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	 							<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Research Catalog: Software Applications Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Dataquest Research Catalog contains information on Gartner Dataquest research for clients of the Software Applications Worldwide product. Recently published research documents are listed as well as plans for upcoming research deliverables. ]]></description>
		
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  					<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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	 							<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Research Catalog: Software Infrastructure Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Dataquest Research Catalog contains information on Gartner Dataquest research for clients of the Software Infrastructure Worldwide product. Recently published research documents are listed as well as plans for upcoming research deliverables. ]]></description>
		
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  					<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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	 							<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Research Catalog: Software Europe]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Dataquest Research Catalog contains information on Gartner Dataquest research for clients of the Software Europe product. Recently published research documents are listed as well as plans for upcoming research deliverables. ]]></description>
		
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  					<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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	 							<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Research Catalog: Software Asia/Pacific]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Dataquest Research Catalog contains information on Gartner Dataquest research for clients of the Software Asia/Pacific product. Recently published research documents are listed as well as plans for upcoming research deliverables. ]]></description>
		
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  					<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast Analysis: Enterprise Application Software, Worldwide, 2008-2013, 3Q09 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Although this forecast has decreased since 1Q09, growth opportunities prevail in certain application markets. Key growth segments are collaboration, enterprise content management, and project and portfolio management. Key growth regions are Asia/Pacific and Latin America. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Downturn in IT Spending Stabilizes and Outlook Improves in 3Q09 Forecast Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In this 3Q09 forecast update, we have halted a year's worth of downward revisions to the IT spending growth outlook for 2009 and 2010. This reflects both supply and demand indications that economic and business conditions are improving because a measure of stability has returned to the market. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast Analysis:  Enterprise Infrastructure Software, Worldwide, 2008-2013, 3Q09 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The 3Q09 forecast is more positive than in previous 2009 forecasts, demonstrating growth opportunities in certain infrastructure markets. Key growth segments include virtualization and security, while growth regions include countries that continue to fill out their IT infrastructure requirements. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Storage Management Software Market, Worldwide, 2008-2013, 3Q09 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The storage management software market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 3.2% through 2013. Growth in 2009 will be negative 4.0%, reflecting a sluggish storage hardware sales forecast and the exchange rate impact. Archiving software will register an 18.9% CAGR through 2013. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Security Markets, Worldwide, 2008-2013, 3Q09 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The security software market will grow to more than $21.8 billion by 2013, with average annual growth of 10.2%. The deep economic recession most developed regions experienced will likely impact security markets in 2009; however, they will remain one of the highest-growing markets in 2009 and 2010. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Enterprise Software Markets, Worldwide, 2008-2013, 3Q09 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This report contains detailed country forecasts for infrastructure and application software for all the world's major regions by 21 software segments and 103 subsegments. The enterprise software market will grow to about $285 billion by 2013, averaging annual growth of 4.7%. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Key Technical, Economic and Regional Forces Impact the Enterprise Software Market Forecast, 4Q08 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The fourth quarter of 2008 marked the beginning of several unsettling quarters for the enterprise software market. We anticipate 2009 being a difficult year, and expect a slow economic recovery mirrored by software spending recovery beginning in 2010.  ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Open-Source Impact on Infrastructure Software, Worldwide and Regional, 2007-2012]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ By 2012, open-source software's impact on infrastructure software will grow to $58 billion, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 30%. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Forecast for Enterprise Unified Communications Infrastructure, Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Customer spending on enterprise communications infrastructure is shifting from best-of-breed stand-alone products to enterprise unified communications solutions. Our forecast describes the shifts for premises-based enterprise unified communications infrastructure from 2008 to 2015. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share: All Software Markets, Worldwide, 2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This report is the summary of all published software Market Share reports for 2008. It includes details on more than 400 software vendors by market, subsegment, region and country. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: ERP Software Market Share Analysis and Trends, Asia/Pacific, 2008 and 1H09]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The ERP software market in Asia/Pacific grew 11.1% in 2008, reaching $1.59 billion. China, Australia and India remained the biggest ERP software markets in 2008. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Asia/Pacific CRM Software Market Share Analysis and Trends, 2008 and 1H09]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Despite the economic downturn, the CRM software market in Asia/Pacific grew 27.1% in 2008, reaching $506.8 million. The need to retain customers and the growth of on-demand solutions helped to sustain the market's growth. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share: Data Integration Tools and Data Quality Tools, Worldwide, 2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The data integration tools and data quality tools markets saw strong growth in 2008, with the data quality tools market leading with growth of nearly 26%. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Office Suites Software Market Share Analysis, Asia/Pacific, 2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Optimism for the Asia/Pacific office suites software market growth continues, despite a weakened economic outlook. The market reached $1.2 billion in 2008, with 13.2% growth, compared with a worldwide growth of 6.8%. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Supply Chain Management Software Market Share Analysis, Worldwide, 2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Supply chain software topped $6.3 billion in 2008. Despite a slowing in annual growth, from 17.7% in 2007 to 6.5% in 2008, specialized vendors were able to collectively outperform suite vendors by a ratio of 3-to-1, indicating strong opportunities. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Operating System Software Market Share Analysis, Worldwide, 2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The worldwide operating system software market grew only 0.5% in 2008, after unprecedented growth of 27.4% in 2007. The global economic recession has affected consumer and business spending on PC and server hardware, thus inhibiting the growth of the OS market.  ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: IT Operations Management Software Market Share Analysis, Worldwide, 2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The worldwide IT operations management software market grew 9% in 2008 to more than $14 billion. The top four vendors combined held half the market share. Application management, IT service desk and help desk, and configuration management have been the fastest-growing segments. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share: Web Conferencing, Teaming and Social Software, EMEA, 2006-2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Total software revenue growth across Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Web conferencing, teaming and social software slowed down in 2008 compared with 2007, albeit gaining decent 13% growth in euros and 21% in dollars. Teaming and social software drove the highest growth rate, at 24% in euros. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Global Spending Intentions Offer Hope for the ERP Software Market in 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner's 2Q09 global survey of IT management professionals suggests that, despite the poor health of the global economy, overall budget allocations for ERP software for 2010 will remain slightly positive. We outline the implications for software vendors. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Master Data Management Exhibits Sustained Growth, 2008-2013]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Despite market upheaval, master data management packaged software continues to exhibit double-digit revenue growth and sustained opportunity. Many vendors and technologies from the business application, application infrastructure and business intelligence markets are in pursuit of this market. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Asia/Pacific Security Market Demonstrated Outstanding Growth in 2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Asia/Pacific security market totaled $1.08 billion in 2008, a 28.3% increase from 2007 revenue of $842 million. The top five vendors combined held almost half the market share. Security information event management, secure Web gateway and e-mail security have been the fastest-growing segments. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Asia/Pacific Operating System Software Market Sees Modest Growth in 2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Asia/Pacific operating system software market grew 4.7% in 2008, after unprecedented growth of 35.5% in 2007. The global economic recession has affected consumer and business spending on PC and server hardware, thus inhibiting the growth of the OS market.  ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Leverage Market Maturity Phases in Go-to-Market Strategies]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Markets go through a pattern of emergence, growth, consolidation and maturity, each with its own unique challenges. This report provides practical examples for establishing market plans and strategies based on six different market phases. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Impact of Global Recession on Software Certification and Training Market in Asia/Pacific]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The software certification and training market is estimated to be more than $5.5 million in 2008 for Asia/Pacific. However, the current global recession has put stress on the entire "ecosystem," and the industry, on an average, will experience a 25% drop in investments during 2009. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Quantifying the Technology Opportunities Resulting From the U.S. Government Stimulus Act, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This document provides some initial market-sizing estimates of the stimulus act on IT spending in government, healthcare and energy. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Government Stimulus Packages in Asia/Pacific Target Vertical IT Spending]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This document outlines the key components of government fiscal stimulus packages in Asia/Pacific and provides a top-level analysis of the impact of these programs on IT spending by country. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Impact of Global Recession on Software Markets in Eastern Europe, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Until recently, Eastern Europe has enjoyed rapid growth, fueled by foreign investment and strong commodity prices. However, the global recession has made it the hardest-hit emerging region, with abysmal consequences for software spending in 2009. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Global Recession Impacts 14 Asia/Pacific Software Countries, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The software market in Asia/Pacific is experiencing a sharp decline due to the global recession, but it will still manage to post 10.7% growth (higher than the worldwide average of 5.4%) from 2008 through 2013, reaching $30.5 billion. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ SWOT: TmaxSoft, Application Infrastructure and Middleware, Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ TmaxSoft, one of the few successful Asia/Pacific vendors covering the entire enterprise software realm, has offerings in application development, deployment, middleware and system infrastructure software. We analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of its AIM software business. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Competitive Landscape: Digital Content Creation, Worldwide, 2009-2013]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The DCC market will continue to face challenges through 2010 as weak economic conditions persist. DCC software providers must adapt to these short-term dynamics while continuing to invest as industry consolidation and market share shifts are likely as the market recovers. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Software Base Budget, EMEA, 2009-2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Here we summarize responses to a global software base budget survey conducted in 2009 among respondents in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Findings indicate that, for 2010, plans for software budget spending in the combined seven countries we surveyed are more pessimistic than worldwide. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Competitive Landscape: Enterprise Distributed Backup/Recovery Software Growth Driven by Virtualization and Data Reduction]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ x86 server virtualization, data deduplication and backup modernization are the key driving factors for backup/recovery software through 2013. The most growth will be from improvements in managing server virtualization, data reduction and heterogeneous storage systems. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Optimistic Spending Intentions for Master Data Management Software, Worldwide, 2009-2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner's 2Q09 global survey of IT management professionals suggests that, despite the poor health of the global economy, 2010 budget allocations for master data management software will increase. We outline what this means for software vendors. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Minimal Increases In Supply Chain Spending Are Anticipated for 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner's 2Q09 global survey of IT management professionals suggests that despite the poor health of the global economy, mean budget allocations for supply chain management software for 2010 will remain slightly positive. Here, we outline what this means for software vendors. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Infrastructure Software Budgets Expected to Increase in 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Although expected increases in budgets for all infrastructure software remain less than 5% for 2010, the overall trend among Gartner's survey respondents is positive. Respondents expect the biggest year-over-year spending increase to be in storage management and security software. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Software Base Budget, Asia/Pacific, 2009-2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Software budget planning in 2010 is more optimistic than for IT. This user survey provides analysis on software spending plans for 2009 and 2010 for Singapore, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India and Malaysia. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Economic Downturn Has Limited Effect on China's Security Spending in 2009 and 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ A user survey conducted in early 2009 shows that China's security budget/spending is still growing in 2009 and will continue to grow even more in 2010. The economic downturn has had a mild effect on IT security spending in China. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Competitive Landscape: Content Management Software Market, Worldwide, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The content management marketplace will undergo several significant changes during the next several years. Key forces are market and technology consolidation, aligning content to business functions, SharePoint integration, and social-software-based content sharing. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Software Base Budget, 2009-2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In this year's survey, we asked respondents which of the drivers was significant in driving IT investments in 2009 and 2010. It's clear from the responses that organizations are still looking for ways to lower enterprise operating costs (using IT) and improve the overall efficiency of operations. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Software as a Service, Worldwide, 2008-2013, Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ SaaS is forecast to have a 17.7% compound annual growth rate through 2013 for the aggregate enterprise application markets, nearly five times the total application market 3.6% CAGR. SaaS adoption is strong in select markets, but has limited potential in other markets and subsegments.  ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Storage Management Software Revenue Reduced by Lower Storage Hardware Sales, Worldwide, 2008-2013, 3Q09 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner estimates the impact of the worldwide economic crisis will reduce 2009 storage management software revenue spending by 4.0% to $11.2 billion. This in turn lowers the five-year compound annual growth rate to 3.2%, for a total market size of $13.6 billion by 2013. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Application Development Slow but Steady, Worldwide, 2009-2013]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The application development market will generate an estimated $7.3 billion in worldwide total software revenue in 2009. Although revenue growth in 2009 will be lower than projected in the 1Q09 forecast, an average growth rate of just over 5% is expected during the next five years. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Enterprise Software, EMEA, 2008-2013, 3Q09 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Overall, the enterprise software market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa is expected to reach 65 billion euros by 2013, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.5%. During the same period, the worldwide market will reach 202 billion euros, with a CAGR of 5.7%. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Continued Positive Forecast for Asia/Pacific Software Despite Economic Volatility, 2008-2013]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Enterprise software revenue growth in Asia/Pacific has slowed down notably in 2009 but will rise to 10.2% in 2010. The region's compound annual growth rate will reach 10.8%, the highest compared with other regions. This report discusses software opportunities in Asia/Pacific. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Application Development and Application Infrastructure and Middleware Software, Asia/Pacific, 2008-2013]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The application development tools and AIM software markets in Asia/Pacific are experiencing positive growth through 2013, as economic recovery is in sight. Vendors investing for the long term will benefit as regional development evolves and enterprise demand for software increases. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Customer Relationship Management, Worldwide, 2009-2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Vendor opportunity remains positive in the worldwide CRM market despite the softer economic conditions in 2009. Demand for software-as-a-service solutions, analytics, e-commerce and social software technologies continues as buyers seek to optimize costs and update legacy platforms. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Business Intelligence Software, EMEA, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This document highlights major trends and dynamics in the business intelligence market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as well as providing an in-depth look at 2008 market share for the region. Our market model displays which vendors are prone to success in the region. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Economic Factors Disrupt Application Development Software Growth, Worldwide, 2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The worldwide economic crunch slowed growth of the application development software market to just over 4% in 2008, for an overall market size of $7.3 billion. The top-five vendors combined held 71% of the market share. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Master Data Management, Worldwide, 2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This document presents findings from a Gartner survey related to master data management. MDM software vendors or those planning to enter the market should leverage this report to understand the key business and technology issues around MDM that many businesses are facing today. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Guide: Software Market Research Methodology]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner's Software research group's market share and forecast methodology is presented here, along with software revenue definitions and licensing models. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Guide: Software Market Research Definitions]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ To best use Gartner software research, you need to know the market segmentation and definitions as we use them. Read this report to gain a better understanding of our terminology. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Downturn in IT Spending Stabilizes and Outlook Improves in 3Q09 Forecast Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In this 3Q09 forecast update, we have halted a year's worth of downward revisions to the IT spending growth outlook for 2009 and 2010. This reflects both supply and demand indications that economic and business conditions are improving because a measure of stability has returned to the market. ]]></description>
		
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