IDC has acquired ETBS, an IT benchmarking and assessment firm that offers extensive price, service, and cost data in over 45 countries. IDC's acquisition of ETBS adds a highly regarded benchmarking methodology into its already established and growing IT metrics product portfolio. The addition of ETBS's capabilities will provide IDC clients with high value data via an advanced market pricing model (MPM) and integration with IDC's existing sourcing and pricing tools.