IT Services Contracts Monthly Roundup - April 2008

Datamonitor's IT Services Research Captures All Publicly Announced Contracts with a Value over $1m. This Roundup Provides a Look at Contract Signings by Vendor, Client, Value, IT Service Type and Solution Area, and Region for

Publication Date	May 2008
Publisher	Datamonitor
Product Type	Brief
Pages	17
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	DAT11761

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Summary

Introduction

An analyst-based report on the contracts signed in the previous month, with graphical representation of key activity by volume and value for industries and IT services domains. The analysis will cover any significant deals and compare activities to the previous 12 months, highlighting contracts up for expiration.

Scope

Covers global markets, including North America, EMEA and the emerging markets in APAC and Latin America Covers all deal types in all IT services domains, including infrastructure, applications and BPO

Highlights

The main trends seen during the month include year-on year increase in the value and volume of contracts, deals valued under $25m accounting for 55% of the total deal volume for April, network management contracts accounting for 15% of the total volume, and increase in outsourcing expenditure of Defense agencies. Other trends include EDS leading the IT services space with highest deal value signed in the year, enterprises showing increased preference for deals signed for less than three years in April. IT service contracts signed in the Latin America region showed significant volume growth. Of all the contracts expiring in the next six months, 26% are system integration contracts and of the contracts due to expire by October 2008, 26% are government contracts.

Reasons to Purchase

Track major deals among your competitors and plan your strategy accordingly Understand which deals are set to expire, and when Analyze trends by IT Services domain and by client industry and country.

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Summary
Analysis
- IT services contract volume jumped 38% from April 2007 to 190 in April 2008
- Deals valued under $25m accounted for 55% of the total deal volume for April
- Value of mega deals increased by 142% Year-on-Year
- Network management contracts accounted for 15% of the total volume in April 2008
- Global delivery model in BPO services moves beyond India as BPO contracts focus on near-shoring
- Defense agencies increased outsourcing expenditure in April
- Government outsourcing increases as organizations move towards Government 2
- Telecommunication service providers invest in emerging markets of EMEA and Latin America
- EDS led the IT services space with highest deal value signed in the year
- Enterprises showed increased preference for deals signed for less than three years in April 2008
- IT service contracts signed in the Latin America region showed significant volume growth
- of all the contracts expiring in the next six months, 26% are system integration contracts
- out of the total contracts expiring by October 2008, 26% are government contracts
- Synopsis
Appendix
- Bibliography
- Datamonitor consulting
- Disclaimer
List of Tables
- Table 1: Top 10 contracts signed in April 2008 by value
- Table 2: Definitions - IT Services
List of Figures
- Figure 1: Number of contracts in the IT services sector, April 2007 to April 2008
- Figure 2: Breakdown of contracts by domain, April 2007 to April 2008
- Figure 3: Breakdown of contracts by industry, April 2007 to April 2008
- Figure 4: Contracts won by vendors, April 2007 to April 2008
- Figure 5: Contracts by duration, April 2007 to April 2008
- Figure 6: Contracts by geographic location
- Figure 7: Contracts expiring by IT service type - May 2008 to October 2008*
- Figure 8: Contracts expiring by vertical industries - May 2008 to October 2008*