The Business Intelligence (BI) software sector will no longer enjoy strong double-digit growth worldwide, according to Gartner. Vendor consolidation, increasing maturity and price erosion will all slow the sector down, with single digit growth predicted worldwide by 2011.
The Middle East and other emerging markets are likely to see continued double-digit growth however, although the US, Western Europe and Japan will still account for five sixths of the $7 billion market in five years time.
Last year saw the leading BI players snapped up by enterprise software majors, which disrupted the market, although involvement of large vendors in the sector is expected to increase BI usage and value for end users.
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