I need statistics on system integrator and IT service provider
industry across Asia Pacific. I need to know how many such firms are
active in every Asia Pacific country (Japan, China, Korea, Hong Kong,
Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, India,
Australia, New Zealand). I also need information about if their
revenue growth in absolute terms and broken down across categories of
services. Finally, I need a directory with profile and contact
information for the major system integrators, outsourcers, managed
service providers, and IT service providers in each major Asia Pacific
country.

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Request for Question Clarification by pelican-ga on 08 Dec 2002 22:14 PST

In your third sentence, what "categories of services" do you have in mind?

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Clarification of Question by amsgreg-ga on 08 Dec 2002 23:40 PST

"Categories of services" can be broken down several ways, but some
examples might be "network services", "break / fix or support
services", "custom software development services", etc. I need data
which supports the premise that companies in Asia Pacific are
outsourcing more and more of their IT management to IT service
providers, specifically who those IT service providers are, and
specifically what service menus they offer. I would kill (or at least
pay more money) for a report on what tools IT service providers in
Asia Pacific currently use to perform IT audits. My first hand
knowledge tells me that manual processes and in-house developed tools
is what most of them use, but I would love some numbers to back that
up.  Challenging enough? Good luck. I need the data to support a
business plan, which will hopefully lead to jobs for about 10 people.
Not to put any pressure on you or anything... :-)

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Request for Question Clarification by pelican-ga on 09 Dec 2002 21:17 PST

Best wishes for the success of your new business.  Please confirm that
what you need is the following:

You need statistics on system integrator and IT service provider
industry across Asia Pacific, for the following countries: Japan,
China, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore,
Indonesia, Philippines, India, Australia, New Zealand.

For each country, you need to know:

1. How many companies licensed, and for what kind of service
categories
2. Revenue growth trends, total and broken down by service categories
3. Directory of IT providers -- name, contact info, services offered
4. What tools IT service providers currently use to perform IT audits
5. Objective evidence of a general trend toward more outsourcing

For 1, 2, and 3, I have found credible, recent numerical data for Hong
Kong.  For 4 and 5, I have found only articles with general
descriptive information on the need for quality monitoring, and
confirmation of trends toward more outsourcing activity, again for
Hong Kong.

Question: Do you really need 1 to 5 for *each* country?

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Clarification of Question by amsgreg-ga on 09 Dec 2002 22:06 PST

Thanks for your quick response. The SIs do not need to be licensed,
just active. However, if it is easier for you to do the search based
on some kind of certification, then that is fine.

I do not need information on every country, but certainly the majors.
More than Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia
Indonesia are immediately relevant. China / Hong Kong / Taiwan are
also good numbers to have, but we do not have partners there yet, so
it does not help the overall business case to say how good that market
is when we have nothing going on there.

The most important part of this request is 1) numbers of SIs in each
country, 2) some kind of directory listing, 3) market info to support
trend towards outsourcing, 4) information regarding which particular
services are being outsourced most frequently.

Greetings!

QUESTION

After some clarifications, the customer stated the key questions as
follows:

1) Numbers of SIs in each country 
2) Some kind of directory listing
3) Market info to support trend towards outsourcing
4) Information regarding which particular services are being
outsourced most frequently

ANSWER

The answer is given below for each of the four key questions:

1) Numbers of SIs in each country 
---------------------------------

The numbers below are restricted to *system integrators* who only
provide "system integration" services.  They do not include partners,
resellers, software integrators, or any other kind of "integrator"
work.  Nor do they include companies that provide system integration
services in conjunction with their own software/system sales and/or
any other services.  Else, the list would be in the thousands.  The
numbers are as follows:

Singapore -- 7
Japan -- 3
Australia -- 13
Thailand -- 2
Malaysia -- 2
Indonesia -- 2
China -- 1
Hong Kong -- 5
Taiwan -- 1

2) Some kind of directory listing
---------------------------------

The companies for each country are listed below, in comma-separated
format.  This avoids a long listing here, and could be conveniently
exported to an excel (or any other) spreadsheet. The name, phone
number, fax number, email address, and URL are provided for each
company.

Singapore -- 7

NexusEdge Technologies Pte Ltd,Phone: +65 8482552,Fax: +65 747
4536,Email: contact@nexusedge.com,URL: http://www.nexusedge.com

McGallen & Bolden Group,Phone: 6563246588,Fax: 6563246966,Email:
sales@mcgallen.com,URL: http://mcgallen.net

IAS System Integrator,Phone: 8405700,Fax: 8414426,Email:
sales@ias.com.sg,URL: http://www.ias.com.sg

LatticeKey Solutions,Phone: 332-2201,Fax: 339-3112,Email:
contact@latticekey.com,URL: http://www.latticekey.com

NetReach Asia Pte Ltd,Phone: (65) 3246007,Fax: (65) 3246154,Email:
sales@netreachasia.com,URL: http://www.netreachasia.com

ReadiMinds Systems & Services Pte Ltd,Phone: +65-227 5880,Email:
contact@ReadiMinds.com,URL: http://www.ReadiMinds.com

Webstudio Interactive Pte Ltd,Phone: 65 7362627,Fax: 65 7362629,Email:
info@wstudio1.com
URL: http://www.wstudio1.com

Japan -- 3

Arriya Solutions,Phone: 03-6402-1353,Fax: 03-6402-1454,Email:
technical@arriya.com,URL: http://www.arriya.com

BiOS - A Division of LINC Media, Inc.,Phone: +81-3-3499-2499,Fax:
+81-3-3499-2199,Email: technology@biosjp.com,URL:
http://www.biosjp.com

Mascot Systems Limited,Phone: 045-682-5120,Fax: 045-682-5121,Email:
naveen@mascotsystems.co.jp,URL: http://www.mascotsystems.com

Australia -- 13

LISAsoft,Phone: +61 8 8272 1555,Fax: +61 8271 1199,Email:
info@lisasoft.com,URL: http://www.lisasoft.com/

ASERT Consulting Pty Ltd,Phone: +617 3236 3389,Email:
enquiries@asert.com,URL: http://www.asert.com

Systems Reality,Phone: +61 7 3856 2133,Fax: +61 7 3856 2122,Email:
mail@sysreal.com.au,URL: http://www.sysreal.com.au

Nebulon Pty. Ltd.,Phone: +61-3-98130844,Fax: +61-3-98130144,Email:
services@nebulon.com,URL: http://www.nebulon.com

KPI Logistics Pty Ltd,Phone: (03) 6224 8779,Fax: None,Email:
info@kpi.com.au,URL: http://www.kpi.com.au

Barking Owl Pty Ltd,Phone: +61 8 9758 7992,Fax: +61 8 9758 7991,Email:
java@barkingowl.com,URL: http://barkingowl.com

Health Technologies,Phone: +61 3 9267 2251,Fax: +61 3 9267 2256,Email:
sgk@healthtech.com.au, URL: http://healthtech.com.au/index.html

Viridian Pty. Ltd.,Phone: 1800 42 43 42,Fax: 613 9699 5477,Email:
justdotit@justdotit.com.au, URL: http://www.justdotit.com.au

Zoologic Pty. Ltd.,Phone: (+61 414) 645-174,Fax: None,Email:
zoologic@ozemail.com.au,URL: http://www.zoologic.com.au

Vector 7 - Software Engineering,Phone: 61 3 9867 4921,Fax: 03 9867
4623,Email: info@vector7.com.au,URL: http://www.vector7.com.au

Multitask Consulting Pty Ltd,Phone: +61 2 9252 1462,Fax: +61 2 9252
4636,Email: multitsk@multitask.com.au,URL: http://www.multitask.com.au

Solutions Partner,Phone: +612 9223 9101,Fax: +612 85706523,Email:
info@e-vizion.com.au,URL: http://www.solutionspartner.com.au

Webdata Pty Ltd,Phone: +61 7 40541511,Fax: +61 7 40541872,Email:
info@webdata.com.au,URL: http://www.webdata.com.au

Thailand -- 2

EthnicEarth.com Holding Co. Ltd.,Phone: 662 2980202,Fax: 662
2980204,Email: shayne@ethnicearth.com,URL: http://www.ethnicearth.com

Zennex Co. Ltd.,Phone: 662-9649671,Fax: None,Email:
info@zen-nex.com,URL: http://www.zen-nex.com

Malaysia -- 2

Motionk.com,Phone: 6019-8518457,Fax: 6088-433000,Email:
contact@motionk.com,URL: http://www.motionk.com

Antah Kale Sdn Bhd,Phone: +603-27101133,Fax: +603-27101100,Email:
info@antahkale.com.my,URL: http://www.antahkale.com.my

Indonesia -- 2

Pokuz,Phone: +628129938223,Fax: None,Email: info@pokuz.net,URL:
http://www.pokuz.net

Merapi e-business solutions,Phone: +62 21 5376208,Fax: +62 21
5376209,Email: info@merapi.co.id,URL: http://www.merapi.co.id

China -- 1

Beijing Lyang Technology Co. Ltd.,Phone: 86-10-82898075,Fax:
86-10-82890218,Email: info@lyangtech.com,URL: http://www.lyangtech.com

Hong Kong -- 5

Mobile Application Limited,Phone: +852-28933422,Email:
info@mobile-application.com,URL: http://www.mobile-application.com

Portalvision.com Limited,Phone: +-852-21084907,Fax:
+-852-21084897,Email: sales@portal-vision.com,URL:
http://www.portal-vision.com

HK i-Media Limited,Phone: +852 2393 6646,Fax: +852 2393 0621,Email:
info@hki-media.com,
URL: http://www.hki-media.com

Paramount Printing Group Ltd,Phone: (852)25952302,Fax:
(852)25152527,Email: jackhui@hotmail.com,URL:
http://www.paramount.com.hk

Logicspace,Phone: (852) 2493 0793,Fax: (852) 2493 2136,Email:
info@logicspace.com,URL: http://www.logicspace.com

Taiwan -- 1

Mirl,Phone: 886-6-2918085,Fax: 886-6-2918028,Email:
810822@mirl.itri.org.tw,URL: http://www.itri.org.tw

This information is based on references [1] and [2] below.  These
directories include the same information for all Asia Pacific
countries.

3) Market info to support trend towards outsourcing
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There is a large number of publications which substantiate the trend
toward more outsourcing.  There are some Gartner Market Analysis
Reports that probably contain all the detail you need, but you would
have to pay a handsome amount for them -- see [3] and [4].

However, there is also a lot of information in the public doman which
supports the same thesis. For example, sources [5], [6], and [7], and
many others, were found by running the Google query <trends toward
outsourcing asia OR pacific "it services" -europe -america -africa>.

4) Information regarding which particular services are being
outsourced most frequently
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Gartner Reports are expensive, but browsing the research library is
free.  For currency, the best option is to browse the library of
documents currently online (i.e., archived documents are excluded). 
The numbers below indicate the number of documents in each topic, so
there are 18911 documents about "Business Management of Information
Technology" and 1693 documents about "Outsourcing".

Note: These numbers denote the total number of documents in a given
category and any sub-categories.  Some Gartner research is filed in
more than one category and some is written by more than one author, so
numbers may not always match as expected.  In addition, the number
attached to any category which has sub-categories includes the number
of documents in that parent category plus the number of documents in
the sub-categories.

These data was obtained by going to Gartner Research [8], entering the
query <information technology asia pacific>, clicking on "browse",
then selecting "browse by topic", then clicking on "+ Business
Management of Information Technology (18911)", then clicking on
"+External Service Provider Capabilities (3593)", and then clicking on
"Outsourcing (1693)", in order to see the kinds of services being
outsourced:

Browse By Topic
  Business Management of Information Technology (18911)
    Sourcing and External Service Providers (7922)
    External Service Provider Capabilities (3593)
      Outsourcing (1693)
        Applications Outsourcing (462)
        Business Process Outsourcing (281)
        Data Center Management (12)
        Data Center Outsourcing (30)
        Distributed Computing Outsourcing (189)
        Full Service Outsourcing (11)
        Information Technology Management Services (208)

So there are 462+281+12+30+189+11+208=1193 documents describing
outsourcing for specifc services.  It would seem that the services
outsourced most frequently are applications development (462/1193, or
46%), business process analysis (281/1193, or 24%), IT management
services (208/1193, or 17%), and distributed computing (189/1193, or
16%).

It is not possible to assign a valid statistical confidence level to
these results. But, given that the real data is not available -- at
least for free -- this is the best way I found to give a reasonable,
approximate answer to the 4th key question.  Hope this is acceptable.

SOURCES

[1] System Integrators Worldwide
http://industry.java.sun.com/solutions/services/worldwide/0,2331,4,00.html
Sun Microsystems, Inc., 2002

[2] System Integrators in Asia
http://industry.java.sun.com/solutions/services/by_continent/0,2332,2-4,00.html
Sun Microsystems, Inc., 2002

[3] Who Outsources What in Asia/Pacific?
Rolf Jester and Jim Lonwood, Gartner Market Analysis Report, 5
December 2002
Price: $1295

[4] Who Outsources What in Asia/Pacific? (Executive Summary)
Rolf Jester, Gartner Market Analysis Report, 11 December 2002
Price: $195

[5] Managed services struggling in 2002, By Bill Martorelli, July 1,
2002 --
ZDNet Tech Update Today, December 12, 2002.
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2872928,00.html

[6] The Changing Face Of IT, August 1, 2000 -- By Diane Rezendes
Khirallah, InformationWeek -- TechWeb Online, December 12, 2002.
http://content.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20000801S0005

[7] HCL Perot Systems: Slow and Steady, August 3, 2001.
DataQuest Online, DataQuest InfoTech Staff.
http://www.dqindia.com/content/dq_top20/101080339.asp

[8] Gartner Research Online Library as of 12 December 2002.
http://www4.gartner.com/1_researchanalysis/research_overview.html

SEARCH STRATEGY

1. Use Google to identify "system integrators" in the Asia Pacific
countries of immediate interest.
2. Use Google to identify documented corroboration that the current
trend is toward more outsourcing.  Also identified the pertinent
(though expensive) Gartner reports.
3. Use the Gartner Search to generate a hierarchy of documents related
to information technology in Asia Pacifc countries, in order to get a
feeling for the frequency distribution of IT services being
outsourced.

RESEARCH SUMMARY

The IT industry is growing in the Asia Pacific region.  One reason may
be that the internet infrastructure is now becoming available in this
part of the world.  There is already a full spectrum of companies --
internet service providers, telecommunication network providers,
system integrators, etc. -- active in the region, and many
opportunities for outsourcing and partner agreements.

Most of the outsourcing is for applications development, and therefore
software developers are in great demand.  There is abundant supply of
software development skills, keeping up with the increasing job
opportunities.  On the other hand, it is not clear to me that business
process skills are growing at the rate that will satisfy the demand. 
Since IT-induced business process re-engineering adds significant
value to IT investment, the shortage of business process skills may
become a problem in the not too distant future.  IT auditors usually
have an easy time when IT is introduced without supporting process
analysis and re-engineering.

Let me know if you have any questions, or need further clarification.

Best regards,
pelican-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by amsgreg-ga on 13 Dec 2002 18:47 PST

Hi,

Unfortunately, your response misses the mark in several ways. As
explained above, my interest is in the network management /
outsourcing work that SIs, MSPs, outsourcers, etc provide. The
companies in you list are predominantly value added resellers or
vendors of specific tools. Not many general IT service providers on
the list. There are hundreds, literally hundreds, of these types of
companies in Asia Pacific. Rather than a few hit/miss URLs, what I am
looking for is a directory of all of them. The closest thing I have
found is the Information Technology Federation (check out Singapore
Information Technology Federation) The SIFT chapter is a great
resource, but the same organizaiton in the rest of AP is not nearly as
organized. Somebody must have a current directory of general network
management outsourcers / service providers in Asia Pacific. Once
again, I need to know which companies are providing which type of
network management services and which tools they are predominantly
using to provide these services.

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Clarification of Answer by pelican-ga on 16 Dec 2002 09:57 PST

Hello,

Sorry to know you are not satisfied.  The answer provided was focused
on the four key items you provided in your last clarification:

1) Numbers of SIs in each country  
2) Some kind of directory listing 
3) Market info to support trend towards outsourcing 
4) Information regarding which particular services are being
outsourced most frequently

Let's reconsider:

1) The number of SIs in each country were found and listed.  The list
is limited to firms exclusively dedicated to SI, otherwise the list
would be in the hundreds or thousands.

If I am missing some SIs, or you can provide a definition of "SI" that
will limit the total number of companies to a reasonable number, I
would be happy to do additional work.

2) A detailed directory was provided for the SIs found, including
company name, phone number, email address, and URL.  One thing is to
do a directory for 36 companies, and another thing is to do a
directory for hundreds of companies which do other things in addition
to SI.

A directory of hundreds/thousands of companies would take many
person-weeks of work, and the price certainly would be much higher
than $150.  Please consider:

Singapore Information Technology Federation (SITF): 500+ companies
http://www.sitf.org.sg/members/members_listing.asp

Hong Kong Information Technology Federation (HKITF): 300+ companies
http://www.hkitf.org.hk/

Information Service Industry Association of R.O.C (CISA): 650
companies
http://www.cisanet.org.tw/

Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA): 370+
http://www.aiia.com.au/cgi-bin/frontframe.cgi?crumb1=Information_Library&crumb2=Member_Search&website=members

Japan Information Technology Services Industry Association (JISA): 540
companies
http://www.jisa.or.jp/en/members/corporate-list.html

Federation of Korean Information Industries (FKII): 170 companies 
http://www.fkii.or.kr/eng/engmain.htm

Association of Thai Computer Industry (ATCI): 55
http://www.atci.or.th/eng/defaultEng.html

Indonesian Telematic Software Association (ASPILUKI): 62
http://www.aspiluki.or.id/Member.asp?PageID=3

Actually, each one of the above websites includes a directory of the
member companies for each country, and these probably include all the
major players.  Some of them allow you to search the membership
database, others not.  If you contact them and inform them about your
business plans, they probably would retrieve a listing for you ...
this listing should include a profile for each company, briefly
describing what services they offer ... and you have your directory.

3) References are given to information in the public domain which
provide ample evidence of the trend toward more outsourcing activity. 
I was not able to find numerical trends, but the descriptive evidence
in the referenced publications is, I think, credible and convincing.

4) On this point, I was getting lost in a sea of minutiae.  There is
no way to get thousands of small fragments of data from different
sources (thus probably reflecting widely different data collection
methods and  assumptions) and put them together in a coherent and
meaningful fashion.

Instead, I gave you an approximation that I think is informative, even
though it cannot be validated statistically ... hoping that this might
be useful to you.

I certainly hope you will not reject the answer.  If there is a way to
gain your acceptance by a reasonable amount of additional work, please
let me know.

Sincerely,
pelican-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by amsgreg-ga on 16 Dec 2002 19:25 PST

Hi Pelican,

Ok, the directories you provided in this last message are much more on
target. My concern was that you came up with 35 odd SIs (many of which
are actually specific product vendors rather than general service
providers) when there are literally hundreds of general IT service
providers out there. I was hoping that someone had compiled a AP wide
directory, but perhaps not. Guess we will have to dig through the
country specific on line directories. (What I really wanted was an
Excel downloadable file which would enable us to search/sort on
various criteria like location, target verticals, size, etc). Such a
directory probably does exist, but is probably not available free of
charge, so the URLs you sent in the last message will suffice.

In terms of #4 "What tools IT service providers currently use to
perform IT audits", I understand that you can not research the
internal process of every SI in Asia, but you can, I bet, find a
directory or other report listing all the common IT asset tracking,
asset management, IT audit type tools available today. I can then dig
through that to look at their customer lists to figure out who is
using what.

If you can provide me with either a consolidated report or URLs to a
asset tracking tool market review, then I will accept the answer.

Thanks and best regards

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Clarification of Answer by pelican-ga on 17 Dec 2002 08:01 PST

Hello, you wrote:

"In terms of #4 "What tools IT service providers currently use to
perform IT audits", I understand that you can not research the
internal process of every SI in Asia, but you can, I bet, find a
directory or other report listing all the common IT asset tracking,
asset management, IT audit type tools available today."

Yes, this I can do.  Below are directories of IT asset tracking tools,
IT asset management tools, and IT audit tools:

**** IT Asset Tracking Tools [1]

Active Wave RFID Solutions - http://www.activewaveinc.com
Manufactures and integrates RFID solutions for tracking and locating
inventory, assets, and people.

Advanced Data Capture Corporation - http://www.adc-barcode.com
Dutch site offering data collection hardware and software. Holland.

Alexandra Associates Ltd - http://www.trackandtraceit.com
offers Track and Trace IT asset tracking software designed to work
with a variety of PDA and portable data collection devices.

Alliance Tag - http://www.alliancetag.com
Offers asset tags for property and product identification.

Alpha Barcode Technology - http://www.advancedbarcode.com
Company offers standard, custom and speciality labels. Also sells
auto-id hardware and software solutions.

ASAP Systems - http://www.asapsystems.com
Company offers complete barcode inventory solutions. Specializes in
off-the-shelf systems.

Assettrac - http://www.assettrac.co.uk
Offers custom RFID asset identification and asset management
solutions. U.K.

Assetware Technology - http://www.assetware.co.uk
Offers a suite of asset management products specializing in accounting
applications. UK.

Atlantic Bar Code Systems - http://atlanticbarcode.com/index.htm
Offers barcode systems integration and consulting. Specializes in
inventory control systems using Intellitrack software.

Barcode ID Sales - http://www.barcodebids.com
Ohio company specializes in data recognition consulting. Site also
offers barcode hardware and software.

Barcode Solutions - http://www.barcode-solutions.co.uk
Supplies barcode readers and data collection devices for product
identification and tracking. UK.

Barcode Trading Post - http://www.barcodetradingpost.com
Offers used barcode scanners and barcode printers. Also offers online
trade, and sell of used barcode scanners and printers.

Barcodes Midwest - http://www.bcmidwest.com/
Labeling service bureau specializes in pre-printed labels and forms.

BarScan - http://www.bar-scan.com/index.html
Windows-based asset management software providing flexible design and
reporting capabilities for custom data collection applications.
Designed to work with the Symbol PDT3100.

Beefive Technologies - http://www.beefive.net
French-Canadian bar code system integrator. Quebec, Canada.

Brady Corp. - http://www.bradyinventoryservices.com
Offers fixed asset tracking solutions and turn-key inventory services.

Castle Auto ID - http://www.castleautoid.co.uk/
Offers barcoding solutions for industry from real-time data collection
systems to label printing systems. UK

Codestar Electronics - http://www.codestar.com
offers static-free scanners for use in electronic assembly and
manufacturing environments.

Data Collection Specialist, Inc. - http://www.datacollections.com/
Texas-based integrator and re-seller of data collection hardware and
software.

Data Enterprises - http://www.aticts.com
Automated barcode driven tool for inventory control and tracking
system.

Databar - http://www.abarcodingsolution.com.au
Offers sales and integration of data capture, printing and software
solutions.

Densei.com - http://www.densei.com
Offers O.E.M. data collection equipment for commercial, industrial, or
retail point-of-sale applications.

Dragon Solutions - http://www.dragon-solutions.com
Offers branded barcode readers, data collection devices and software.
UK

Dynascan - http://www.dynascan.com
Offers bar code products. Specializes in sells of Handheld
Technologies and PSC.

E-Labeling, LLC - http://www.elabeling.com
Distributor of pre-printed labels and tags, software and supplies.

EIA - http://www.eia.it
Italian manufacturer of barcode related products.

Electronic Imaging Materials - http://www.eiminc.com/pageasset.htm
Specialty bar code labels for property, equipment marking, tracking
and security.

Express Barcode Labels - http://www.expresscorp.com
Offers custom bar code labels and tags for use in harsh environments.

F.A.S. - http://www.fixedassetsoftware.com
Offers asset management software solutions from Best Software, Inc.

FasseTrack - http://www.fassetrack.com
Asset management software for electronic tracking of fixed assets and
within different areas of an organization. Offers demo download.

FATS - Fixed Asset Tracking System -
http://www.comdirections.com/FATS/default.htm
Low cost, asset tracking software designed to be used with portable
data terminals.

Geneva Systems Inc - http://www.genevasystems.com/
Integrator of supply chain management and work-in-progress solutions.

Hand Held Products - http://www.handheld.com
Manufacturer of data collection devices for linear and 2D applications
including check readers, signature capture, barcode readers, and
portable data terminals.

Hardcat - http://www.hardcat.com
Offers pc-based, and palm-based asset management control software.

Houndware - http://www.houndware.com
Offers solutions to control inventory and movable assets such as
tools, parts, equipment, consumables and more - in real time.

ID Automation.com - http://www.idautomation.com/
Site offers barcoding fonts, macros, DLLs, and VB source code to
automate your applications.

Input Automation - http://www.inputautomation.com/
Provides assest tracking, order entry and inventory hardware and
software.

Intellitrack - http://www.pscnet.com/html/itwms.htm
Out-of-the-box, customizable warehouse management and asset tracking
suite.

L-Tron Computers - http://www.l-tron.com
Offers bar coding products from the industry's leading manufacturers.
Products include printers, cables, and accessories.

Labels Direct, Inc. - http://www.labelsdirect.com
Manufactures thermal labels and ribbons for use in
Datamax-Eltron-SATO-Zebra class printers.

Lockwood Technology -
http://www.lockwoodtechnology.com/asset_tracking.htm
Provides asset tracking and physical inventory software and services
worldwide using barcode and RFID technology.

Magnum Business Systems, Inc - http://www.magnumbus.com/
Provides data solutions via handheld computers, wireless LAN,
signature capture, and VOIP systems.

Micro Associates - http://www.microassociates.net/
Remarketer of barcode data collection equipment. Specializing in
equipment by Intermec and Microscan.

Microcom Corporation - http://www.microcomcorp.com
Manufacturer of direct thermal and thermal transfer printers. Offers
direct thermal and thermal transfer labels and ribbons.

Micromedia Corporation - http://www.mmcorp.net
Offers document management services and solutions.

OBI Distributors - http://www.thermalprinter.com
Sales thermal printers, printer parts and supplies.

Office Security & Safety Products -
http://www.office-security-and-safety.com
Offers office security and safety products specializing in RFID access
control and asset tracking, and biometric products.

Printronix - http://www.printronix.com/
Manufacturer of thermal bar code printers.

PSC Inc. - http://www.pscnet.com/
Leading manufacturer of bar code scanning and data collection
technologies. Also corporate site for Percon.

Pytheas - http://www.pytheas.com
Company offers Asset management software solutions. France.

Quick Label Systems - http://www.quicklabelsystems.com
Service bureau and developer of specialty color labeling solutions
utilizing thermal transfer printing technology. Quebec, Canada.

RCS - http://www.rcssoft.com
Offers browser-based software for Asset Management and Asset Tracking
appliations.

RealTime Technology Group - http://www.barcode-superstore.com
Canadian company offers tracking hardware and software solutions.

RJI Solutions - http://www.rji.cc
Consulting company provides RFID/RTLS solutions for asset tracking.

SATO America - http://www.satoamerica.com/index3.htm
Designer and manufacturer of high quality transfer barcode printers,
scanners, labels, supplies and accessories.

Scan Technology Inc. - http://www.scantec.com
Manufactures and distributes barcode, magnetic stripe card readers,
OCR readers, keyboards, and other computer peripherals.

ScanOnline - http://www.ScanOnline.com/
Data collection products, including barcode scanners, printers,
software and RF terminals.

ScanTechnology - http://www.scantechintl.com/
Integrator offers tracking solutions from Symbol, Zebra, NCR, Eltron,
PSC and Opticon.

Seareach plc - http://www.seareach.plc.uk/printing/pc_peripheral_labels.htm
Supplier of asset labels for PC and office equipment including
barcoded and tamper evident labels. UK

Seguer International, Inc. - http://www.seguer.com
Offers fixed asset inventory and tracking services. San Antonio, TX.

SM Promedia - http://www.sm-promedia.co.uk
Thermal transfer ribbons, bar coding systems, printers and services.
UK

Stoptrack - http://www.stoptrack.com
Offers anti-theft labels for business assets.

TechTrack - http://www.techtrack.com
Fixed asset management company develops and markets WiseTrack tracking
software.

Tri-State Business Systems - http://www.tri-statebussys.com
Provider of Auto Identification hardware and software for inventory
management and asset tracking.

United Electronic Services - http://www.uesonline.com
Offers refurbished bar code scanners and printers, POS systems, hand
held computers and portable data terminals, parts and accessories.

Vertex Industries - http://www.vertexinteractive.com/index.htm
Offers complete online services specializing in turnkey warehouse
management systems.

Wireless Mountain Laboratories -
http://www.wirelessmountain.com/powerlink.html
Offers RF modules to convert hand-held data collection devices into
wireless.

Wireless Network Solutions Inc - http://www.wirelessns.com
Bar code, data collection and wireless ethernet solutions.

xAssets - http://www.xassets.com
Offers web-based, customizable asset management software. UK.

Zebra Technologies Corporation - http://www.zebra.com
A manufacturer of thermal transfer bar code printers, related supplies
and label design software for bar code labeling applications.

ZoneTrader - http://www.zonetrader.com
Provides enterprise-scale asset management solutions for large
companies.

**** IT Asset Management Tools 

Affordable Business Management - http://www.expressmanagement.com
Providing managed services including document and records management,
document imaging and storage, accounts payable processing, mortgage
loan processing, outsourcing and transaction processing.

Appraisal by Request - http://www.appraisalsbyrequest.com
Online personal property appraisal services.

Aptec International, LLC - http://www.aptec-intl.com/
Provides fixed asset services and equipment.

Asset Management Resources - http://www.assetmanagementresources.com
Offers methodology, processes, procedures, systems, and tools
necessary to complete virtually any asset inventory engagement.

Asset Resale - http://www.assetresale.com/
Asset recovery and resale services.

Asset Systems, Inc. - http://www.assetsystems.com
Specializes in bar code asset management for tracking fixed assets and
maintaining product inventories.

Asset/Inventory Control - http://www.jimmybrown.net
Asset management, control, POs, reports and security.

AssetControl.com - http://www.assetcontrol.com/
Buy and sell inventory over the Internet.

Beltech Inc - http://beltechinc.com
Consultants in distribution, barcode and computer technologies.

Black Creek Consulting, Ltd. - http://www.receivership.net
A mid-Atlantic based firm specializing in receivership management.

Bluecurrent, Inc. - http://www.bluecurrent.com
Provider of services related to the management and disposition of
technology assets.

BTS Asset Management - http://www.btsmanagement.com/
Provides asset management services nationwide.

Camden Asset Management, L.P. - http://www.camdenassetmanagement.com
Risk-controlled, hedged arbitrage transactions to enhance the returns
of investors' index and cash portfolios.

Centennial Associates, Inc. - http://centennialassociates.com
Full-service solutions and products: facilities and relocation
management, design and space planning, asset management and control.

Cincinnati Business Records Management -
http://www.infomanagement.com/
Infomanagement provides offsite business records and electronic media
storage, including bar coding and document imaging-delivered daily.

Datascan Electronics, Ltd. UK - http://www.datascan.20m.com
Repair of point of sale equipment covering bar code scanners, card
readers and displays; Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.

DB Associates - http://www.dbafm.com
Helping clients to improve their profitability and their productivity
through the better management of their facilities.

Fixed Asset Manager - http://www.bestsoftware.com/famonline
A guide to fixed asset management and depreciation issues.

Fixed Asset Systems - http://www.fas-llc.com/
Solutions for fixed asset tagging, inventory consulting, barcoding and
personal property tax problems.

HotelRevMAX - Hotel Revenue Management Resource -
http://www.hotelrevmax.com
Provides crucial, time-sensitive revenue data to hotel operators and
owners, enabling sales and marketing managers, revenue managers, and
general managers to make more informed yield management decisions.

Investment Recovery Assoc. - http://www.invrecovery.org/
Experts in asset management.

Liptok Incorporated - http://www.liptok.com
Provides financial services, consulting, asset management, and
international business brokering for the IT and technology industries.

Outsource Strategy - http://www.outsourcestrategy.com/
Specializing in outsourced on-site asset management programs.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Physical Asset Management -
http://www.pwcglobal.com/pam/main/index.html
Physical asset management.

Rod Hyman Asset Services - http://www.rhas.com.au
Strategic asset managers, valuers and brokers.

Subterranean Data Storage Co. - http://www.trueevaulting.com
Fully automated computer backup without the hassles of tapes, zip
drives or floppies.

Tag & Trace Secure Asset Management - http://www.climarque.co.uk
Electronically tags assets and traces around the company, tells you
where they are, where they should be and what they're worth. UK based.

Vanguard Archives - http://www.vanguardarchives.com/
Full service Illinois records management company providing cost
effective off-site storage and manangement for business, medical, and
architectural documents; off-site backup and rotation of computer
media.

Washington Inventory Service - http://www.wisusa.com/
Customized physical inventory counts for retailers.

**** IT Audit Tools

ACL Services - http://www.acl.com/
Data analysis, audit and reporting software.(Windows and Mainframe)

AuditTools - http://www.audittools.com
Information on the use of CAATs specifically the IDEA and CaseWare
software packages, also provides training.

AuditTracker - http://www.audittracker.com/
Offers software which supports the tax audit workflow and response
process, including status tracking, risk assessment, document
retrieval, document retention, and workpaper review.

ChargeChecker - http://www.chargechecker.co.uk/
Software checks bank accounts using statements and facilities for
interest overcharges made by your bank. Includes download.

Cobra - http://www.securityauditor.net/internalaudit/
Audit and internal audit security software.

D'Arcangelo Software Services -
http://www.darcangelosoftwareservices.com/
US based audit software suppliers. Site also includes details of
technical support packages.

IDEA Scripts - http://www.kolumbus.fi/mt.mattila/
Tips in CAATs/CAATTs and Scripts for IDEA Software Users. (Parts of
site in Finnish)

InPractice Software Ltd. - http://www.inpracticesoftware.com/
Software, training and support services for smaller accountancy
practices.

ISF Business Servicess - http://members.aol.com/apaceuk/
Offers a full-featured audit planning and control environment which
provides staff management, audit planning, risk assessment and
recommendation tracking. UK firm.

Kirix - http://www.kirix.com/
Offers accounts payable recovery audit software for internal audit
departments.

PC Profile - http://www.pcprofile.com
Offers PC audit software tools which allow administrators to account
for installed programs.

Pentana - http://www.pentana.com
Suppliers of audit management software including automated financial
reporting checklists and risk management tools.

pFAAS - http://www.vigi.com/pfaas/
Developer offers software to analyze financial data with over 50
ratios. Includes FAQ and product details.

Richard B Lanza - http://www.auditsoftware.net/index3.htm
Audit and data verification software and computer assisted audit
techniques.

Risk Based Auditing Software - http://www.latchana.freeserve.co.uk/
Computer based methodology for risk based internal audits. Features
examples of the software in use and pricing.

Star Software - http://www.starccs.com/
Features random sample generator, fixed asset depreciation, loan
amortization and tracking, and materiality calculator software for
CPA's and small businesses. Demos available.

TotalAudit - http://www.totalaudit.com/
TotalAudit is the use of several logarithmic equations that search for
abnormalities in a data set.

**** You may also want to check the new directory of IT audit tools
currently in preparation at CalTech [4]

Sources:

[1] Google Directory of IT Asset
http://directory.google.com/alpha/Top/Business/Business_Services/Asset_Management/Asset_Tracking/

[2] Google Directory of IT Asset Management Tools
http://directory.google.com/alpha/Top/Business/Business_Services/Asset_Management/

[3] Google Directory of IT Audit Tools
http://directory.google.com/alpha/Top/Computers/Software/Accounting/Audit/

[4] IT Audit Tools
http://asic.caltech.edu/ITAudit/
(Click on "IT Audit's Links Page")

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Clarification of Answer by pelican-ga on 17 Dec 2002 08:04 PST

Ooops ... the title of reference [1] above should be:

[1] Google Directory of IT Asset Tracking Tools

amsgreg,
For China market, you can check out MoreRFID.com China website at
http://www.morerfid.com.cn/. It has a complete list of RFID vendors or
SIs in China. However, you have to understand Chinese or
auto-translate the page. Good luck in your research.