IDC has revealed results of a survey evaluating Web 2.0 trends, finding that 50 percent of companies see these kinds of Internet apps as a significant business opportunity. In that vein, the company plans to conduct further surveys specifically aimed at Asian enterprise and consumers -- 8 percent of whom say these apps are a threat .

20 percent of the survey's respondents said they use video, music and file sharing services like YouTube, or peer-to-peer content delivery like BitTorrent while at work.

Said IDC Asia Pacific emerging technologies research principal Claus Mortensen, "There has been a lot of buzz surrounding Web 2.0 in the last couple of years, even to the extent that some have predicted it as the next big bubble. Whatever happens, some areas of Web 2.0 will strongly affect how companies conduct business, the way they view and treat their employees and the way the reach their customers. Our survey shows both Asian enterprises and consumers see great potential in Web 2.0 in all of those areas.”

[Via TMC.net]