Selling Software in a Recession

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
• Situation Overview
  • State of the Canadian Economy
  • Figure: Canada GDP Growth and Domestic Demand
  • Figure: Lower Canadian Exports Led to Lower GDP Growth, 2008
  • Figure: Commodity Price Index Decline, August-December 2008
  • U.S. Economic Performance and Its Effects on Canada
  • Figure: Corporate Profit Growth by Country, 2005-2013
• Future Outlook
• Figure: Canadian and Worldwide GDP Growth, 3Q08-1Q09
  • Software and IT Budget Cuts
  • Figure: Organizations' Economic Recession Spending Cuts by Functional Area
  • Software and IT Spending Slowdown Pattern
  • Figure: IT Market Slowdown Pattern
  • Figure: Global CIO Confidence, January-December 2008
  • Figure: Organizations' Economic Recession Hardware and Software Spending Plans by Functional Area
    • Application Development and Deployment and System Infrastructure Software Opportunities in a Downturn
• Essential Guidance
  • Application Development and Deployment and System Infrastructure Software Vendors
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  • Related Research
  • Synopsis