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PRAGUE, September 13, 2007 — The IT services market
in Poland slowed significantly in 2006, with growth less 
than half that of the previous year. Nevertheless, it was 
still strong, as revenue increased more than 13% year 
on year to more than $1.9 billion. According to a recent 
IDC study, the Polish IT services market continued to 
consolidate in 2006, reflecting both growing market 
maturity and intensifying competition. In 2007, IDC 
expects the market to grow by more than 14% to pass
the $2 billion mark.

"Last year, the number of large projects carried out, 
especially in the government sector, was smaller than 
expected, which resulted in a substantial slowdown," 
said Ewa Zborowska, senior analyst, IDC Poland. 
"However, Poland's bright economic outlook and 
considerable inflow of funds from the EU, coupled with 
current developments in verticals such as banking, 
manufacturing, and public administration, will contribute 
to healthy growth in the IT services area in the coming 
years."

The Polish IT services market is highly fragmented, with 
no provider holding more than 9% market share. The top
3 players in 2006 — HP, ComputerLand (now Sygnity), 
and Prokom — together held nearly 22% of the market.

Systems integration was the service most in demand, 
accounting for almost 24% of total IT services revenue 
last year. Hardware support and installation followed 
with just over 16% share. Then came software support 
and installation, which took close to 16% of the market. 
Outsourcing was the fastest-growing IT services category, 
growing more than 22% year on year in 2006. Poland 
continued to gain popularity as a major center for business 
process offshore (BPO) services in Europe.

Spending in the banking, telecommunications, and 
government verticals fueled the Polish IT services 
market last year. The financial sector accounted for 
nearly a quarter of total spending, the government 
sector was second with 16.5%, and telecommunications 
was the third-largest spending vertical with 16.0% market 
share. 

source: www.idc.com