In research which may interest those seeking new IT jobs, technology analyst Gartner revealed a 2.8 per cent increase in the AIM software market, taking revenues to $15.9 billion (£10.3 billion).
The group also pointed out that this followed the 7.1 per cent rise in worldwide AIM revenues which was seen in 2008, when the market totalled $15.5 billion.
Fabrizio Biscotti, research director at Gartner, commented: 'All factors considered, in 2009 the AIM market performed better than most software segments.'
He also noted that the fall in revenue growth was caused by the recession, but claimed the popularity of applications such as service-oriented architecture and business process management allowed the market to remain relatively healthy.
Recent research from Gartner claimed that worldwide IT spending will increase by 5.3 per cent over the course of 2010 to reach $3.4 trillion.
The group also pointed out that this followed the 7.1 per cent rise in worldwide AIM revenues which was seen in 2008, when the market totalled $15.5 billion.
Fabrizio Biscotti, research director at Gartner, commented: 'All factors considered, in 2009 the AIM market performed better than most software segments.'
He also noted that the fall in revenue growth was caused by the recession, but claimed the popularity of applications such as service-oriented architecture and business process management allowed the market to remain relatively healthy.
Recent research from Gartner claimed that worldwide IT spending will increase by 5.3 per cent over the course of 2010 to reach $3.4 trillion.
