This IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J9150102) analyzes the Japan virtual client computing market trends in 2Q08 and on top of clarifying the present situation of the market, also makes market forecasts. The target markets are the thin client market, thin client solutions market, client virtualization software market and client virtualization solutions market. The number of shipped units of dedicated thin client terminals and converted thin clients saw limited growth. On the other hand, the client virtualization software and solutions market which includes the thin client market is experiencing rapid growth. Evaluating diversified client environments and strategic virtualization platforms that take into account the overall IT system is an effective policy.

"Instead of a partial solution that only includes client virtualization, consideration has to be given to all IT system infrastructure (server, network, storage, etc.), thereby proposing a solution that optimizes the entire IT system through client virtualization implementation. Proposals should take a long term perspective and have a high return on investment for customers. Satisfactory assessments of client environments will lead to increased business," points out Shibutani Hiroshi, senior market analyst, PCs, IDC Japan.

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