Software in the United States

Introduction

Software in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the United States software market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

*The computer software market consists of systems and application software. Systems software comprises operating systems, network and database management, and other systems software. Application software comprises general business productivity and home use applications, cross-industry and vertical market applications, 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 2011 annual average exchange rates.

*The US software market had total revenues of $108.7 billion in 2011, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.3% between 2007 and 2011.

*The network and database management segment was the market's most lucrative in 2011, with total revenues of $26.6 billion, equivalent to 24.5% of the market's overall value.

*The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 6.1% for the five-year period 2011 - 2016, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $146.4 billion by the end of 2016.

Features

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the United States economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the United States software market by value in 2011?

What will be the size of the United States software market in 2016?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United States software market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

Software And Consulting Industry in the United States

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary 2
Market value 2
Market value forecast 2
Category segmentation 2
Geography segmentation 2
Market rivalry 2
Market Overview 7
Market definition 7
Market analysis 7
Market Data 8
Market value 8
Market Segmentation 9
Category segmentation 9
Geography segmentation 10
Market Outlook 11
Market value forecast 11
Five Forces Analysis 12
Summary 12
Buyer power 13
Supplier power 14
New entrants 15
Threat of substitutes 16
Degree of rivalry 17
Leading Companies 18
Hewlett-Packard Company 18
International Business Machines Corporation 22
Microsoft Corporation 26
Oracle Corporation 29
Macroeconomic Indicators 33
Country Data 33
Appendix 35
Methodology 35
Industry associations 36
Related MarketLine research 36

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United States software market value: $ billion, 2007–11 8
Table 2: United States software market category segmentation: $ billion, 2011 9
Table 3: United States software market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 10
Table 4: United States software market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 11
Table 5: Hewlett-Packard Company: key facts 18
Table 6: Hewlett-Packard Company: key financials ($) 20
Table 7: Hewlett-Packard Company: key financial ratios 20
Table 8: International Business Machines Corporation: key facts 22
Table 9: International Business Machines Corporation: key financials ($) 23
Table 10: International Business Machines Corporation: key financial ratios 24
Table 11: Microsoft Corporation: key facts 26
Table 12: Microsoft Corporation: key financials ($) 27
Table 13: Microsoft Corporation: key financial ratios 27
Table 14: Oracle Corporation: key facts 29
Table 15: Oracle Corporation: key financials ($) 30
Table 16: Oracle Corporation: key financial ratios 31
Table 17: United States size of population (million), 2007–11 33
Table 18: United States gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2007–11 33
Table 19: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2007–11 33
Table 20: United States inflation, 2007–11 34
Table 21: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2007–11 34
Table 22: United States exchange rate, 2007–11 34

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United States software market value: $ billion, 2007–11 8
Figure 2: United States software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 9
Figure 3: United States software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 10
Figure 4: United States software market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 11
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the software market in the United States, 2011 12
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the software market in the United States, 2011 13
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the software market in the United States, 2011 14
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the software market in the United States, 2011 15
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the software market in the United States, 2011 16
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the software market in the United States, 2011 17
Figure 11: Hewlett-Packard Company: revenues & profitability 21
Figure 12: Hewlett-Packard Company: assets & liabilities 21
Figure 13: International Business Machines Corporation: revenues & profitability 24
Figure 14: International Business Machines Corporation: assets & liabilities 25
Figure 15: Microsoft Corporation: revenues & profitability 28
Figure 16: Microsoft Corporation: assets & liabilities 28
Figure 17: Oracle Corporation: revenues & profitability 31
Figure 18: Oracle Corporation: assets & liabilities 32