FRANCE

Paul Gosnell Country Manager The York Group France 11, rue Jean Jaurès Saint Germain-en-Laye France Tel: +33-1-306-10185 Fax: + 33-1-397-38819 E-mail: pgosnell@theyorkgroup.com

Mr. Gosnell is a British university-educated UK national, but he has lived in France since 1980. Prior to joining TYG in 1993, he spent a total of 12 years as an IT consultant with Touche Ross, Andersen Consulting, and Cap Gemini. His responsibilities included managing projects involving a wide range of platforms.


Regional Spending on Information and Communications Technology
(Data provided by WITSA)

Technology Sectors	Spending ($millions)
Hardware	20,975
Software	20,295
Services	57,516
Communications	64,008
TOTAL ICT Spend	162,794
Vertical Markets
Agriculture	597
Manufacturing	17,092
Utilities	2,458
Construction	1,753
Wholesale & Retail	11,557
Transportation & Communication	13,918
Finance & Bus. Services	31,383
Other Services	9,622
Government	46,481
Consumer	27,715
Software Piracy	42%