Managed services still providing strong growth opportunity in Western Europe, says IDC.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-26 January 2005-IDC: Managed services still providing strong growth opportunity in Western Europe, says IDC(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01262005 AMSTERDAM - According to IDC, the managed services market is set to reach almost $13.3 billion in Western Europe in 2008, which represents a compound annual growth rate of 7.3.

Many vendors are focusing on managed services, which makes the market even more competitive than in previous years. Another consequence is the difficulty for vendors to create real differentiators. One of the primary findings in IDC's research was the near disappearance of the differentiation between outsourcing and managed services. Indeed, the vast majority of vendors interviewed do not make the distinction...