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Analysys International Says China Software Market Sales Reached RMB 32.4 Billion in 2005

Posted on: Monday, 13 March 2006, 09:00 CST

BEIJING, March 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Analysys International, a leading Internet based provider of business information about technology, media and telecom (TMT) industries in China, says software sales in China reached RMB 32.4 billion in 2005, increasing 22.2% year-over-year, in its recently released report China Software Market 2005-2006.

According to the report, application software occupied the largest market share 57.7%, followed by system software 32% and supporting software 10.3%. System software market maintained stable growth in 2005, with market size reaching RMB 10.4 billion; the supporting software market was accelerating, increasing 25.2% year-over-year; application software market reached RMB 18.7 billion, increasing 23.9% from RMB 15.1 billion in 2004. (Figure: China Software Market Breakdown by Segment in 2005 http://english.analysys.com.cn/UserFiles/watered/1662.jpg )

Concerning industrial distribution of China's software market, the manufacturing industry occupied the top position, accounting for 16.4% of the total market, followed by the financial industry 15.6%, the telecom industry 14.1%, government 12.2%, scientific research and education 8.5%. Energy, transportation, logistics, medicine and health industries occupied a total of 21.2% of the market.

Li Meihong, an analyst from Analysys International said, ''Overseas software vendors such as Microsoft and IBM have increased investment in the market and carried out deep cooperation with Chinese domestic vendors.'' ''Overseas vendors should speed up their localization progress in China and further their understanding of Chinese users.''

Analysys International suggests software vendors improve action speed in the enterprise market so as not to lose orders from small and midsize businesses. In addition, Analysys International says service quality is also becoming very important in software products.

This subject is further discussed in Analysys International's research report China Software Market 2005-2006. For more information, please check the website: http://english.analysys.com.cn/ .

About Analysys International

Analysys International is the leading Internet based provider of business information about technology, media and telecom (TMT) industries in China with the mission to help their clients make better business decisions. They provide data, information and advice to 50,000 clients worldwide, representing 1,500 distinct organizations; they also deliver over 150 consulting engagements a year, and hold more than 20 events that draw in over 8,000 attendees. Their clients include executives from companies like technology vendors, vertical information technology users, as well as professionals from professional service companies, the investment community and government agencies. For more information, please visit the web site at http://english.analysys.com.cn/ .

For more information, please contact: Jessica Wang Overseas Media Manager Analysys International Tel: +86-10-6466-6565 x394 Fax: +86-10-6466-7102/7103 Email: Overseas@analysys.com.cn

Analysys International

CONTACT: Jessica Wang, Overseas Media Manager of Analysys International,+86-10-6466-6565 x394, or fax, +86-10-6466-7102/7103, orOverseas@analysys.com.cn

Web Site: http://english.analysys.com.cn/

Source: PRNewswire

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