Researching the software market
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Anyone out there know of some goods sites for researching the software market? How many sw companies within the US? What there size, revenue vs. the number of people in the organization. That type of information would be great. Thanks
To be honest I think that kind of stuff you have to buy. It takes a lot of work to get all that info and whole companies do it as their sole purpose. What do you need the info for? regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
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To be honest I think that kind of stuff you have to buy. It takes a lot of work to get all that info and whole companies do it as their sole purpose. What do you need the info for? regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
Yeah, I know. At companies I've worked for in the past, I have always had access to this type of information. But now that I'm potentially undertaking a project on my own, I need to do a little research on the market, and don't have access to the market info I once had. Was hoping there was some good low cost (free) resources out there to get started with.
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Anyone out there know of some goods sites for researching the software market? How many sw companies within the US? What there size, revenue vs. the number of people in the organization. That type of information would be great. Thanks
If you live in a major metropolitan area, you should be able to get access to most of the major research offered by IDC, Gartner, and others through the local chamber of commerce or Board of Trade. Another great source is the Media kits provided by major magazines serving the market you want to address. Just call the magazine and tell them you're interested in advertising, and the'll send you a nice glossy package full of charts & graphs... Research is pretty expensive, IDC charges $1500-$7500 for a "standard" report and custom ones can easily go over $30,000. Most large companies contract for open access for their employees for something like $30,000 per year. You can often find the odd pearl to put into your biz plan by revewing the abstracts and press announcements the big research firms put out. Here's some other links, and links of links: http://www.estats.com http://www.softwaresuccess.com http://www.softwareceo.com http://www.idc.com Another valuable source of statistical and market info can be found in the SEC documents and press releases of public and private companies. Everyone needs that magic quote to say that they have a huge market to serve (and of course they have to say that it's highly competitive, but they have a big advantage ;)) HTH, David http://www.dundas.com