Viewpoint
1. The sales in the Chinese
software market reached 23 billion Yuan in 2000, with the growth
rate being 30.7%.
2. The foreign vendors occupy the
majority share of the high-end operating system and database
management system markets. However, the software developed by the
domestic software companies has covered all levels ranging from
platforms, middleware to applications.
3. Linux is increasingly favored
by vendors and customers.
4. The network security market
has been initiated.
5. The number of solutions
related to the Internet are growing rapidly.
6. The overall software market
will grow fast and its structure will change in 2001.
7. Under a good external
environment for development, it’s urgent for the software vendors to
improve the core competitive capability to accelerate
development.
I. Overview of the Software Market Conditions
1. Economic conditions
a. International economic
conditions
b. Domestic economic
conditions
2. Industrial
conditions
a. International industrial
conditions
b. Domestic industrial
conditions
3. Technical status
4. Policy conditions
5. Investment and financing
environment
II. Overview of the Software Market in 2000
1.Total volume and its
growth
2. Structure by brand
3. Market structure by
product
4. Market structure by
region
5. Industrial application market
structure
Chapter Highlights
The software developed by the
Chinese enterprises has covered all levels ranging from platforms,
middleware to applications. For example, enterprise management
software from KingDee Co. and middleware from Dongfangtong Science
& Technology Co. held important positions.
III. Platform Software Market
1. Overview of the platform
software market
a. Market scale
b. Market structure by
product
c. Structure by sector
d. Structure by region
2. Database management system
market
a. Market scale
b. Structure by
product
c. Structure by sector
d. Linux market
Chapter Highlights
The platform software sales in
the Chinese market reached 7.39 billion Yuan in 2000, accounting for
32.1% of the total sales in the software market. This chapter also
analyzed the structure of China’s database management system market
by product and sector, and the Linux products market in
2000.
IV. Middleware Market in 2000
1. Market overview
a. Market scale and structure by
product
b. Structure by sector
2. Network security software
market
a. Market scale
b. Market structure by
product
c. Market structure by
region
d. Market structure by industrial
application
e. Personal consumer market
structure
3. Middleware market
a. Market scale
b. Structure by sector
Chapter Highlights
The middleware sales in the
Chinese market reached 920 million Yuan in 2000, accounting for 4.0%
of the total sales in software market. This chapter also analyzed
the market structure by product and region. The middleware vendors
represented by Dongfangtong Science & Technologies Co. are
growing rapidly.
V. Application Software Market in 2000
1. Market overview
a. Market scale and structure by
product
b. Structure by region
c. Structure by sector
2. Management software
market
a. Total volume and its
growth
b. Market structure by
product
c. Market structure by
region
d. Structure by brand
e. Industrial application market
structure
f. Market structure by
distribution channel
3. Industrial application
software
a. Market scale
b. Market structure by
sector
c. Structure by region
Chapter Highlights
The application software sales in
the Chinese software market reached 14.7 billion Yuan, accounting
for 63.9% of the total sales in the software market. Among all the
vendors, the operating result of KingDee Software Co. was
outstanding in 2000. This chapter also analyzed the structure of the
Chinese application market by brand, product and region in
2000.
VI. Analysis of the Software
Market Supply and Demand in 2000
1. Demand analysis
a. Key factors determining the
market demand
b. Users’ demand
structure
2. Supply analysis
a. Market supply
b. Supply structure
Chapter Highlights
Both supply and demand in the
Chinese software market are flourishing. The key factors affecting
demand expansion include the implementation of the Online Project,
Internet and e-commerce. The growth in supply mainly came from the
increasing number of the software vendors and the construction of
the software campuses.
VII. The Software Market
Characteristics in 2000
1. Linux is increasingly favored
by vendors and customers.
2. The network security market
has been initiated.
3. The market demand for
financial and management software is growing.
4. Industrial application software has become the hot
spot of development in some large software companies.
5. The concept that software is a type of service has
been accepted gradually and broadly.
6. The number of solutions
related to the Internet are growing rapidly.
7. The prices of the software products feature
polarization.
8. The software distribution channels tend to be
diversified.
VIII. Analysis of the Key Factors Influencing the
Software Market Development between 2001 and 2003
1. Macro economic
situation
2. State policies related to the
software industry
3. Modernization of traditional
industries
4. Normalization of government
and enterprises
5. Social capital
investment
6. Family Online
Project
7. Development of the Internet
economy
Chapter Highlights
In 2001, the macro economic
situation in China should maintain the optimistic trend of
2000.
IX. Main Development Trends of the Software Market
between 2001 and 2003
Chapter Highlights
The overall software market will
grow fast, while its structure will change substantially.
X. Quantitative Forecast of Software Market Development
between 2001 and 2003
XI. Research on Software Market Development Strategy
between 2001 and 2003
Chapter Highlights
The development of the national
economy and the 18th Document issued by the State Council
should create a good external environment for the Chinese software
industry.
Data
Figure
1 A sketch map of Chinese software market growth
between 1994 and 2000
Data Source: CCID