World Software (IT) Market Brief
The global outlook series on Software provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The research paper offers a bird’s eye view of the software industry, together with exclusive abstracted coverage on Business Application Software, Embedded software, Bioinformatics, Worldwide Web Analytics Software, Cross-Industry Security Software, Internet Security Software, Interactive Entertainment Software, Knowledge Management Software, PKI software, and CAD Software. Outlook on the industry is briefly synopsized to provide reader the essence of industry’s future potential. Also provided is a recapitulation of recent mergers, acquisitions, and other noteworthy strategic corporate developments. The US market annotated with 30 information rich market data tables presents and gauges revenue generating potential of software makers/software distributors, sales of software in select market segments, and consumer behavioral patterns (factors influencing purchasing decisions, consumer preference, demographic breakup, and usage patterns, among others). Other regional markets briefly summarized include Canada, Mexico, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, China, India, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Brazil, Chile Colombia, and Middle East, among others. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 996 companies worldwide.
SOFTWARE GOS-035
A GLOBAL OUTLOOK, SEPTEMBER 2008
CONTENTS
1. Overview 1
2. Classification 1
3. Software Services 2
4. Software Piracy 2
Table 1: Global Software Piracy by Region: For the year 2005
in Terms of Piracy Rates and the Losses Incurred 2
5. Hacking - A Major Concern 2
6. Market Trends 3
Linux - Pioneering Open-Source Movement 3
Intensifying Consolidation 3
Internet - A Boon to the Software industry 3
7. Hardware Trends Affecting Software Prices 3
8. Identity Management Software 3
Identity Management Market - Marching Ahead 3
Consolidation Trend Intensifies 4
Table 2: World Market for Identity Management Software by
Product Segment - Authorization, Authentication and
Administration Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Revenues Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 4
Market Drivers 5
Regulatory Compliance 5
Increasing Priority for Security 5
Versatile Products 5
Growth in Web Services 5
Focus on ROI 5
Competitive Scenario 5
Table 3: Global Authentication Market Share by Vendor: 2005 &
2006 6
Table 4: Global Access Management Market by Vendor: 2005 &
2006 6
Table 5: Global Administration Market Share by Vendor: 2005 &
2006 7
9. Information Security Software 7
The Importance of Information Security: A Curtain Raiser 7
Security Products & Services 8
Market Basics & Structure 8
End-Use Markets 8
Table 6: Worldwide Information Security Market (2005):
Percentage Breakdown of Spending by End Use Industries for
Finance, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Services, Public
Sector, and Others 8
Table 7: World Market for Information Security Software by
Product Segment - Identity & Access Management, Secure
Content Management, Intrusion Detection/ Prevention,
Security & Vulnerability Management, Firewall/ VPN and Other
Security Software Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 9
Enterprise Resource Planning Software Market 9
Table 8: Worldwide Enterprise Resource Planning Market
(2006): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for SAP, Oracle,
Sage Group, Microsoft, Infor and Others 9
Business Intelligence Software Market 10
Table 9: Global Business Intelligence Software Market (2006):
Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Business Objects,
SAS, Microsoft, Hyperion, Oracle and Others 10
Business Process Management Software Market 10
10. Mergers and Acquisitions 10
11. Strategic Corporate Developments 36
12. Product Launches 39
13. Business Application Software 41
Collaborative Computing - A Unified Approach 41
Table 10: Global Collaborative Business Software Revenue by
Application: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008
in Millions of US$ for Integrated Environments Team
Environments, Conferencing Applications, and Messaging
Applications 42
Table 11: Global Market for Network Security Appliances and
Software Revenue (2005): Percentage Breakdown by Category -
Integrated Security Appliances & Software, IDS/IPS, and
Gateway 42
Table 12: Global Market for Integrated Security Appliances &
Software Revenue (2005): Percentage Breakdown by Region -
Asia Pacific, CALA, EMEA, and North America 42
Table 13: Deployment of Microsoft Office by End Users
Worldwide (2005): Percentage Breakdown by Version - Office
97, Office 2000, Office 2003, Office XP, and Other 43
Enterprise Resource Planning 43
CRM Software and Services 43
eCRM 43
Table 14: eCRM Application License Value Sales in the Global
Market: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in
Billions of US$ 44
14. Embedded Software 44
Table 15: Global Storage Software Market (2006): Percentage
Share of Value Sales by Leading Vendors - CA, EMC,
Hewlett-Packard, IBM, NetApp, Symantec, and Others 45
Table 16: Global Mobile Operating System Software (2006):
Percentage Share by Leading Vendors - Access/PalmSource,
Microsoft, RIM BlackBerry, Symbian, and Others 45
Table 17: Global Local Area Network Servers (2005):
Percentage Share by Vendors - Dell, Fujitu/Fujitsu Siemens,
Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Sun Microsystems, and Others 45
15. Bioinformatics 46
Overview 46
Industry Structure 46
Emerging Clinical Genomics Industry 46
Driving Forces of Bio-IT 46
Bioinformatics: Crucial for New Drug Development 47
Venture Capital and Bioinformatics 47
Branches Associated with Bioinformatics 47
Components of Bioinformatics 47
Software 47
Hardware 48
Biocontent 48
Industry Challenges 48
Key Players 48
Table 18: Leading Database Content Providers in the US:
Percentage Breakdown by Sales for Incyte Genomics, Celera
Genomics, Gene Logic and Others 48
IT Companies Eye Bioinformatics Ventures 49
Table 19: Global Bioinformatics Technology Sales Estimate:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Millions of
US$ 49
16. Business Intelligence Software 49
Table 20: Global Business Intelligence Software Tools’ Sales
by Category: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008
in Millions of US$ for End-User Query and Reporting, Online
Analytical Processing (OLAP), Data Mining, Packaged Data
Marts, and Executive Information Systems (EIS) 49
17. World Wide Web Analytics Software 50
Table 21: World Wide Web Analytics Software Value Sales in
the Global Market: Annual Estimates for the year 2003 through
2008in Millions of US$ 50
18. Cross-Industry Security Software 50
Table 22: Global Security Software Market (2005): Percentage
Share of Revenues for Leading Players - CA, IBM, McAfee,
Symantec, Trend Micro, and Others 51
Table 23: Global Sales of Cross-Industry Security Software:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of
US$ 51
19. Internet Security Software 51
Market Scenario 52
Industry Challenges 52
Anti-Virus Software - An Ever Demanded Product 52
Antivirus guards computer systems against several types of
damaging elements including 52
Viruses exist in several forms such as 52
Table 24: Leading Anti-Virus Software Vendors in the Global
Market: 2005 Percentage Market Share for Network
Associates/McAffee, Symantec/ Veritas, Computer Associates
Int., and Trend Micro 53
Hardware Security Appliances 53
End-Use Markets 53
20. Interactive Entertainment Software 54
Video Game Market to Record Strong Growth 54
Table 25: Worldwide Sales of Electronic Interactive Game
Software: Annual Market Estimates for2003 through 2008 in
Billions of US$ for Electronic Game Consoles and Personal
Computers 54
21. Knowledge Management Software 54
Table 26: Sales of Knowledge Management Software in the
Global Market: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through
2008 in Billions of US$ 55
22. PKI Software 55
PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) 55
Table 27: Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI) Software Value
Sales in the Global Market: Annual Market Estimates for
2003 through 2008 in Millions of US$ 56
Table 28: Global Revenues of Public Key Infrastructure
Software Products and Certificate Authority Services: Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Millions of US$ 56
23. Research and Development 57
24. CAD Software 57
Table 29: Global CAD Software Sales by Sectors: Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of US$
for PLM, Mechanical CAD/CAM, Virtual Prototyping and
Simulation, Systems Performance Modeling, and Structural
Analysis 58
25. Outlook 58
26. A North American Perspective 58
Overview 58
Table 30: Software Solutions Usage by Category in North
America: 2005 Survey Percentage Breakdown for Accounting,
Security, Custom Applications, Server Suites, and Computer
Technology/Voice/ Fax/Data 59
Table 31: PC Software Market in North America (2006):
Percentage Share of PC Gaming Modes by Player Type - Single
Player, Multi-Player 59
Table 32: PC Software Market in North America (2006): PC
Gaming Modes by Hours Played Per Week 59
Table 33: Solution Providers' Server/Client Choice of
Operating Systems in North America: 2005 Percentage for
Windows NT Server, Windows 3.x/95/98, Windows NT Workstation,
Windows2000, and Novell NetWare/Intranet Ware 60
e-Mail Software 60
Table 34: Principal Factors Affecting Installation of
Web/E-mail Monitoring in Organizations 60
Table 35: Enterprise e-mail Software Users in North America:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008in Millions 60
e-Banking Software 61
Table 36: E-Banking Software Expenditure Incurred by Banks in
North America: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008
in Millions of US$ 61
26a. United States 61
Overview 61
Table 37: US Software Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of
Software Development by Operating System - Microsoft, Linux
and Other 62
Table 38: US Software Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of
Value Sales by Platform - 128-bit, 256-bit, handheld and PC 62
Table 39: Decisions Influencing the Purchase of Software in
the US: 2005 Percentage Share of Students’ Decision, Students
and Parents’ Decision, and Parents’ Decision 62
Table 40: Software Products’ Purchasing Participation by
College Students in the US: 2005 Percentage Breakdown for
Music CDs and Tapes, Videos/DVDs and Videogames 63
Table 41: Access of Computer Software Manufacturer Websites
Among the US Internet Users At-Work and At-Home (2005):
Percentage Active Reach for Select Companies 63
Table 42: Demographic Structure of the US At-Work and
At-Home Internet Users Visiting Computer Software
Manufacturer Websites (2005): Percentage Breakdown by Gender 63
Table 43: Demographic Structure of the US At-Work and
At-Home Internet Users Visiting Computer Software
Manufacturer Websites (2005): Percentage Breakdown by Age
Group 64
Core Application Software and Services 64
Table 44: Databases Running Oracle and Non-Oracle in the US:
2006 Survey Percentage for Select Items 64
Table 45: Development Tools in Use in the US: 2006 Survey
Percentage for Select Items 65
Table 46: Operating Systems Running in Oracle Shops in the
US: 2006 Survey Percentage 65
Table 47: Languages in Use in the US: 2006 Survey Percentage
for Select Items 66
Table 48: BI/Analysis Tools in Use in the US: 2006 Survey
Percentage for Select Items 66
Table 49: Application Servers in the US: 2006 Survey
Percentage for Select Items 67
Entertainment Software 67
Table 50: Consumer Expenditure for Entertainment- Software
Segment in the US: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through
2008 in Billions of US$ for Videogames, and Internet Content 67
Table 51: Survey of Consumer Preference in Purchasing
Entertainment Software Brand through Discount Stores or
Superstores in the US: 2005 Percentage Breakdown 68
Electronic Games Software 68
Table 52: Electronic Video Game Software Sales in the US:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of
US$ for Video Game Software 68
Video Game Software 68
Gaming - An Introduction 68
Table 53: Volume Sales of Video Game Software in the US:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Millions
Units 69
Enterprise Portal Software 69
Table 54: Enterprise Portal Software Revenues in the US:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of
US$ 70
Enterprise e-Mail 70
Table 55: Percentage Preference of Leading Enterprise e-mail
Applications of Federal Employees in the US: 2005 for
Microsoft Exchange Server, Novell GroupWise, Lotus cc: Mail,
Lotus Notes, Microsoft Mail Server, and Others 70
Table 56: Survey of Users choosing Enterprise e-mail
Software and Groupware on a Scale of 1-100 Preference in the
US: 2005 Features by Security, User interface, Software
platforms, Client platforms, SMTP and MIME features, and
Others 71
Mail-Center software 71
Table 57: Mail-Center Software Activities by Professionals in
the US: 2005 Percentage Breakdown for Chargeback, Track Mail,
Track Expenses, and Clean Addresses 72
Enterprise Applications 72
Table 58: Enterprise Application Suites in Use in the US:
2006 Survey Percentage for Select Items 73
Table 59: Enterprise Applications’ Value Sales in the US:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 08 in Billions of
US$ for e-Commerce, Customer Relationship Management (CRM),
Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Core Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) 73
Table 60: Enterprise Application Revenue by Type in the US:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in US$ Million
for Enterprise Resource Planning, E-Business Relationship
Management, Other Hosted Business Applications, Trading
Exchanges, Small Business Hosted Applications, and
Supply-Chain Management 74
Electronic Design Automation 74
Application Service Providers 74
Table 61: Applications Service Provider Sales by Category in
the US: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in
Millions of US$ for Enterprise Application Hosting,
E-commerce and Business-Process Outsourcing 75
Intrusion Detection Systems 75
Table 62: Network Intrusion Detection Software by Leading
Manufacturers in the US: 2005 Percentage Market Shares for
Cisco, Internet Security Systems, Axent, Intrusion.com, and
Network Ice 76
Table 63: Various Security Breaches Experienced in the US:
2005 Survey Percentage 76
Table 64: Tools and Procedures used by Companies in the US
for Protecting IT Network: 2005 Survey Percentage 76
Library Automation Systems 77
Page-layout Software 77
Table 65: Page-layout Software Usage By Design Departments
in the US: 2005 Percentage Market Share for QuarkXpress,
Adobe PageMaker, and Adobe InDesign 77
Data Replication Software 77
Table 66: Data Replication Software Sales in the US: Annual:
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of US$ 78
Outlook 78
26b. Canada 78
Overview 78
KMS - The Most Promising Market 78
NAFTA - Impact on Software 78
26c. Mexico 79
Overview 79
27. A European Perspective 79
27a. Estonia 79
Overview 79
High Dependence on Imports 79
Market Forecast 79
27b. Finland 79
Overview 79
Opportunities Galore for the US Companies 80
27c. France 80
Overview 80
Networking Software 80
PC Business Software 81
Productivity Software 81
ERP 81
CRM 81
Multimedia Software 81
Security Concerns 81
Software Piracy 81
Competitive Scenario 81
27d. Germany 82
Overview 82
Market Trends 82
Banking Software 82
Security Software 83
Table 67: Various Security Breaches Experienced in Germany:
2005 Survey Percentage 83
Table 68: Tools and Procedures Used by Companies in Germany
to Protect IT Networks: 2005 Survey Percentage 83
27e. Greece 84
Overview 84
Internet and the Impact 84
Growth Opportunities 84
27f. Italy 84
Overview 84
Application Software 84
Security Software 85
e-Commerce Software 85
Systems Software 85
Market Trends 85
Growth Prospects 85
27g. Slovakia 86
Overview 86
27h. Spain 86
Overview 86
Software Piracy 86
Spanish Logistics Software 86
Networking Equipment and Software Market 86
Information and Communications Technology Market 86
Video Game Software 87
27i. Switzerland 87
Overview 87
27j. The Netherlands 87
Overview 87
Online Gaming - The Most Happening Market 87
27k. United Kingdom 88
Overview 88
Market Trends 88
28. Asia-Pacific 88
28a. China 88
Overview 88
Market Trends and Influencing Factors 88
Market Statistics 89
Table 69: China Software Outsourcing (Offshore Development)
Market for 2005: Customer Market Structure of Chinese
Software Outsourcing Service in Billion RMB 89
Table 70: China Software Outsourcing (Offshore Development)
Market for 2005: Provider Market of the Chinese Software
Outsourcing Service in Billion RMB 90
28b. India 90
Overview 90
Geographical Distribution of Indian Software Exports 90
Market Verticals 91
Unexplored Markets for Indian Software Vendors 91
Security Software Market 91
Table 71: Indian Security Software Market (2007): Percentage
Breakdown of Market Size (Value) by Segment - Firewall,
Virtual Private Networks and Antivirus, Access &
Authorization Products and Intrusion Detection & Other
Software Accounting 91
Outlook 92
28c. Korea 92
Overview 92
28d. Malaysia 92
Overview 92
Table 72: Malaysia Software Market (2005): Percentage Share
by Category - Application Development &Deployment Software,
System Infrastructure Software, and Applications 93
28e. New Zealand 93
Overview 93
28f. Taiwan 93
Overview 93
Entry into WTO - The Impact 93
Growth Drivers 94
28g. Thailand 94
Overview 94
28h. Singapore 94
Overview 94
Market Trends 94
28i. Uzbekistan 95
Overview 95
29. A Latin American Perspective 95
29a. Brazil 95
Overview 95
29b. Chile 95
Investments for the Enhancement of Software 95
Software Piracy 95
29c. Colombia 96
Overview 96
Piracy - The Major Threat 96
Trends 96
30. A Middle East Perspective 96
Overview 96
Software Implementation - Key Factors 96
Table 73: Middle East Business Software Market (2006):
Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for SAP, Oracle, Sage
Group, Microsoft, Infor and Others 97
Outlook 97
GLOBAL DIRECTORY
