Viewpoint

1. In 2000, the total sale of management software reaches 5.87 billion RMB, up 22.3% from 1999.

2. In 2000, the State Council issued Policy on Encouraging the Development of Software Industry and Integrated Circuit Industry, setting out a comprehensive and systematic incentive policy to develop software industry. The establishment of the policy is helpful for expanding the fund-raising channels.

3. Emphasis is placed on the exploration of Internet-based products , e-commerce products and differentiation of these products.

4. Develop horizontal channel and Internet-based channel.

5. National software corporations should make efforts to increase their service and build up brands with their own intellectual property.

6. National software corporations starting from accounting software have been evolved into mainstays of the management software market.

 

I. Overview of the Management Software Market in 2000

1. Market Conditions

a. Economy Conditions

b. Industry Conditions

c. Status of Conditions

d. Policy Conditions

e. Finance Conditions

2. Size of Market

a. Sales of the Management Software Market and its growth from 1997-2000

b. Sales of the Management Software Market in different quarters of 2000

c. Market Structure

d. Characteristics of Management Software Market in China

Chapter Highlights

Research is presented on the scope, structure and characteristics of the Management Software Market in 2000. In 2000, the total sale of management software reaches 5.87billion RMB, up 22.3% from 1999. The management software was used primarily in industrial applications. Financial management software has the biggest market share among the universal management software products.

II. Market of Different Management Software in 2000

1. ERP software market

a. Size of Market

b. Structure of Market

c. Characteristics of Market

2. Market of Financial Management Software

a. Size of Market

b. Structure of Market

c. Chariteristics of Market

3. Market of Commercial Management Software

a. Size of Market

b. Structure of Market

c. Characteristics of Market

4. Market of Customer Relations Management Software

a. Size of Market

b. Structure of Market

c. Characteristics of Market

Chapter Highlights

In this Chapter, the year 2000 markets for different types of management software (including ERP software, financial management software, commercial management software and customer relations management software) were analyzed in terms of size, structure and characteristics. In 2000, the market demands for ERP software increased and domestic software suppliers captured more market share than ever. Domestic products enjoyed wide popularity in the financial management software market. At the same time, however, the CRM market in China is still in it’s infancy. Despite the great market demands and different requirements from a wide variety of industries, sale channel remain very simple and regular.

 

III. Analysis of Supply and Demand of Management Software in 2000

1. Analysis on Demand

a. Total Demand Volume

b. Key Factors Influencing the Total Demand Volume

c. Structure and Characteristics of Demand

2. Analysis on Supply

a. Total Supply Volume

b. Key Factors Influencing Total Supply Volume

c. Structure and Characteristics of Supply

Chapter Highlights

In this Chapter, the demand and supply of management software in 2000 is introduced in terms of its total volume, key factors, structure and characteristics. Enterprises and corporations have greater demands for ERP software, corporate financial management software and commercial management software, while government and administrative entities require financial management software. Although some foreign suppliers still remain leaders of the market, such domestic software as Golden Butterfly, whose birth depends much on financial software，have played important roles in China’s management software market.

IV. Characteristics of Competition in the Management Software Market in 2000

1. Competition of products

2. Competition of technology

3. Competition of brands

4. Competition of prices

5. Competition of channels

6. Competition of services

Chapter Highlights

In this chapter, competition in the year 2000 management software market is introduced from the perspective of technology, brands, prices, channels and services. In this age of networks, the market has more requirements for network management software, leading to the invention of various new products meeting the needs of networks. The year 2000 witnessed a sharp competition in management software. Although there is a large difference between the prices of high-end, medium-end and low-end products, the price battle among high-end products forces the price of low-end to drop too. Management software suppliers begin to exert more emphasis on services than before, and have all reached the same common understanding: “Service is crucial in software production,” which has already been accepted by the public. These suppliers have established excellent service systems, and many of them have passed through ISO9002.

V. Analysis of Factors Influencing Management Software Market Development 2001-2003

1. Influence of customer’s demand on the development of management software market

2. Influence of evolving technology on the development of management software market

3. Influence of expansion of channels on the development of management software market 

4. Influence of macro economy on the development of management software market

a. Influence of international macro economy

b. Influence of domestic macro economy

Chapter Highlights

This chapter includes the analysis on the four main factors influencing the development of management software market from 2001 to 2003, namely: customer’s demands, evolution of technology, expansion of channels and macro economy. 100 large and medium-sized enterprises, with output values between 30 million RMB and 1 billion RMB, will become the key customers in the management software market since their demands are greatest. With the popularity of Internet in government and enterprises, information implementation in the whole society will be boosted and management software for different industries will occupy a large market share. From 2001 to 2003, corporation management software will become the key product in the market.

VI. Trends in the Management Software Market Development 2001-2003

1. Management Software will be operated over the Internet

2. Unprecedented Application of Management Software

3. As for management software services, suppliers will provide customers with a comprehensive application platform instead of providing only products.

4. Trends towards globalization and localization of management software

VII. Quantitative Forecast of the Development of Management Software Market

1. Forecast of Mode Selection

2. Forecast of the Total Volume of the Management Software Market

3. Forecast of Management Software Market Structure

VIII. Conclusion and Suggestion

Data

Figure 1       Sales of management software from 1997 till 2000

（Unit：hundred million RMB Yuan）

  Data source：CCID