A Profile of the Software Industry : Emergence, Ascendance, Risks, and Rewards.

By:

Slaughter, Sandra A

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781606496558

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Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: A Profile of the Software IndustryDDC classification:

338.47004

LOC classification:

HD9696.63.A1 -- S626 2014

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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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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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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