Japan Software 2010 Top 10 Predictions: The Direction of Software Business in the Cloud Computing Era

Japan Software 2010 Top 10 Predictions: The Direction of Software Business in the Cloud Computing Era published by IDC in January, 2010. This report consists of Pages: 13 and the price starts from US $ 3500.

Introduction

Abstract

This IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report, IDC #J10450181) sums up important trends in the 2009 Japan software market based on IDC' s previous top 10 predictions.

"In the 2009 Japan software market, the desktop and system software segments' revenue significantly fell due to a slump in the PC and server shipments. Meanwhile, even amid the recession, there have been areas of growth such as customer relationship management (CRM) software aimed at developing and maintaining customers, virtualization software where cost reduction was clear, and business analytic software that enabled users to keep up with changes and the market' s speed. Furthermore, companies' mission-critical threshold decreased and changes are expected to be seen in software requirements to balance performance and cost. Such trends will continue in 2010. As software delivery models increasingly splinter into forms such as software integration in the form of prebuilt systems integrated vertically from business applications to infrastructure as well as proposals for short-term adoption by means of software appliances, there will be conspicuous mergers and acquisitions (M&A) among Japan software vendors. Surviving this year will greatly benefit vendors in the future," says Tomoki Akagi, group manager, Software Research, IDC Japan.

Table of Contents

• Predictions
• In This Study
• Situation Overview
• Japan Software Market Overview
• Results of the 2009 Top 10 Predictions
• Future Outlook
• 1. Growth Will Be Expected in Vertical Prebuilt/Prepackaged Sales Via Middleware
• 2. Due to Growth in Server Virtualization, Full-Blown Business Deployment of Software Appliances Will Ensue
• 3. The Variety of Client Terminals Will Bring the PC Software Business to a Crossroads
• 4. The Number of Vendors that Will Add the Subscription Model to Their Commercial Software Licensing Businesses Will Increase
• 5. Vendors Vying for the Upper Hand in the Cloud Infrastructure Space Will Intensify the Competition in the Virtual Environment Management Software Market
• 6. Reorganization Among Japan Software Vendors Will Accelerate
• 7. Vendors Will Overhaul Their IT Infrastructure to Comply With International Financial Reporting Standards But Customers Will Wait to See How Their Peers Act Before Spending on Software, As With the Implementation of the J-SOX
• 8. The Adoption of Front-Integrated Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) for Enterprise Portals Will Increase, Bringing About Reforms in Work Style
• 9. The Number of Companies Tackling the Age-Old Issue of Master Data Management Will Increase
• 10. Business Intelligence (BI) Solutions Will Be Implemented for High-Volume, High-Speed Data Processing
• Essential Guidance
• Learn More
• Related Research
• Synopsis
• Table: Japan Software Market Forecast by Subsegment, 2008–2010
• Table: Japan 2009 Top 10 Predictions Results, December 2009

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