IDC's Major Predictions for the Software Market in APEJ for 2006 include:

' Product Supply Chain Applications to Lead the Industry Applications Market

The vast industry applications market (more than US$1 billion by 2006 in the region alone) will draw a lot of attention from global vendors who will pursue the acquisition of successful local vendors in order to establish firmer footprints in the region. Product supply chain applications are expected to lead the strong growth in this market segment with an annual growth of 13.6 percent.

' Content Management Applications Market to be a Hot Button

IDC expects the content management applications market to be a hot button due to the expansion of information management and forecast this market to grow at 14.4 percent. Organizations are increasingly adopting greater integration of their resources, both internally and externally. Hence, it is critical to have proper deployment of content management applications in order to facilitate effective dissemination of information.