Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/30/2014 -- We expect only modest medium term growth for the French IT market as a result of high penetration of products and solutions, a challenging economic environment and cuts to public spending. However, France will continue to be a leading global IT market for due to its scale and the fact it is home to leading IT services providers and a growing cybersecurity ecosystem. The hardware market is forecast to underperform software and services due to saturation of the consumer market, although vendors could benefit from demand for hybrid notebooks. Meanwhile, enterprise spending on cloud services including SaaS, IaaS and PaaS is expected to grow rapidly, driving continued investment in data centre facilities by leading global vendors, as well as local telecoms operators and cloud services providers.

Headline Expenditure Projections

- Computer Hardware Sales: EUR17.6bn in 2013 to EUR17.9bn in 2014, then EUR19.4bn in 2018 with CAGR of 2.0% 2014-2018 in local currency terms. Growth in tablet volumes will continue in 2014, but desktop and notebook sales will remain under pressure.
- Software Sales: EUR11.9bn in 2013 to EUR12.4bn in 2014, then EUR14.4bn in 2018 with CAGR of 3.8% 2014-2018 in local currency terms. Demand for cybersecurity solutions stands out as a growth area as concerns about state surveillance are stoked by media reports.
- IT Services Sales: EUR22.3bn in 2013 to EUR23.2bn in 2014, then EUR27.5bn in 2018 with CAGR of 4.3% 2014-2018 in local currency terms. Cloud computing will be the key growth driver for IT services spending, with the regional growth trend boosted by the presence of national cloud computing providers.

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Key Trends & Developments

There were several developments in the IT services market in H114 as vendors looked to strategic acquisitions. In April 2014 Steria rejected a takeover offer from its much larger rival Atos, before accepting a rival merger offer from its mid-market peer Sopra to create a EUR3.1bn...

The France Information Technology Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s market assessment and independent forecasts covering personal computers and software; semi-conductors, memory chips, integrated circuits and general components; the internet and IT solutions. It analyses analyses regulatory changes (licensing, customs and intellectual property protection) and competitive landscapes comparing IT companies by products, sales, market share, investments, projects and expansion strategies.

BMI's France Information Technology Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, IT associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the IT industry in France.

Key Benefits

- Benchmark BMI's independent IT Industry forecasts for France to test other views - a key input for successful budgetary and strategic business planning in the French IT market.
- Target business opportunities and risks in France's IT sector through our reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes, and major deals, projects and investments in France.
- Assess the activities, strategy and market position of your competitors, partners and clients via our Company Profiles (inc. KPIs and latest activity).

Coverage

BMI Industry View

Summary of BMI's key industry forecasts, views and trend analysis covering IT, regulatory changes, major investments and projects and significant national and multinational company developments.

Regional Overview

Cross-border analysis of regional markets, commenting on IT penetration (PC and internet) and market growth drivers (IT market size and IT market compound growth).

Country Market Overview

Structure, size and value of the industry sectors including hardware, software and services; overview of the industry landscape and key players; assessment of the business operating environment and the latest regulatory developments and government authority.

BMI Industry Forecasts

Historic data series and forecasts to end-2018 for all key industry indicators (see list below), supported by explicit assumptions, plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecast, including:

IT Sector: IT industry value (US$bn); IT sector contribution to GDP (%); value of hardware, software and services industry (US$mn); PC, peripherals and software imports and exports (US$mn); PC, peripherals and software sales (US$mn); number of PCs (`000); PCs/100 inhabitants; internet users (`000); internet users per 100 inhabitants; broadband subscribers (`000); broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants.

Economy: Economic growth (%); nominal GDP (US$bn); unemployment (%); interest rates (%); exchange rate (against US$).

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