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Information Technology News APAC IM software market grows, despite economic woes
Information Technology News APAC IM software market grows, despite economic woes | APAC IM software market grows, despite economic woes |
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| by Peter Dinham | |
| Sunday, 05 July 2009 | |
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Page 2 of 2 Chung says the communications and media sector also
suffered a single-digit decline in the growth rate during the same
period, but she expects the IM software market in the region to improve
as the economic crisis bottoms out and confidence returns.Featured Whitepaper
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However, Chung says that the drive for cost savings and efficiencies while adapting to changing business needs, fuels markets such as problem management and performance management software, but she says storage software has been less impacted by the financial crisis too, “thanks to the growing data needs, compliance and regulation requirements.” Nevertheless, Chung cautions that cost-control, return-on-investment, and value-centric projects will “remain in play, particularly for 2009.” In the APEJ region, IDC expects Greater China and India to remain the “bright sparks” leading IM market growth in the region, and the research firm says that, while infrastructure build-out in these countries has slowed, the two countries continue to experience better growth compared to others in the region, and “when growth picks up pace once again, these markets are expected to steam ahead.” |
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