The latest Semiannual Information Management & Analytics Software Tracker of IDC showed that the market took in US$1.06 billion for a "positive half-on-half growth".

Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam exceeded expectations along with India. IDC said these countries were the "strongest outperformers" in the Asia Pacific excluding Japan.

The report also stated that most countries in APEJ either met or surpassed growth forecasts in the first six months of 2009.

Noting China's five-per cent growth in the review period, IDC predicted that the country will overtake Australia as the largest IDMS market in 2013.