systems
Malaysia

Malaysia Software 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Malaysia ICT Overview

Malaysia IT Services 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis Malaysia ICT Overview
New Zealand
New Zealand Software Market 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis: Identifying Pockets of High-growth in a Healthy Growing Market! New Zealand Software: Compete
New Zealand Government Sector Profile, 2007 New Zealand IT Spending: SMB and Vertical Markets, New Zealand IT Spending: Vertical Markets
New Zealand Finance Sector Profile, 2007 New Zealand IT Spending: SMB and Vertical Markets, New Zealand IT Spending: Vertical Markets
New Zealand IT Market 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis New Zealand Infrastructure: Compete, New Zealand Monitors: Compete, New Zealand Peripherals: Compete
New Zealand Outsourcing: Market Developments 2007 New Zealand Business Enablement: IT Services, New Zealand Outsourcing and Utility Services
New Zealand SMB Telecommunications Buyer Behaviour, 2007 New Zealand Mobile and Wireless Solutions, New Zealand IT Spending: SMB and Vertical Market

New Zealand SMB Emerging Technology Adoption, 2007  New Zealand Next Generation Networks, New Zealand IP Network Services, New Zealand Broadband Access Services and Equipment

Philippines

Vertical View: IT Adoption and Investment Plans of Primary Vertical Markets in the Philippines Philippine ICT Market

IT Security Software Preferences of SMEs in the Philippines Philippine ICT Market
Emerging Markets in Asia/Pacific

Bangladesh, China, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Vietnam and India consumed $55.2 billion of information technology in 2006 and combined IT spending is expected to reach nearly $105 billion by 2011. Each of these economies is diverse and complex. Today these emerging markets account for just 4.7% of global IT consumption, making it half the size of the Japanese IT market. This is the reason why these countries are becoming an important strategic focus for many global technology companies.

Monitoring developments in technology markets in these countries is a difficult and time-consuming task. IDC has over 50 employees in the countries, and its broad research coverage is designed to meet the tactical needs of country sales and marketing managers as well as the more strategic requirements of regional and global executives.

To learn more about IDC's leading research on emerging markets in Asia/Pacific, please log onto http://www.idc.com.sg/promo/emerging_markets_promo.asp for exclusive content including expert insight on key opportunities, IT spending and business priorities in Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. The portal also contains a list of the latest press releases, web conferences and event updates related to these markets.

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