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* US spending on IT products and services is forecast to reach US$653bn by 2015. US spending on IT products and services is forecast to grow to reach US$653bn by 2015. BMI has downwardly revised its forecast after PC sales entered negative y-o-y growth territory in Q410, after strong growth in the first half of the year. Overall moderate growth is expected in 2011, with the public sector in retrenchment mode and the private sector relatively stronger. In 2011, an increase in project spending is expected. A major demand driver will be private and public sector organisations looking for help to utilise efficiencies from cloud computing models such as Software-as- ------------------------------------------------------------ Full Report Details at - http://www.fastmr.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Other key market drivers are expected to include: * Growing fixed and mobile broadband penetration. * Datacentre consolidation and virtualisation * Product innovation such as tablets, e-readers and feature-rich netbooks. * Technology innovation such as GPS and services. * Economic recovery. Industry Developments * GSA first federal agency to move all email to a cloud-based system In December 2010, the US General Services Administration (GSA) became the first federal agency to move email to a cloud based system for its entire organisation. As the first transition of its kind, the GSA's move is seen as a landmark that could influence other agencies that have previously held back from similar moves due to security or service concerns. In 2010, budgeted federal IT spending was set to rise to US$78.4bn, from US$74.2bn in 2009.In 2010, the Obama administration called on federal agencies to develop strategies to simplify and where possible combine often sprawling IT operations so as to reduce costs. Guidelines published in 2010 by the Office of Management and Budget called for agencies to initiate datacentre consolidation programs to help cut US$3bn from the federal budget. Competitive Landscape * The US PC competitive landscape is dominated by two large domestic vendors, Dell and HP, which together account for at least 50% of the US market. In the final quarter of 2010, most leading vendors reported lower sales, due to a slowdown in consumer purchases compared with the same period of 2009. The contest for top spot between HP and Dell continued. HP's share of total PC shipments in Q410 was estimated at close to 30%, although its shipments had declined compared with Q409. In 2010, demand for enterprise software strengthened, with leading vendor SAP reporting a number of new American clients in Q410, including Glazer's Wholesale Distributors, and American Lie Assurance Co. Meanwhile cloud computing is a major opportunity driver. Over the year, SaaS pioneer Salesforce.com added 20,000 net new customers, and reached a total of 3mn net paying subscribers. 2010 saw increasing competition between vendors for a growing number of public sector cloud contracts. The GSA picked web-based Google Apps to replace IBM Lotus Notes as the provider of email and collaboration software for its 17,000 full-time employees and contractors. In October 2010, New York City announced an initiative to bring Microsoft's BPOS (Business Productivity Onine Suite) to around 30,000 city employees. Computer Sales * The US addressable market for PCs and accessories is estimated by BMI at US$123.1bn in 2011, with single-digit growth compared with 2010. US PC sales slowed in H210 but BMI estimated that the market was on course for full-year total shipments of around 78mn units. US PC sales slipped into negative y-o-y growth territory in the final quarter of 2010, dragging down the growth rate for the year as a whole. The commercial refresh segment showed signs of vitality, with steady growth in replacement purchases, but consumers were spending less. One additional driver of increased sales and lower prices is the move of telecoms operators into the PC retail space. Notebooks are the fastest-growing PC market segment and are estimated to have accounted for more than 60% of unit sales in 2010. However, netbooks and notebooks face competition from other formats such as smartphones from Palm, RIM and Apple, as well as tablet notebooks. Software * The US software market is estimated at US$154.6bn in 2011, with single-digit growth from 2009. Software CAGR for 2011-2015 is projected at around 6.0%, as the addressable market grows to around US$194.5bn. A combination of enterprise objectives such as cost reduction and greater efficiency should combine to encourage the adoption of cloud services in 2011. Drivers of demand for enterprise software include increasing operational efficiency, coordinating global supply chains and modernising logistics and warehouse functions. More investment can be expected to be in utility software and serviced-oriented architectures rather than traditionally packaged PC software. IT Services * The US IT services market is forecast at US$247.6bn in 2011, with vendors reporting a more stable market. IT services spending is expected to grow by 6.0% in 2011, building on a stablilsation of the market in the previous year. Spending on IT services is quite closely correlated with GDP growth, which is bad news in a recession but better news in a recovery. In 2011, unlike in 2010 when hardware refreshes drove IT spending, services is expected to be the fastest-growing segment. About Business Monitor International Business Monitor International (BMI) offers a comprehensive range of products and services designed to help senior executives, analysts and researchers assess and better manage operating risks, and exploit business opportunities, across 175 markets. BMI offers three main areas of expertise: Country Risk BMI's country risk and macroeconomic forecast portfolio includes weekly financial market reports, monthly regional Monitors, and in-depth quarterly Business Forecast Reports. Industry Analysis BMI covers a total of 17 industry verticals through a portfolio of services, including in-depth quarterly Country Forecast Reports. 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