UNITED KINGDOM

Country Manager Mr. Lindsay Smith The York Group (UK) PO Box 1350 Bedford MK41 5AA United Kingdom Tel: +44-1234-345049 Fax: +44-870-762-8839 Mobile: +44-7802-232-275 E-mail: info_UK@theyorkgroup.com

Mr. Smith has a strong background in finance and business consulting, with many years of board level experience in high growth, international technology companies. His background includes four years as a senior partner for KPMG in Hong Kong, Director at Structural Dynamics, and Group Finance Director for Uniplex.


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

	Spending ($millions)
Technology Sectors	UK	Ireland
Hardware	24,911	1,359
Software	25,812	1,093
Services	60,714	1,377
Communications	72,120	7,375
TOTAL ICT Spend	183,557	11,203
Vertical Markets
Agriculture	262	26
Manufacturing	13,332	2,367
Utilities	4,009	124
Construction	2,569	145
Wholesale & Retail	17,299	1,016
Transportation & Communication	20,230	875
Finance & Bus. Services	37,912	1,477
Other Services	17,639	539
Government	35,893	2,247
Consumer	33,780	2,373
Software Piracy	26%	34%