IBM, EDS, Fujitsu, HP and Accenture emerge as the top 5 IT services providers whilst the overall market declined in 2002

Consultant - News.com reports:: "2002 saw the first ever outright decline in revenues for the IT services market, according to research and advisory specialists Gartner. Their latest research suggests end-user spending on IT services was $536bn for the year, a 0.6% year-on-year fall. IBM, EDS, Fujitsu, HP and Accenture were the top 5 IT services providers in terms of revenue and market share, and the impact of the slowdown on these companies has been well-documented. "