ITALY

Country Manager Claude Ostfeld The York Group Italy Milano, Italy Tel: +39-02-668-00-303 Fax: +39-02-668-04-501 Mobile: + 39-348-8285927 E-mail: costfeld@theyorkgroup.com

An American native, Mr. Ostfeld has lived in Italy since the early 1960's. He started his career in system development with Deloitte. For the past 20 years he has owned and operated his own software and peripherals distribution company, with specialized expertise in networking, communications and the Internet. Mr. Ostfeld has represented The York Group's interests in Italy since 1996.


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

Technology Sectors	Spending ($millions)
Hardware	13,467
Software	10,300
Services	25,178
Communications	41,856
TOTAL ICT Spend	90,801
Vertical Markets
Agriculture	325
Manufacturing	10,386
Utilities	1,472
Construction	1,161
Wholesale & Retail	9,484
Transportation & Communication	8,887
Finance & Bus. Services	13,903
Other Services	6,990
Government	19,657
Consumer	18,458
Software Piracy	49%