This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's services market taxonomy. For 2008, the taxonomy includes individual foundation markets grouped within three macromarket segments: project based, outsourcing, and support and training. At the worldwide level, spending is also segmented across three geographic macroregions: Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific. These macroregions are further segmented at the regional and local levels.

IDC's services market taxonomy is the basis for IDC services research studies, trackers, and forecasters worldwide, as well as the relational multidimensional schema of IDC's Services Market Forecaster database that feeds worldwide and regional vendor trackers.

"IDC's services taxonomy presents a comprehensive and standardized view of the worldwide services marketplace," said Gard Little, program manager, Global Services Markets and Trends. "It continues to be the premier source for defining and categorizing external IT and business services."

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