IT Services Contracts Monthly Roundup - January 2008

Table of Contents

• DATAMONITOR VIEW
  • CATALYST
  • SUMMARY
• ANALYSIS
  • IT services contract activity increased in January after a slump at the end of 2007
  • Infrastructure management and maintenance/support remained IT services cornerstones
  • Governments Spending Remained Constant across Geographies
  • IBM Global Services led the IT services space with 83 contracts signed in the year
  • Enterprises preferred short duration deals signed for an average period of three to five years
  • IT service contracts signed in the Asia-Pacific region showed significant volume growth
  • Application development and management contracts set to expire
  • The highest value contracts expiring by August 2008 fall in the telecoms vertical
  • Synopsis
• APPENDIX
  • Definitions - IT Services
  • Datamonitor consulting
  • Disclaimer
  • List of Tables
    • Table 1: Top 10 contracts signed in January 2008 by value
  • List of Figures
    • Figure 1: Number of contracts in the IT services sector, January 2007 to January 2008
    • Figure 2: Breakdown of contracts by domain, January 2007 to January 2008
    • Figure 3: Breakdown of contracts by industry, January 2007 to January 2008
    • Figure 4: Contracts won by vendors, January 2007 to January 2008
    • Figure 5: Contracts by duration, January 2007 to January 2008
    • Figure 6: Number of contracts by geography
    • Figure 7: Contracts expiring by IT service type*
    • Figure 8: Contracts expiring by vertical industries from Feb-July 2008