Abstract
IDC' s IT Quarterly Executive Tracker program for the Middle East and Africa is
a qualitative complement to our PC, computer systems, and printer quarterly
tracker products, and range of annual studies. Providing regional managers and
market planners with timely and comprehensive insight into market trends, the
Executive Tracker is an "IT watch" tool that further enables the interpretation
of quarterly quantitative data and trends.
Now expanded to provide an overview of major IT segments in addition to the PC
arena, the Executive Tracker is a regional study that provides in-depth
information country-by-country on the hardware, software, IT services,
Internet, and telecommunications markets.
Our regular research focuses on addressing the following questions:
- What were the most important developments in the IT markets of the Middle East and Africa during the past quarter?
- What is the state of the IT environment?
- What is the latest IT spending breakdown by technology?
- What are the chief drivers and inhibitors of growth in IT market spending?
- What ongoing market developments are influencing channels and who are the new entrants on the market?
- What IT contracts and tenders were signed over the past three months? Which vendors were involved?
- What local mergers and acquisitions or commercial alliances are taking place in the IT arena?
- How have the main IT vendors in the countries performed, and why?
"Mergers, partnerships, and acquisitions marked the last quarter of 2007, with
ICT systems integrators seeking to offer end-to-end solutions and enamour
themselves to leading hardware and software vendors by improving their service
and product offerings. Globally, hardware and software vendors are jostling to
overcome an increasingly blurred line between services and software, making
acquisitions essential to their continued participation in the ever-changing
global market." - Francis Hook, Research Analyst, IDC Middle East and Africa
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Methodology
- Executive Summary
- Middle East and Africa
- Situation Overview
- Table: IT Market Value (US$M) Forecast and Analysis, by Country, in the Middle East and Africa, 2007-2008
- PC Market Quarterly Results - Q4 2007
- Table: Year-On-Year Growth in PC Shipments by Country in the Middle East and Africa, Q4 2006 versus Q4 2007
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the IT Market in Middle East and Africa, 2007-2011
- Table: The Information Technology Market (US$M) in the Middle East and Africa, 2007-2012
- Egypt
- Situation Overview
- Trends in the Economy
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Egypt, 2005-2008
- IT Environment
- Key Market Assumptions
- Investment in Tourism, Real Estate, Construction, and Telecoms
- Government Policy
- Hardware Market Watch
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in Egypt, Q4 2007
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in Egypt, 2007-2012
- Software Market Watch
- IT Services Market Watch
- Key Market Highlights
- Current Performance of Top IT Suppliers: Vendor Highlights
- Future Outlook
- Table: The Information Technology Market (US$M) in Egypt, 2007-2012
- Israel
- Situation Overview
- Trends in the Economy
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Israel, 2005-2008
- IT Environment
- Key Market Assumptions
- Server Consolidation and Virtualization
- Disaster Recovery Planning
- SMBs - The Next Frontier
- Telecoms Market Watch
- Voice Over Broadband (VOBB)
- Number Portability
- Commitment Period
- Hardware Market Watch
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in Israel, Q4 2007
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in Israel, 2007-2012
- Software Market Watch
- IT Services Market Watch
- Key Market Highlights
- Current Performance of Top IT Suppliers: Vendor Highlights
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: The Information Technology Market (US$M) in Israel, 2007-2012
- South Africa
- Situation Overview
- Trends in the Economy
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for South Africa, 2005-2008
- IT Environment
- Key Market Assumptions
- Possible MTN Share Sale
- Telkom Launches Cost Effective Service for Small Businesses
- Investment Finalized in Eassy
- Automated Tickets
- Sentech Funding
- SMB Sector Focus
- Hardware Market Watch
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in South Africa, Q4 2007
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in South Africa, 2007-2012
- Software Market Watch
- IT Services Market Watch
- Key Market Highlights
- Current Performance of Top IT Suppliers: Vendor Highlights
- HP
- IBM
- Microsoft
- Dell
- Fujitsu
- EMC
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: The Information Technology Market (US$M) in South Africa, 2007-2012
- Turkey
- Situation Overview
- Trends in the Economy
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Turkey, 2005-2008
- IT Environment
- Key Market Assumptions
- Hardware Market Watch
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in Turkey, Q4 2007
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in Turkey, 2007-2012
- Software Market Watch
- IT Services Market Watch
- Key Market Highlights
- Current Performance of Top IT Suppliers: Vendor Highlights
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: The Information Technology Market (US$M) in Turkey, 2007-2012
- Middle East
- Regional IT Market Developments
- Saudi Arabia
- Situation Overview
- Trends in the Economy
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Saudi Arabia, 2005-2008
- IT Environment
- Key Market Assumptions
- Currency Revaluation and Peg Against the Dollar
- Continued Government Infrastructure Investment
- Hardware Market Watch
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in Saudi Arabia, Q4 2007
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in Saudi Arabia, 2007-2012
- Software Market Watch
- IT Services Market Watch
- Key Market Highlights
- Current Performance of Top IT Suppliers: Vendor Highlights
- HP
- Sun Microsystems
- Cisco
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: The Information Technology Market (US$M) in Saudi Arabia, 2007-2012
- United Arab Emirates
- Situation Overview
- Trends in the Economy
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for UAE, 2005-2008
- IT Environment
- Key Market Assumptions
- Labor Market
- Currency and Monetary Policy
- Non-oil Sectors
- Hardware Market Watch
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in UAE, Q4 2007
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in UAE, 2007-2012
- Software Market Watch
- IT Services Market Watch
- Key Market Highlights
- Current Performance of Top IT Suppliers: Vendor Highlights
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: The Information Technology Market (US$M) in the UAE, 2007-2012
- OGCC (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar)
- Situation Overview
- Trends in the Economy
- Bahrain
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Bahrain, 2005-2008
- Kuwait
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Kuwait, 2005-2008
- Qatar
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Qatar, 2005-2008
- Oman
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Oman, 2005-2008
- IT Environment
- Key Market Assumptions
- Relations with Iran
- Taming Inflation
- Global Trends
- Hardware Market Watch
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in OGCC, Q4 2007
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in OGCC, 2007-2012
- Software Market Watch
- IT Services Market Watch
- Key Market Highlights
- Current Performance of Top IT Suppliers: Vendor Highlights
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: The Information Technology Market (US$M) in OGCC, 2007-2012
- North Africa (algeria, Morocco, Tunisia)
- Situation Overview
- Trends in the Economy
- Algeria
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Algeria, 2005-2008
- Morocco
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Morocco, 2005-2008
- Tunisia
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Tunisia, 2005-2008
- IT Environment
- Key Market Assumptions
- Morocco' s Genie Project
- Tunisian Market
- Algeria' s PC Oustratic Project
- Switch in Peripherals Demand
- Increasing Liquidity
- Hardware Market Watch
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in OGCC, 2007-2012
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in OGCC, 2007-2012
- Software Market Watch
- IT Services Market Watch
- Key Market Highlights
- Current Performance of Top IT Suppliers: Vendor Highlights
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: The Information Technology Market (US$M) in Maghreb, 2007-2012
- Rest of the Middle East (Jordan/Lebanon/Syria/Yemen/Iran)
- Situation Overview
- Trends in the Economy
- Jordan
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Jordan, 2005-2008
- Lebanon
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Lebanon, 2005-2008
- Syria
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Syria, 2005-2008
- Yemen
- Iran
- Iraq
- IT Environment
- Key Market Assumptions
- Security and Political stability
- Oil Prices and Inflation
- Hardware Market Watch
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in Rest of Middle East, Q4 2007
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in Rest of Middle East, 2007-2012
- Software Market Watch
- IT Services Market Watch
- Key Market Highlights
- Current Performance of Top IT Suppliers: Vendor Highlights
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: The Information Technology Market (US$M) in Rest of ME, 2007-2012
- Rest of Africa (East and West Africa)
- Situation Overview
- Trends in the Economy
- Kenya
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Kenya, 2005-2008
- Uganda
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Uganda, 2005-2008
- Tanzania
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Tanzania, 2005-2008
- Ethiopia
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Ethiopia, 2005-2008
- Cote d' Ivoire
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Cote d' Ivoire, 2005-2008
- Ghana
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Ghana, 2005-2008
- Nigeria
- Table: Key Economic Indicators for Nigeria, 2005-2008
- IT Environment
- Key Market Assumptions
- Reduced Government Spending in Kenya
- Hardware Market Watch
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in Rest of Africa, Q4 2007
- Figure: IT Spending by Hardware Technology in Rest of Africa, 2007-2012
- Software Market Watch
- IT Services Market Watch
- Key Market Highlights
- Current Performance of Top IT Suppliers: Vendor Highlights
- Cisco
- HP
- Oki
- HP
- Dell
- Toshiba
- Nashuatec
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: The Information Technology Market (US$M) in Rest of Africa, 2007-2012
- Essential Guidance
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- Related Research
- Synopsis
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