This IDC study provides an overview of the TV over broadband market and profiles of the leading service providers offering this service in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ region. This study covers the six key markets tracked by IDC Asia/Pacific's Consumer Devices and Services research: Australia, Hong Kong, Korea, the People's Republic of China (PRC), Singapore, Taiwan, and the rest of Asia/Pacific (ROAP). "The market for TV over broadband services in APEJ is still in its early stages of commercial deployment with strong growth projected well into 2009," says Claudio Checchia, research manager, Consumer Devices and Services. "The arrival of pay-TV over broadband is likely to alter the current cable and satellite pay-TV status quo. With compelling content offered at competitive prices, we can easily expect more services rolled out to meet rising demand for TV over broadband services across the region. ".

The Raising Venture Capital for Biotechnology Companies Collection is the definitive resource for biotech venture capital and the only reference material you will need for securing venture capital, working with VCs, understanding, drafting and negotiating deals or whatever your initiative might be in your partnership with venture capitalists. The collection features twelve books, video leadership seminars and VC software, all providing a thorough examination of every aspect of venture capital in the biotech arena. Within these 3,000+ pages lies a wealth of critical information that every executive of a biotech company looking to raise capital should have at their fingertips. The volumes feature a plethora of expert analysis and indispensable advice on negotiation points and tactics from leading partners at top venture capital firms, and many texts also include the insights of top attorneys in the venture capital arena from such firms as Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Hunton & Williams, Reed Smith and many more. In addition, the collection includes examples of 50+ legal documents which delineate and govern venture-based transactions. The Raising Venture Capital for Biotechnology Companies is guaranteed to pay for itself time and again by providing you with the best, proven strategies to help you secure funding for your biotechnology company and expertly guide you through the steps that will follow. The collection includes: 1) Biotechnology Venture Capital Valuations - Leading VCs on Deal Structures, Negotiations, and Best Practices for Current and Future Rounds of Financing; 2) Raising Capital for Biotech Companies - An Insider's Guide to 300+ Keys to Successfully Completing Financings; 3) Pitching to Venture Capitalists - Essential Strategies for Approaching VCs, Entering Into Negotiations and Securing Funding - Written by Leading VC Patrick Ennis; 4) Raising Capital for Entrepreneurs - Industry Insiders on Venture Capital, Angel Funding & Growth Money from Private Investors; 5) Term Sheets & Valuations - Line by Line Descriptions of Each Clause and Negotiation Points; 6) Deal Terms - The Finer Points of Venture Capital Deal Structures, Valuations, Stock Options and Getting Deals Done; 7) Venture Debt Alternatives and Evaluation Guidelines - A Comprehensive Look at the Venture Debt Marketplace Along With a Systematic Framework for Approaching the Debt Capital Markets, Increasing Transaction Transparency and Avoiding Common, Costly Mistakes; 8) Venture Capital Best Practices - Leading VCs & Lawyers Keys to Success in Doing Venture Capital Deals with Management Teams; 9) Compensation Structures for Venture Backed Companies - How VCs Want to See the Structure of Management & Employee Compensation, Stock Options, Retirement, Debt & Bonus Plans; 10) The Role of Board Members in Venture Backed Companies - Rules, Responsibilities and Motivations of Board Members - From Management & VC Perspectives; 11) Venture Capital Valuations - Top VCs on Step-by-Step Strategies and Methodologies for Valuing Companies at All Stages; 12) The Venture Capital Legal Handbook - Industry Insiders on the Laws and Documents that Govern VC Deals, Raising Capital, M&A and More - Includes Every Major Document Used in Pre & Post Funding VC Deals With Analysis & Negotiation Points - Save Thousands in Legal Fees; 13) Executive One-on-One's: Biotechnology Company Valuations & Exit Strategies - 60 minutes of video with James Sherblom of SeaFlower Ventures sharing his best practices on biotechnology venture capital, negotiation strategies and structuring deals; 14) The Venture Capital Documents CD-Rom - CD-Rom of Every Major Venture Capital Document/Legal Agreement - Ready to Use & Customize in MS Word; 15) Venture Capital Financial Modeling - The Industry Standard Book on Venture Capital Model.

This Financial Insights study deals with the evolution of IT and BPO sourcing strategies in the European financial services sector. Financial Insights believes that European financial institutions no longer blindly trust the value of big and long-lasting outsourcing contracts; rather, they are looking for more flexible and focused sources for both their IT needs and their operations. This study deepens the renewed importance of internal departments, the changing scope of traditional outsourcing, the use of offshoring, the new approach of bank-to-bank outsourcing and bank alliances, and the growing importance of processors. According to Angela Vacca, senior research analyst for European IT Opportunity: Financial Services research, "Financial institutions are changing the way they choose both IT and BPO suppliers because a wider range of suppliers is now available. In addition, an increasingly component-based approach makes it easier to combine different sources within the same organization, while an amplified need for a dynamic approach is making it compelling to achieve improved flexibility. For these reasons, banks are changing their relationship with traditional outsourcers, while considering new players to leverage the most from each source to obtain a more cost-effective, high-quality, and flexible source mix. ".

This study provides the latest research on development of mobile communications in the Balkans. In general, the region is the only part of Europe still being far away from saturation. At this stage of the market development, ARPU levels are still high. Nevertheless, the predictable sharp growth in the number of mobile customers, resulting in increased ratio of less-valuable users, threatens to drop the operators' ARPUs. For that reason, detection of modalities needed for approach to the incredibly price-sensitive markets, in order to reach the objectives planned, represents anything but a straightforward task for the operators developing business in the region. This study provides five-year forecasts, with data segmented into subscriber numbers split into prepaid and contract categories. It also analyzes revenue divided into those generated by voice communications, SMS, and data communications. The study fully covers five countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. The mobile telephony market of Kosovo province is commented on within a separate chapter, but without numerical indicators presented in the form of tables. "At a first sight, Balkan mobile operators are passing through the phase that allows them to simply wait while their customer base and revenue grow, based on rising acceptance of existing basic services offered. [+]

This Life Science Insights study, the first-half 2005 Life Science Insights' IT Green Book update, is a market model that provides market sizing and forecast information on IT spending within the life science industry across 21 technology segments. The model, in the form of an Excel pivot table, segments the underlying data by customer segment, technology segment, and geographic region — a structure that facilitates rapid market opportunity assessment within the desired parameters. The IT Green Book is an essential tool to assist executives in business planning and setting strategic priorities in life science IT markets. "To succeed in this increasingly competitive market, technology vendors must have a deep knowledge of life science and all of its technological intricacies, understanding how their offerings address the highly specific needs of the individual customer as well as how they fit within the scope of other technology solutions," said Melissa Utter, research analyst for Life Science Insights.

The Raising Venture Capital for Software Companies Collection is the definitive resource for software venture capital and the only reference material you will need for securing venture capital, working with VCs, understanding, drafting and negotiating deals or whatever your initiative might be in your partnership with venture capitalists. The collection features twelve books, video leadership seminars and VC software, all providing a thorough examination of every aspect of venture capital in the software arena. Within these 3,000+ pages lies a wealth of critical information that every executive of a software company looking to raise capital should have at their fingertips. The volumes feature a plethora of expert analysis and indispensable advice on negotiation points and tactics from leading partners at top venture capital firms, and many texts also include the insights of top attorneys in the venture capital arena from such firms as Manatt, Phelps & Phillips,! Hunton & Williams, Reed Smith and many more. In addition, the collection includes examples of 50+ legal documents which delineate and govern venture-based transactions. The Raising Venture Capital for Software Companies is guaranteed to pay for itself time and again by providing you with the best, proven strategies to help you secure funding for your software company and expertly guide you through the steps that will follow. The collection includes: 1) Executive Reports: Software Company Exit Strategies - Industry Experts on Strategies for IPOs, Mergers and Acquisitions, Valuations, and More; 2) Software Leadership Strategies: CRM, Integration, ERP, & Storage Solutions CEOs Offer Best Practices & Keys to Success in the Software Industry; 3) Inside the Minds: The Software Business – Industry Leaders from Sybase, Inc. , Business Objects, Quark Inc. & More on Designing, Developing & Selling Successful Products & Applications; 4) Doing Deals in the Software Industry: Top Executives on Partnerships, Financings, M&A and More; 5) The Lifecycle of a Technology Company: Financing Options - The Best Ways to Secure Funding for an IT Venture; 6) Executive Reports: Establishing Valuations for Software Companies; 7) Pitching to Venture Capitalists - Essential Strategies for Approaching VCs, Entering Into Negotiations and Securing Funding - Written by Leading VC Patrick Ennis; 8) Raising Capital for Entrepreneurs - Industry Insiders on Venture Capital, Angel Funding & Growth Money from Private Investors; 9) Term Sheets & Valuations - Line by Line Descriptions of Each Clause and Negotiation Points; 10) Deal Terms - The Finer Points of Venture Capital Deal Structures, Valuations, Stock Options and Getting Deals Done; 11) Venture Debt Alternatives and Evaluation Guidelines - A Comprehensive Look at the Venture Debt Marketplace Along With a Systematic Framework for Approaching the Debt Capital Markets, Increasing Transaction Transparency and Avoiding Common, Costly Mistakes; 12) Venture Capital Best Practices - Leading VCs & Lawyers Keys to Success in Doing Venture Capital Deals with Management Teams; 13) Compensation Structures for Venture Backed Companies - How VCs Want to See the Structure of Management & Employee Compensation, Stock Options, Retirement, Debt & Bonus Plans; 14) The Role of Board Members in Venture Backed Companies - Rules, Responsibilities and Motivations of Board Members - From Management & VC Perspectives; 15) Venture Capital Valuations - Top VCs on Step-by-Step Strategies and Methodologies for Valuing Companies at All Stages; 16) The Venture Capital Legal Handbook - Industry Insiders on the Laws and Documents that Govern VC Deals, Raising Capital, M&A and More - Includes Every Major Document Used in Pre & Post Funding VC Deals With Analysis & Negotiation Points - Save Thousands in Legal Fee.

This Life Science Insights study examines the current state of commercial systems biology offerings available to the drug development industry. In its simplest form, systems biology offers a holistic view of the human body, built on pathways and other accumulated biological knowledge. Initially focused on pathway analysis, high-throughput data acquisition and analysis, and modeling and simulation product offerings, systems biology commercial solutions attempt to leverage current biological knowledge to predict new drug effects and identify specific interactions. Identification of new efficacy and safety biomarkers, prediction of potential adverse events early in the drug development process, and improved effectiveness of clinical trial designs will provide clear milestones validating the systems biology approach. As these tools mature, broad adoption of systems biology by the drug development industry is all but assured. However, to be successful as a systems biology company, maturation of pragmatic business goals and expectations will be required as well. "Systems biology is the gateway to intelligent drug design and development. As the next step in accessing accumulated biological knowledge, the emerging commercial systems biology offerings will add new structure and order to the drug development process," said Alan Louie, Ph. D. , research director responsible for Life Science Insights' research on technology solutions for drug discovery.

This Life Science Insights study examines the current and future applications of molecular imaging (MI) across the drug development value chain and highlights key developments that must occur for these approaches to increasingly improve the drug development process. Leveraging focused contrast agents and diverse imaging technology platforms, MI is being used to visualize effects at the subcellular, cellular, tissue, organ, or whole-body level. As this technology finds increased usage at all stages of drug development, its impact is becoming increasingly clear. "With close linkages to disease expression and therapeutic interactions, MI-based biomarkers offer the potential to accelerate and improve the effectiveness of drug development," said Alan Louie, Ph. D. , research director responsible for Life Science Insights' research on technology solutions for drug discovery.

This collection traces the development of the modern network of communications which makes light of the great distances involved in traversing the Middle East. From the first schemes to link India to Europe via a submarine cable through Muscat and Bushire in 1859, the documents detail a slow blooming of infrastructure in all aspects of communications: the development of deep water ports, shipping routes and navigational data; the growth of telegraph, cable, wireless and finally telephone systems, the press and broadcasting; the spectacular success of the railways in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait; the creation of a reliable postal service; the improvement of roads and the 20th century expansion of motor transport, all creating links between and within the Gulf states.

This IDC study presents the forecast for the VoIP carrier equipment market in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ covering the 2004–2008 period. The fey features include the following: Forecast on market revenue with qualitative analysis for ten countries such as Australia, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, the People's Republic of China (PRC), Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. Discussion of vendors' activities in the IP telephony carrier equipment market, including Cisco Systems Inc. , Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. , Nortel Networks Limited, Alcatel, VocalTec Communications Ltd. , UTStarcom Incorporated, Verso Technologies Inc. , Xener Systems Inc. , Ericsson, and Lucent Technologies. "The VoIP carrier equipment market in APEJ will show strong growth until 2008," says Melissa Fremeijer, analyst, Fixed Line Telecommunications, IDC Asia/Pacific. [+]

An unsurpassed tool for understanding the direction of the telecom and information industry over the next 10 years, this extensive, multilayered survey of more than 250 experts from key sectors of the industry provides an authoritative overview of critical business and technology trends through 2010. Participants in this study represent corporate, academic, consulting, and government organizations from the full spectrum of the industry; they have provided thoughtful responses to questions and scenarios related to their fields of expertise. This new and expanded edition examines key strategic and policy issues, industry dynamics, developments in global communications, national policy and regulation, alliances, new services, wireless markets, internet access, IP telephony, and new technology applications.

This study examines the state of adoption of leading-edge technologies in the Canadian mid-market and analyzes firm's perceptions of these technologies ability to create operational efficiencies. This research document provides valuable insight, prediction, and prescription for both vendors and end-users. "Current focus within the mid-market on CRM and a mobile workforce presents an opportunity for Canadian technology vendors to exploit. " Michael Hyjek, Senior Analyst, Customer Segments, IDC Canada.

This IDC study analyzes market dynamics and development trends regarding the Linux operating system by defining the size of the market in 2004 and providing a forecast for the next five years. It includes the competitive positions of the leading Linux vendors in the 2004 Chinese Linux market and a revenue and shipment breakdown by Linux COE and Linux SOE. "The Linux COE market lacks drivers for the next five years, but SOE has promising future. The development of Linux SOE in China will maintain strong growth in this period," says Nielse Jiang, analyst, Software and Services Group, IDC China.

This study will also cover the following areas about the China PC market in 2004: The impact of the macro-economic situation and significant events on the China PC market Five-year trend analysis for the PC market by form factor of desktops and portables Analysis on regional PC market characteristics and key vendors' performance by region (North, East, South, West, and Central China) Key vendor performance analysis "The Chinese PC market achieved 20. 0% annual growth marking it the fourth-fastest-growing market in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) region in 2004. In addition, China remained the largest market in region in terms of shipments for the 10th consecutive year with 15. 9 million units shipped in 2004," says Antonio Wang, analyst, Hardware Group, IDC China.

This IDC study qualifies the total routing and LAN switching market in the People's Republic of China (PRC) with market sizing provided for 2004. Forecast data is provided for 2005 to 2009. "Both the router and LAN switch market witnessed good growth in 2004, with a double-digit increase, owing to a series of telco projects as well as active investment from enterprise sectors, such as education and government. The overall router and LAN switch market will show a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4. 5% and 11. 2%, respectively, through the forecast period. Some movement toward higher speeds and new technologies will help the sector but increased competition and saturation in many market segments will be two very difficult factors to overcome," says Milly Xiang, senior analyst, Telecom Research, IDC China.

This IDC study looks at how the macromarket of consulting and system integration also represents a large proportion of total IT services spending. While this is a large and growing market, it will in aggregate experience slightly lower growth than the overall IT services market during the next five years, partly due to the potential of price erosion and competition from low-cost offshore delivery models. "Success for IT services players requires many elements such as a combination of deep technical capabilities, methodologies, and efficient and effective go-to-market strategies are the keys to winning within this market," states Phillip Allen, senior analyst, IT services, IDC Australia.

This IDC study assesses China's business process outsourcing (BPO) services market in 2004 and offers IDC's forecast from 2005 to 2009. In addition, this document analyzes the market opportunities and the competitive landscape in the China BPO market. This report makes predictions about the future of BPO services market and outlines ways in which vendors and service firms can capitalize on opportunities in the market. "BPO is the most attractive sector within the China services market, and market growth is driven by the increasing number of multinational corporations that entered the China market, who benefited from the WTO. But the current Chinese internal business environment is still the biggest inhibitor, which will greatly influence the growth of this market," says Judy Ou, analyst, Software and Services Group, IDC China.