Article: Professional Services Are Driving IT Services Spending among SMBs in the Developed Asia-Pacific Region.(Company overview)

Small and medium businesses (SMBs or companies with less than 1,000 employees) in the developed APAC region (comprising Australia, Korea and Japan) are increasingly using IT services to reduce operational costs, ensure productivity, maintain competitive edge and support growth in the face of the economic downturn (see also AMI Partners).

The impact of the global economic crisis has led these SMBs to tighten their IT budget purse strings as many are keen to see concrete benefits from their investments in IT. In 2008, IT services spending among SMBs in Australia, Japan and Korea exceeded US$23 billion, mainly driven by professional services, which accounted for ...

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