Global Web Developers Industry

• Publication date: January 2012

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 among others. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-find...

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 among others. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 696 companies worldwide.

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1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 1
Significance of Web Development 1
Number of Unique World Wide Websites (2000 & 2010) 1
Functions of Web Developers 2
Competition Bucks Up as Clients Become More Knowledgeable 2
Impact of Recession on the Market 2
Web Conferencing Services Market Booms Despite Recession 3
Top Web Development Trends for the Near Future 3
e-Commerce Websites: Major Growth Driver 3
Web Development and e-Commerce 4
Table 1: Leading Software Solutions for Integration into
e-Commerce Websites (2010): Percentage Breakdown of Usage
for Payment Gateway Software and Others 4

Table 2: World Web Content Management Market (2011 & 2015):
Percentage Breakdown of Sales by Region - North America,
Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World 5
Few Hot E-Commerce Trends of 2010 5
Old Technologies Unfazed by Evolution of New Ones 6
Search Engine Optimization and Web Developers 6
Single-Site Browsers for Safe Browsing 6
Web Hosting Trends 7
Table 3: Global Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Web Hosting Marekt by Geographic Region - US and Rest of
World Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in
US$ Millions for Years 2010 through 2015 7
Cloud IaaS - The Future of Web Hosting 7
Key Statistics 8
Table 4: Number of Traditional Web Hosting Services in Select
Countries (2011) 8
Top Web Hosting Companies across Countries (2010) 9
Table 5: Global Leading Web-Hosting Service Providers (2010):
Percentage Breakdown of Market Share by Companies -
wildwestdomains.com, enom.com, networksolutions.com,
oneandone.com, yahoo.com, sedoparking.com, register.com,
dsredirection.com, domaindeluxe.com, fabulous.com and others 10
Businesses Harness the Power of Websites for Enhancing Sales 10
Mobile Web Application Development Market - An Emerging
Opportunity 10

2. CHALLENGES CONFRONTING THE INDUSTRY 11
The Darker Side of Technological Advancements 11
Copyright Issues 11
Ownership Issues 11
Large Developers Gradually Wash Out ‘One Man Businesses’ 12
Non-Adherence to Web Development Standards by Neophyate Web
Developers 12

3. COMPETITIVE SCENARIO 13
Leading Players in Web Development Market 13
Table 6: Leading Players in the Global Website Design /
Development Tools Market (2009 & 2010): Percentage Breakdown
of Revenues for Adobe, Microsoft, IBM and Others 13

4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 14
Web Developers - An Insight 14
Web Development Procedure 14
Large-Scale Web Development 15
Web-Application Services: An Overview 15
Web Interface Development 15
Back-end Versus Front-end Professionals 15
A Peep into the History 15
Technological Developments Over the Years 16
Significance of Internet Engineering Task Force in Web
Development 17

5. PRODUCT LAUNCHES 18

6. MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS 38

7. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 46


A REGIONAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 48

1. THE UNITED STATES 48
Web Development: The Growth Saga Continues 48
Table 7: Leading Online Media in the US (2008 & 2010):
Percentage Share of Consumer Usage for Search Engines, Email
Newsletter, Cable TV News Sites, Social Networking Sites,
Company Sites, and Blogs 48
e-Commerce Market 48
Web Hosting in North America - A Market Snapshot 49
Table 8: Leading Web-Hosting Service Providers in the US
(2010): Percentage Breakdown of Market Share by Companies -
wildwestdomains.com, enom.com, networksolutions.com,
oneandone.com, yahoo.com, dsredirection.com, register.com,
cashparking.com, hostgator.com, bluehost.com and others 49

2. EUROPE 50
e-Commerce Web Development 50
Table 9: European e-Commerce Market (2010): Percentage
Breakdown of Expenditure by Region - UK, Germany, France, and
Others 50

2a. GERMANY 51
Online Shopping Trend Boosts Demand 51
Table 10: Number of Online Customers (in Million) in Germany
for the Years 2009 and 2010 51

Table 11: Online Market in Germany (2010): Percentage Share
of Online Customers to Total Internet Users by Age Group -
30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60 & Above 51

3. ASIA-PACIFIC 52

3a. AUSTRALIA 52
e-Commerce Market: An Overview 52

3b. INDIA 52
A Preferred Destination for Web Design and Development
Outsourcing 52

3c. NEW ZEALAND 52

4. LATIN AMERICA 53
Table 12: e-Commerce Market in Latin America (2007 & 2010):
Percentage Breakdown of Revenues by Region - Brazil, Mexico,
Venezuela, Argentina, Chile and Others 53


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