"Introduction

An analyst-based report on the contracts signed in the previous month, with graphical representation of key activity by volume and value for industries and IT services domains. The analysis will cover any significant deals and compare activities to the previous 12 months, highlighting contracts up for expiration.

Scope

*Covers global markets, including North America, EMEA and the emerging markets in APAC and Latin America

*Covers all deal types in all IT services domains, including infrastructure, applications and BPO

Highlights

The main trends seen during the month include a year-on-year increase of 6% in total contract value. Deals valued under $25m accounted for 60% of the total deal volume.

The value and volume of network management deals increased 59% and 25%, respectively, when compared with the same period last year. Telecoms sector's share of the total deal value in February was 38%.

Volume of IT service contracts signed in North America witnessed a 35% Y-o-Y decline. Enterprises tended to prefer shorter deals with durations of less than three years.

Reasons to Purchase

*Track major deals among your competitors and plan your strategy accordingly

*Understand which deals are set to expire, and when

*Analyze trends by IT Services domain and by client industry and country

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CATALYST 1
SUMMARY 1
ANALYSIS 3
IT services contracts value increased 6% Y-o-Y to $8.7bn 3
Deals valued under $25m accounted for 60% of the total deal volume 4
Volume of network management deals increased 25% Y-o-Y 5
Infrastructure management contracts accounted for 38% of total contract value 6
TCV of application management deals increased 115% Y-o-Y 6
Telecoms sector contributed 38% to TCV 8
Central and federal government agencies contributed 20% to the month's TCV 9
IT expenditure in the defense sector declined 60% Y-o-Y 9
Nokia Siemens Networks led the IT services space with the highest total deal value signed 11
Enterprises tended to prefer shorter deals with durations of one to three years 13
Value of IT services contracts signed in North America declined 43% Y-o-Y 14
Of all the contracts expiring in the next six months, 20% are infrastructure management contracts 16
Of the total contracts set to expire by August 2010, 22% are in the telecoms sector 17
Appendix 19
Bibliography 20
Ask the analyst 20
consulting 20
Disclaimer 20
List of Tables
Table 1: Top 10 contracts signed in February 2010 by value 2
Table 2: Definitions - IT Services 19
List of Figures
Figure 1: Number of contracts in the IT services sector, February 2009 to February 2010 4
Figure 2: Breakdown of contracts by domain, February 2009 to February 2010 5
Figure 3: Breakdown of contracts by industry, February 2009 to February 2010 8
Figure 4: Contracts won by vendors, February 2009 to February 2010 11
Figure 5: Contracts by duration, February 2009 to February 2010 13
Figure 6: Volume of contracts by geographic location 14
Figure 7: Contracts expiring by IT service type, February 2010 to August 2010* 16
Figure 8: Contracts expiring by vertical industries, February 2010 to August 2010 17