Despite Intense Competition, System Management Software in Asia/Pacific Maintains a Healthy Momentum

Asia (not Japan) Australia, Korea, Hong Kong, TaiwanSingapore (China), India, Malaysia,Thailand;

IDC:Revenue growth for system management software (SMS) remained healthy despite the intense price competition and consolidation activities among major players. The SMS market at US$386.4 million in 2004, and forecasts revenue to grow from US$ 431.9 million in 2005 to US$664.4 million in 2009, a compound annual growth rate of 11.4%. Graph

Sserver consolidation projects in the mature IT economies of Australia, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore; the continued deployment of business applications in the manufacturing, financial services, and telecommunications sectors in the emerging economies of PRC (China), India, Malaysia and Thailand; and compliance-related investments fueled demand for SMS in the region. The chart shows Australia and Korea as the largest markets for SMS but the fastest growing markets are India and PRC, where IDC predicts spending in SMS software to overtake Korea in 2007." Asia/Pacific System Management Software Forecast and Analysis 2005-2009 Forecast Publ 20050530