As organizations throughout the world are becoming increasingly dispersed, their reliance on solutions that promote online collaboration and web conferencing continues to grow, helping to drive demand within these industries.

According to a study on Asia Pacific online collaboration services released by Wainhouse Research, the use of video conferencing and web conferencing services is growing at a rapid pace in the Asia Pacific market.

Key findings of this study include the growth of audio and video conferencing, which grew to 50 percent in 2007 and is expected to continue at over 20 percent year-over-year for the next four years; Web conferencing is poised to grow, but has not yet found wide-spread adoption; India has seen substantial growth in awareness of video conferencing technologies, while China still has only started to enter the market; and green initiatives and travel costs do not factor into usage in Asia as much as it recently has in Europe and North America, yet geographic disparity and the need for personal productivity are the strongest drivers.

This study includes the review and forecast of six local markets, including Australia/New Zealand, Japan, China Country Group, South East Asia Country Group, India and Korea. In the study, each market is sized and forecast by service type and a review of 50 different online collaboration service providers operating in the market is offered.