Western European Application Management Services Market Forecast and Analysis, 2005-2010

This IDC study answers the following questions:

What are IDC's predictions and assumptions relating to market forces affecting the Western European application management services market, and what impact will they have on the market forecasts? What is the size of the opportunity for providing application management services in Western Europe in 2006 and for the next four years? What are IDC's key recommendations for maintaining and growing application management services revenues in the coming years?

"The application management services market is one of the fastest growing services segments in Europe showing a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.9%," said Marianne Kolding, director for European Services research at IDC. "There are several factors leading to this growth: not only is there a general trend towards outsourcing in Europe, but more robust and strong capabilities in the service provider community in general are also increasing customer confidence and interest."