[ossig] IDC expects Linux adoption to increase in Asia-Pacific

[Nan Phin <nplee@tm.net.my>]

Asian tech sector set for 2003 boom
     By Winston Chai, CNETAsia
     Thursday, January 2 2003 6:10 PM

     Research firm International Data Corp (IDC) sees strong growth for the Asia-Pacific IT
     and telecommunications segments in 2003, this despite the current economic malaise
     and the threat of war in the Middle East.

     Driven largely by infrastructure upgrades, the regional IT market, excluding Japan, will grow by
     11 percent to US$81 billion this year, said Piyush Singh, IDC Asia-Pacific’s managing director.


                                         According to the market research firm,
                                         hardware markets such as PCs (personal
                                         computers), low- to mid-range servers and
                                         LAN (Local Area Network) hardware are set to
                                         bounce back after a fledgling performance in
                                         2002.

                                         The company also pointed to converged
                                         handheld devices, networked attached
                                         storage, digital imaging and printing, and
                                         wireless LANs as particular bright spots this
                                         year.

                                         On the software and services front, IDC
     believes the focus will be on smaller projects and modular implementations. The company said
     Indian services giants like Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys could emerge as key global
     players in light of the current cost-cutting wave.

     In addition, IDC expects Linux adoption to increase in Asia-Pacific and Linux clusters to
     become a credible contender to Unix in the high-performance computing space.

     The optimism further extends to the regional telecommunications market.

     “The telecommunications
     services industry will continue
     its growth momentum driven by
     deregulation and pent-up
     demand in the developing
     countries,” said Singh. “This
     market will also grow by 11
     percent over the prior year to
     US$137 billion.”

     He added VoIP (Voice over
     Internet Protocol) services will
     gain momentum and become a
     viable consideration among
     businesses, while the current
     broadband proliferation will
     continue as a result of lowered
     prices, competition and the
     online gaming boom.


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