Global Software: New research report available at Fast Market Research

May 3, 2010 - PRLog -- Datamonitor's Global Software industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Software industry. It includes data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope of the Report

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation
* Provides textual analysis of Global Software's recent performance and future prospects
* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
* Includes a five-year forecast of Global Software
* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics
* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume
* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market's competitive landscape

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments
* Inform your business decisions
* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials
* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

The computer software market consists of systems and application software. Systems software comprises operating systems, network and database management, development tools and programming languages, and other systems software. Application software comprises general business productivity and home use applications, cross-industry and vertical market applications, and utilities and other application software. Market value figures are assessed at manufacturer selling price (MSP), based on revenues from software sales and licenses. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2007 annual average exchange rates.

For the purpose of this report the global figure is deemed to comprise of the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

The Americas comprises Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, and the US.

Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

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Report Table of Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation I 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation II 11
CHAPTER 5 Five Forces Analysis 12
5.1 Summary 12
5.2 Buyer Power 13
5.3 Supplier Power 15
5.4 New Entrants 16
5.5 Substitutes 18
5.6 Rivalry 19
CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 20
6.1 Microsoft Corporation 20
6.2 International Business Machines Corporation 23
6.3 Oracle Corporation 27
6.4 SAP AG 31
CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 35
7.1 Market Value Forecast 35
CHAPTER 8 Appendix 36
8.1 Methodology 36
8.2 Industry Associations 37
8.3 Related Datamonitor Research 37

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Global Software Market Value: $ billion, 2005-2009(e) 9
Table 2: Global Software Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2009(e) 10
Table 3: Global Software Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2009(e) 11
Table 4: Key Facts: Microsoft Corporation 20
Table 5: Key Financials: Microsoft Corporation 22
Table 6: Key Facts: International Business Machines Corporation 23
Table 7: Key Financials: International Business Machines Corporation 26
Table 8: Key Facts: Oracle Corporation 27
Table 9: Key Financials: Oracle Corporation 30
Table 10: Key Facts: SAP AG 31
Table 11: Key Financials: SAP AG 34
Table 12: Global Software Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2009-2014 35

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