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 Y-o-Y decline of 16% in the IT services contract volume. Deals valued at less than $25m contributed 59% to total deal volume. The volume of BPO deals almost doubled compared with the same period last year.

Central and federal government agencies contributed 40% of the month's TCV. Cap Gemini led the IT services space with the highest total deal value signed and the EMEA region saw significant TCV and deal volume growth.

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 contract volume fell 16% Y-o-Y 3
Deals valued less than $25m contributed 59% to total deal volume 4
Volume of deals valued between $101m and $500m increased sequentially 4
Volume of BPO deals doubled over last year 5
Infrastructure management deals contributed 40% to the TCV during the month 6
Central and federal government agencies contributed 40% of the month's TCV 7
Financial services sector witnessed a 59% Y-o-Y decline in IT spending 8
Demand for IT services in the telecoms sector was up on last month 8
Capgemini led the IT services space with the highest total deal value signed 9
Deals with durations of one to three years contributed 52% to total contract volume 10
The EMEA region saw significant TCV and deal volume growth 11
Of all the contracts expiring in the next six months, 35% are application services contracts 13
Of the total contracts set to expire by April 2010, 25% are in the telecoms sector 14
Appendix 16
Bibliography 17
Datamonitor consulting 17
Disclaimer 17

List of Tables
Table 1: Top 10 contracts signed in October 2009 by value 2
Table 2: Definitions - IT Services 16
List of Figures
Figure 1: Number of contracts in the IT services sector, October 2008 to October 2009 4
Figure 2: Breakdown of contracts by domain, October 2008 to October 2009 5
Figure 3: Breakdown of contracts by industry, October 2008 to October 2009 7
Figure 4: Contracts won by vendors, October 2008 to October 2009 9
Figure 5: Contracts by duration, October 2008 to October 2009 10
Figure 6: Volume of contracts by geographic location 11
Figure 7: Contracts expiring by IT service type, November 2009 to April 2010* 13
Figure 8: Contracts expiring by vertical industries, November 2009 to April 2010 14