Oracle Corporation and Sun Microsystems have entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire Sun. The transaction is valued at approximately US$7.4 billion, or US$5.6 billion net of Sun’s cash and debt. This Springboard Research documents presents observations and analysis on the impact this development will have on the IT industry as a whole. Download it now to know more...

This presentation provides an update on Springboard's latest IT in Public Sector research including figures, the impact from the economic crisis, market potential for 2009 by country and segment, as well as how the economic crisis is affecting trends in the region. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research presentation provides insights on Gains & Losses for Asia Pacific IT in a Year of Uncertainty. Download it now to know more…

The entry of print and imaging vendors into the Managed Print Services (MPS) space has transformed the print industry and introduced new business opportunities to both vendors and the channel. This report is designed to offer a comprehensive and detailed view of the MPS market in APEJ, informed by Springboard Research’s high level and engagement-focused discussions with key vendors and services providers. This report looks at Managed Print Services by segment and by geography to enable enterprises to better understand the market dynamics inherent in each Asia Pacific country/region (excluding Japan). It also details Springboard's key market observations, substantiated by relevant market-sizing figures. Springboard has further compiled a list of predictions to inspire vendor go-to-market strategies for 2009. Download it now to know more...

This Springboard Research document presents an analysis of key trends in the India IT market in 2008 along with a preview of the top ten trends that Springboard believes will shape the domestic market in 2009. The analysis is based largely on Springboard’s continuous tracking of the major trends and developments in the India IT market. We also assessed publicly available information on countries, IT companies, products, technologies and services in the country to provide additional inputs. Download it now to know more...

This Springboard Research document presents a unique prospective about need, timing and launch of third-generation (3G) mobile telephony in India and its likely impact on the IT Market. The insights expressed within this document are based on Springboard’s continuous tracking of the Indian telecommunications market and builds upon the rising interest amongst the vendors and end-users in this technology. Further, the analysis presented in this document is the key draw from major announcements made during ‘India Telecom 2008’ - the country’s biggest telecom event/conference held between December 11 & 13, 2008 in New Delhi and was attended by SBR. Download it now to know more...

This Springboard Research document presents an analysis of key trends in the Greater China IT market in 2008, along with a preview of the top trends that Springboard believes will shape the regional market in 2009. The analysis is based largely on Springboard’s continuous tracking of the major trends and developments in the Greater China IT market. Download it now to know more...

This Springboard Research document presents insights, observations and analyses gained from Salesforce.com’s User and Developer Conference, Dreamforce, held in San Fransisco on November 2nd – 5th, 2008. The basis for the insights expressed within this document - beyond our continuous tracking of Salesforce.com’s business activities – includes information obtained from interviewing senior executives, customers and partners at the event. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research report identifies and analyzes collaboration’s key trends, concepts and emerging paradigms in Asia Pacific enterprises. A key objective of this report is to identify and analyze leading collaboration technologies, software applications and tools used by organizations in the region and to analyze user perception/understanding of collaboration models, concepts, solutions, tools and technologies. Within these pages, Springboard also analyzes the major trends in the collaboration software and services market in Asia Pacific and profiles leading collaboration software and services vendors, their offerings and strategies. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research document presents an analysis of key trends in the Asia Pacific IT market in 2008, along with a preview of the top trends that Springboard believes will shape the regional market in 2009. The analysis is based largely on Springboard’s continuous tracking of the major trends and developments in the Asia Pacific IT markets. We also interviewed CIOs from some of the leading companies in the region as well as executives with leading IT vendors, and assessed publicly available information on IT companies, countries, products, technologies and services in the region to provide additional inputs for this bulletin. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research document focuses on the key trends and dynamics in the Chinese SaaS market. It offers data on the enterprise SaaS market and growth forecasts, and outlines the demand drivers as well as inhibitors among Chinese organizations The insights in this document were gained from our survey of 150 CIOs and IT managers of large and SMB enterprises in China. In addition, the methodology leveraged for this report included extensive secondary research and interviews with leading SaaS providers in the market. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research document focuses on the key trends and dynamics in the SaaS market in the ASEAN region comprising of Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Philippines. It offers data on the enterprise SaaS market and growth forecasts, and outlines the demand drivers as well as inhibitors among enterprises and SMBs. The insights in this document were gained from our survey of 120 CIOs and IT managers of large and SMB enterprises in the ASEAN region. In addition, the methodology leveraged for this report included extensive secondary research and interviews with leading SaaS providers in the market. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research document presents observations and insights gained from IBM’s Asia Pacific Insights Forum 2008 held in Shanghai (China) from October 14 to 16. The basis for the insights expressed within this document – beyond Springboard’s continuous tracking of IBM’s business activities – includes information obtained from presentations, briefings and interviews with senior IBM executives. Download it now to know more…

This presentation is intended to be a brief and high-level overview of Springboard’s expectations of the global economic slowdown on Asia’s public sector IT spending from 2009 to 2010. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research document briefly outlines our analyst viewpoint on TCS's 'Mission 2010'. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research document presents a review of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market in the first half 2008, along with perspectives on global trends and major market developments that impact Asia Pacific’s SaaS industry. This analysis is based on Springboard’s continuous tracking of SaaS awareness and adoption trends in the region. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research document analyzes the software as a service (SaaS) market in ANZ by providing market growth and forecast data and insights into key SaaS-related market trends. Furthermore, Springboard will outline the demand drivers and challenges faced by ANZ organizations when adopting SaaS, and examine the growth strategies of key vendors in the market. The insights in this report are based on our survey of 155 technology and business leaders from large, medium and small enterprises in Australia and New Zealand. In addition, the methodology leveraged for this report includes extensive secondary research and interviews with leading SaaS providers in the market. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research document analyzes the software as a service (SaaS) market in ANZ by providing market growth and forecast data and insights into key SaaS-related market trends. Furthermore, Springboard will outline the demand drivers and challenges faced by ANZ organizations when adopting SaaS, and examine the growth strategies of key vendors in the market. The insights in this report are based on our survey of 155 technology and business leaders from large, medium and small enterprises in Australia and New Zealand. In addition, the methodology leveraged for this report includes extensive secondary research and interviews with leading SaaS providers in the market. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research document analyzes the changing face of the Green IT movement in Australia as burgeoning environmental awareness cultivates its development. For this report, Springboard conducted a survey of 100 Green IT strategy leaders and decision-makers at small, medium, and large enterprises across Australia to illuminate the Green IT landscape, assess the level of Green IT adoption, and define the state of the Green IT market today. Our report further sheds light on this emerging business opportunity by exposing and reinforcing the nature of its uptake in Australia. Download it now to know more...

This Springboard Research document outlines our analyst viewpoint on WiMAX, which is a new broadband wireless access technology and is finally gaining momentum in Asia Pacific. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research document briefly outlines the SAP Business ByDesign offering at a high level and explains Springboard’s evaluation of the offering. Our perspectives of what this launch means for the SaaS marketplace are also shared, as well as some key areas we will be monitoring as the offering is sold to the market throughout 2008. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research document presents observations and analyses gained from the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) held in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA), from April 28 to May 2, 2008. The basis for the insights expressed within this document – beyond Springboard’s continuous tracking of Microsoft’s business activities – includes information obtained from presentations, briefings and interviews with senior Microsoft executives. Download it now to know more…

This document briefly outlines Springboard Perspective on HP Technology Solutions Group (TSG) growth based on insights gained from Industry Analyst Summit held in April 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research document presents observations and analyses gained from the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) held in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA), from April 28 to May 2, 2008. The basis for the insights expressed within this document – beyond Springboard’s continuous tracking of Microsoft’s business activities – includes information obtained from presentations, briefings and interviews with senior Microsoft executives. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research document presents insights, observations and analyses gained from Microsoft’s Asia Pacific Analyst Summit, held in Singapore on April 23rd and 24th, 2008. The basis for the insights expressed within this document – beyond our continuous tracking of Microsoft’s business activities – includes information obtained from interviewing senior Microsoft executives at the event. Download it now to know more…

This document focuses on how HP has been shopping around for a significant services firm for many years now, since it tried (fortunately unsuccessfully) to pay US18B for PWC in 2000. They have looked at firms such as CSC, Bearing Point and in some respects Accenture, but to date have held off arguably waiting for a transforming deal such as EDS. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard report analyzes key trends that define the virtualization software and services market in Asia Pacific. This study aims to understand key market dynamics, drivers and inhibitors in the context of IT challenges and pain points facing business organizations across the region. One of the key elements of our analysis is the provided market size data on the virtualization software and services market in Asia Pacific, and our profiles of the region’s leading virtualization software and services vendors, their offerings and strategies. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research document presents an analysis of key trends in the Asia Pacific IT market in 2007 along with a preview of the top ten trends that Springboard believes will shape the regional market in 2008. The analysis is based largely on Springboard’s continuous tracking of the major trends and developments in the Asia Pacific IT markets. We also interviewed 15 CIOs from some of the leading companies in the region, executives with leading IT vendors, and assessed publicly available information on countries, IT companies, products, technologies and services in the region to provide additional inputs. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research report provides insight into SOA market dynamics in Asia Pacific and analyzes the technology’s awareness levels, uptake, challenges and drivers. In addition, this report provides market data, outlines the activities of major players and highlights customer success stories. Our analysis is based on the responses of 354 senior business and IT executives in Australia, China, India, and Singapore; extensive interviews with senior industry executives and in-depth secondary research. Download it now to know more…

IBM’s new global delivery center in Vietnam highlights how poor security and ineffective policies holds Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh back. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research document briefly outlines our analyst viewpoint on SAP Saas Foray on SME segment. Download it now to know more…

This document takes a high-level view of the key issues impacting the Green IT landscape, summarizes the state of the market today and describes the future as envisioned by Springboard Research. Download it now to know more…

This report focuses on key trends in the Asia Pacific enterprise SaaS market and analyzes the growing adoption of SaaS in the region. A key focus area of the report is to provide an array of market data – including market size and growth forecasts – for key segments of the enterprise SaaS market in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan). Through our survey of 385 CIOs and IT decision-makers at large and SMB enterprises in Australia, China, India, and Singapore, we have assessed the level of awareness, adoption and usage in more depth. We have also analyzed trends in the SaaS business model pursued by local ISVs, in addition to profiling leading SaaS vendors in the region. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research document presents insights, observations and analysis gained from IBM’s Partnerworld conference held in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, from April 28 to May 2, 2007. The basis for the insights expressed within this document – beyond our continuous tracking of IBM’s business activities – includes information obtained from interviews with senior IBM executives and business partners. Download it now to know more…

This document shares insights on US$700 M Outsourcing deal inked between Idea Cellular and IBM. Download it now to know more…

This Springboard Research report fills significant gaps in the information on the Asia Pacific SOA market. We have focused both on analyzing qualitative trends in the region and market sizing. A survey of 261 CIOs and IT decision-makers at enterprises (in Australia, China, India and Singapore) that have deployed SOA or are planning to do so in the next one year assesses the level of awareness, familiarity and a range of issues related to SOA deployment. The report also profiles leading SOA vendors in the region, their offerings and business strategies. Download it now to know more…