Global Web Developers Industry
The global outlook series on Web Developers provides statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers an aerial view of the global web developers industry, identifies major short to medium term market challenges, and growth drivers. Regional markets elaborated upon include United States, Germany, Australia, India and New Zealand. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 865 companies worldwide.
1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 1
Significance of Web Development1
Table 1: Number of Unique World Wide Websites (2000 & 2008) 1
Functions of Web Developers 1
Web Development: A Promising Industry1
Impact of Recession on the Market 1
e-Commerce Websites: Major Growth Driver 2
Web Development and e-Commerce2
Table 2: Leading Software Solutions for Integration into
e-Commerce Websites (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Usage
for Payment Gateway Software and Others2
Web Design: More Than Just Improved Site Appearance 2
Old Technologies Unfazed by Evolution of New Ones 2
Search Engine Optimization and Web Developers 2
Single-Site Browsers for Safe Browsing 2
2. CHALLENGES CONFRONTING THE INDUSTRY 3
The Darker Side of Technological Advancements 3
Copyright Issues 3
Ownership Issues 3
Non-Adherence to Web Development Standards by Neophyte Web
Developers 3
3. COMPETITIVE SCENARIO 4
Leading Players in Web Development Market4
Table 3: Leading Players in the Global Website Design /
Development Tools Market (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown
of Revenues for Adobe, Microsoft, IBM and Others 4
Table 4: Leading Software Tools Ranked by Percentage Share
Usage by Web Developers (2006 & 2007) 5
Table 5: Leading Servers Ranked by Percentage Share Usage by
Web Developers for Developing Online Stores (2006 & 2007)5
Select Key Players 5
Agency.com 5
Razorfish 6
USWeb 6
4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 6
Web Developers - An Insight 6
Web Development Procedure6
Large-Scale Web Development 7
Web-Application Services: An Overview7
Web Interface Development7
Back-end Versus Front-end Professionals 7
A Peep into the History 7
Technological Developments Over the Years 8
Significance of Internet Engineering Task Force in Web
Development 9
5. PRODUCT LAUNCHES9
6. MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS 19
7. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS28
A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
1. THE UNITED STATES 29
Web Development: The Growth Saga Continues 29
Table 6: Leading Online Media in the US (2006 & 2008):
Percentage Share of Consumer Usage for Search Engines, Email
Newsletter, Cable TV News Sites, Social Networking Sites,
Company Sites, and Blogs30
Leading Internet and Computer Web Development Sites in the US
(2006) 30
e-Commerce Market 30
2. EUROPE 31
e-Commerce Web Development 31
Table 7: European e-Commerce Market (2005): Percentage
Breakdown of Expenditure by Region - UK, Germany, France, and
Others 31
2A. GERMANY 31
Online Shopping Trend Boosts Demand 31
Table 8: Number of Online Customers (in Million) in Germany
for the Years 2005 and 2006 31
Table 9: Online Market in Germany (2006): Percentage Share of
Online Customers to Total Internet Users by Age Group -
30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60 & Above 32
Leading Online Shopping Websites in Germany (2006) 32
3. ASIA-PACIFIC 32
3A. AUSTRALIA32
e-Commerce Market: An Overview 32
3B. INDIA33
A Preferred Destination for Web Design and Development
Outsourcing 33
3C. NEW ZEALAND 33
Market Experiences Steady Growth 33
Table 10: Number of Registered Websites in New Zealand (2006
& 2007) 33
4. LATIN AMERICA 33
Table 11: e-Commerce Market in Latin America (2006 & 2007):
Percentage Breakdown of Revenues by Region - Brazil, Mexico,
Venezuela, Argentina, Chile and Others 33
