TY  - BOOK
AU  - Slaughter,Sandra A.
TI  - A Profile of the Software Industry: Emergence, Ascendance, Risks, and Rewards
SN  - 9781606496558
AV  - HD9696.63.A1 -- S626 2014 
U1  - 338.47004 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Business Expert Press
KW  - Computer software industry
KW  - software standards
KW  - software security
KW  - software product
KW  - software platforms
KW  - software piracy
KW  - software patent
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Software Basics -- Chapter 2: History of the Software Industry -- Chapter 3: Structure and Competitive Dynamics of the Software Industry -- Chapter 4: Globalization of the Software Industry -- Chapter 5: Occupations and Workforce Issues and Trends in the Software Industry -- Chapter 6: Regulation in the Software Industry -- Chapter 7: Challenges, Opportunities, and Trends in the SoftwareIndustry -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Glossary of Key Terms -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Ad Page -- Cover
N2  - Software plays a critical role in today's global informationeconomy. It runs the computers, networks, and devicesthat enable countless products and services. Softwarevaries in size from vast enterprise and communicationssystems like the enormous enterprise resource planningsystem from SAP to the tiny app Angry Birds.This book offers a profile of the software industry and thecompanies in the industry. It describes the primary productsand services produced; reviews its history; explainshow the industry is structured; discusses its economics andcompetitive environment; and examines important trendsand issues including globalization, workforce,regulation, and the emergence of new software businessmodels.Software runs the computers and networks that supportthe flow of information in the global economy, and thisbook provides a real look at the intricacies of this industry
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