Forrester provides annual forecasts for IT market spending, including the software market for Europe and North America. As Germany is an important market for middleware and integration software, we reviewed our predictions for 2008 in more detail and provide guidance for vendors planning their last and most important quarter of the year. This report explores a number of special challenges for global vendors in Germany and suggests that global vendors should make an ongoing commitment to their local organizations. Finally, detailed numbers will help vendor strategists benchmark their global performance against their local success in Germany.