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DATA MINE Aug. 12, 1999 IT Services Take Off in Japan Japan's information technology market is expected to grow by nearly 26% over a five-year period, from $41.7 billion in 1998 to $52.5 billion in 2003, according to a report released on July 26 by IDC Japan. Outsourcing is expected to surge as companies move to cut costs and free up resources. Also driving the market will be E-commerce-related network services as demand for Internet services expands. The only area in decline will be hardware support and installation as vendors bundle services with hardware (to charge more for services and less for hardware). (in billions of dollars) 1998 2003 Data Processing Services $11.6 $12.7 Systems Integration 7.5 9.8 Information Systems Outsourcing 6.1 9.6 Information Systems Consulting 1.9 2.7 Hardware Support and Installation Services 6.5 5.8 Software Support and Installation 2.5 4.0 Application Outsourcing .9 1.5 Application Development & Maintenance 1.7 1.9 Network and Desktop Outsourcing 1.1 1.7 Network Consulting and Integration Service .8 1.3 IT Education and Training 1.1 1.5 Total Market Value $41.7 $52.5 DATA: IDC Japan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					MORE NUGGETS Are the Brits Open to an E-Yank Attack? Slower E-mail response times than U.S. sites may make them vulnerable. Where the Boomer Surfers Surf Seven of the top 10 favorite boomer Web sites during the month of June related to travel. Making Sense of Storehouses of Data The need to analyze vast corporate data is boosting sales of "business intelligence software." Online Shopping Drops Is cybershopping finally coming down to earth? What I Did on My Winter Vacation The final months of 1999 will be grueling for many info tech workers fighting Y2K. The Mother Lode A collection of items from the Data Mine