A profile of the software industry : emergence, ascendance, risks, and rewards / Sandra A. Slaughter.
Slaughter, Sandra A., author.
2014
HD9696.63.A1 S626 2014
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Title A profile of the software industry : emergence, ascendance, risks, and rewards / Sandra A. Slaughter.
Author Slaughter, Sandra A., author.
Edition First edition.
ISBN 9781606496541 paperback
9781606496558 (electronic bk.)
Published New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2014.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xv, 276 pages)
Call Number HD9696.63.A1 S626 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification 005
Summary Software plays a critical role in today's global information economy. It runs the computers, networks, and devices that enable countless products and services. Software varies in size from vast enterprise and communications systems like SAP's enterprise resource planning system with hundreds of millions of lines of code to tiny apps like Angry Birds that run on mobile phones. Companies in the software industry produce and sell software products and related services. The industry is intensely competitive and has undergone a dramatic transformation from its roots in a handful of computer hardware mainframe producers in the 1960s to numerous large and small software companies today. Understanding how the software industry works and how the industry is evolving are important. Since software runs the computers and networks that support the flow of information in the global economy, the software industry also affects companies in all other industries that use these products and services for their own competitive advantage. This book offers a profile of the software industry and the companies in the industry. It describes the primary products and services produced in the industry; reviews the history of the industry; explains how the industry is structured; discusses its economics and competitive environment; and examines important trends and issues including globalization, workforce, regulation, and the emergence of new software business models.
Note Part of: 2014 digital library.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-268) and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Title from PDF title page (viewed on August 21, 2014).
Series Industry profiles collection. 2331-0073
2014 digital library.
Available in Other Form Print version: 9781606496541
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Software basics
History of the software industry
Structure and competitive dynamics of the software industry
Globalization of the software industry
Occupations and workforce issues and trends in the software industry
Regulation in the software industry
Challenges, opportunities, and trends in the software industry
Suggestions for further reading
Glossary of key terms
Notes
References
Index.

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