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Computer Software Market Report 2008
Key Note Publications Ltd, Aug 2008, Pages: 118

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Executive Summary

1. Market Definition
REPORT COVERAGE
Software Licensing
MARKET SECTORS
Business Software
Systems Software
Application Software
Leisure and Entertainment Software
MARKET TRENDS
E-Business
Activity by Trade Associations
Grid Computing and Virtualisation
Software as a Service
Open-Source Software
ECONOMIC TRENDS
Gross Domestic Product
Table 1: UK Gross Domestic Product at Current and Annual Chain-Linked Prices (£m), 2003-2007
Population
Table 2: UK Resident Population Estimates by Sex (000), Mid-Years 2003-2007
Inflation
Table 3: UK Rate of Inflation (%), 2003-2007
Unemployment
Table 4: Actual Number of Unemployed Persons in the UK (million), 2003-2007
Household Disposable Income
Table 5: UK Household Disposable Income per Capita (£), 2003-2007
MARKET POSITION
The UK
Table 6: Computer Software's Share of UK Expenditure on Information and Communication Technology (%), 2003-2007
Overseas

2. Market Size
THE TOTAL MARKET
Table 7: The Total UK Market for Computer Software by Value at Final Selling Prices (£m), 2003-2007
Figure 1: The Total UK Market for Computer Software by Value at Final Selling Prices (£m), 2003-2007
BY MARKET SECTOR
Business Software
Table 8: The UK Market for Business Software by Sector by Value at Final Selling Prices (£m and %), 2003-2007
Market Shares
Leisure and Entertainment Software
Table 9: The UK Market for Leisure and Entertainment Software by Value at Final Selling Prices (£m and %), 2003-2007
Market Shares

3. Industry Background
RECENT HISTORY
NUMBER OF COMPANIES
Table 10: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Publishing of Software by Turnover Sizeband (£000, number and %), 2007
Table 11: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Publishing of Software by Age of Business (years, number and %), 2007
EMPLOYMENT
Table 12: Number of UK VAT-Based Local Units Engaged in the Publishing of Software by Employment Sizeband (number and %), 2007
Table 13: Employment in the UK Computer Market and Related Industries† by Sex and Type of Contract (000 and %), December 2006 and 2007
Table 14: Employment in the UK Computer Market and Related Industries† (000), December 2003-2007
REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE
Table 15: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Publishing of Software by Government Office Region (number and %), 2007
DISTRIBUTION
Business Software
Leisure and Entertainment Software
HOW ROBUST IS THE MARKET?
LEGISLATION
Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
IT Standards and Codes of Practice
AccredIT UK
Compliance Legislation
KEY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
British Computer Society
Business Application Software Developers Association
Business Software Alliance
EICTA
ELSPA
Federation Against Software Theft
Intellect
Interactive Gaming UK
National Computing Centre
Society of Information Technology Management
Tiga
Other Organisations

4. Competitor Analysis
THE MARKETPLACE
MARKET LEADERS
Business Software
BMC Software Ltd
Company Structure
Current and Future Developments
Financial Results
CA PLC
Company Structure
Current and Future Developments
Financial Results
Hewlett-Packard Ltd
Company Structure
Current and Future Developments
Financial Results
IBM United Kingdom Ltd
Company Structure
Current and Future Developments
Financial Results
Kaspersky Lab UK Ltd
Company Structure
Current and Future Developments
Financial Results
McAfee International Ltd
Company Structure
Current and Future Developments
Financial Results
Microsoft Ltd
Company Structure
Current and Future Developments
Financial Results
Misys PLC
Company Structure
Current and Future Developments
Financial Results
Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
Company Structure
Current and Future Developments
Financial Results
The Sage Group PLC
Company Structure
Current and Future Developments
Financial Results
SAP (UK) Ltd
Company Structure
Current and Future Developments
Financial Results
SAS Institute Ltd
Company Structure
Current and Future Developments
Financial Results
Symantec (UK) Ltd
Company Structure
Current and Future Developments
Financial Results
Other Companies
Adobe Systems Europe Ltd
Atos Origin
EMC Computer Systems (UK) Ltd
Fujitsu Services Holdings PLC
Logica PLC
RM PLC
Unisys Ltd
Leisure and Entertainment Software
Activision UK Ltd
Financial Results
Atari United Kingdom Ltd
Financial Results
Codemasters Group Ltd
Financial Results
Eidos Interactive Ltd
Financial Results
Electronic Arts (UK) Ltd
Financial Results
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH
Financial Results
Microsoft Ltd
Nintendo of Europe GmbH
Financial Results
SEGA Europe Ltd
Financial Results
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd
Financial Results
Take Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd
Financial Results
THQ (Holdings) Ltd
Financial Results
Ubisoft Ltd
Financial Results
Vivendi Games (UK) Ltd
Financial Results
OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS
MARKETING ACTIVITY
Main Media Advertising Expenditure
Table 16: Main Media Advertising Expenditure on Computer Software by Sector and Type of Software (£000 and %), Year Ending December 2007
Exhibitions and Trade Shows
CeBIT
Other Exhibitions

5. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
STRENGTHS
WEAKNESSES
OPPORTUNITIES
THREATS

6. Buying Behaviour
BUSINESS SOFTWARE
Computer-Services Industry
Financial-Services Industry
The Public Sector
Retail Industry
Communications Industry
LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE
Table 17: Those Who Use the Home PC/Laptop Mainly for Games by Sex, Age, Social Grade and Marital Status (% of adults), March 2007
Table 18: Those Who Had Rented/Bought a Computer Games Console in the Last 12 Months by Sex, Age, Social Grade and Marital Status (% of adults), March 2007
Table 19: Those Who Had Rented/Bought Computer Games Software in the Last 12 Months by Sex, Age, Social Grade and Marital Status (% of adults), March 2007
Table 20: Proportion of Those Who Had Bought a Games Console in the Last 12 Months Who Spent 5 Hours or More per Week Playing Games by Sex and Age (%), March 2007

7. Current Issues
AUDITING SOFTWARE LICENSING
IT SAVINGS TO BE MADE
BYRON REVIEW OF COMPUTER-GAMES RISKS
SOFTWARE PIRACY

8. The Global Market
BUSINESS SOFTWARE
Table 21: The Global Market for Computer Software by Region by Value at 2005 Exchange Rates (£bn), 2006 and 2007
Table 22: The Global Market for Computer Software by Region by Value at 2005 Exchange Rates (%), 2006 and 2007
Figure 2: The Global Market for Computer Software by Region by Value at 2005 Exchange Rates (%), 2007
Table 23: The World's Leading Computer Software Companies by Total Revenue and Number of Employees ($bn and 000), 2007
LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE
Table 24: Estimated and Forecast Worldwide Sales of Computer Games Consoles† by Volume (million units), Years Ending March 2008 and 2009

9. Forecasts
INTRODUCTION
FORECASTS 2008 TO 2012
Table 25: The Forecast Total UK Market for Computer Software by Sector by Value at Final Selling Prices (£m), 2008-2012
Business Software
Leisure and Entertainment Software
MARKET GROWTH
Figure 3: The Total UK Market for Computer Software by Value at Final Selling Prices (£m), 2003-2012
FUTURE TRENDS
General Trends
Specific Trends
Acquisitions and Horizontal Growth
Managed Services and Software as a Service
Data Security
Broadband and Mobile Games

10. Company Profiles
Hewlett-Packard Ltd
Ibm United Kingdom Ltd
Microsoft Ltd
Misys Plc
Oracle Corporation Uk Ltd

11. Further Sources
Associations
General Sources
Government Sources
Other Sources
Bisnode Sources

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