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Dataquest Guide: Software Market Research Methodology
16 April 2008
 
Colleen Graham   Fabrizio Biscotti   Matthew Cheung   Ruggero Contu   Joanne M. Correia   Alan Dayley   Yanna Dharmasthira   Tom Eid   Chad Eschinger   Bianca Francesca Granetto   Hai Hong Swinehart   Teresa Jones   Sharon A. Mertz   Rene Millman   Chris Pang   Asheesh Raina   Dan Sommer   Bhavish Sood   Laurie F. Wurster  

Gartner's Software research group's market share and forecast methodology is presented here, along with software revenue definitions and licensing models.





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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

1.0
    
 Market Share and Forecast — Overview and Methodology

1.1
    
 Market Share and Forecast Overview
1.2
    
 Market Share Methodology
1.3
    
 Market Share Research Process
1.4
    
 Forecasting Methodology
2.0
    
 Software Revenue Components and Licensing Models

2.1
    
 Software License Revenue Recognition
2.2
    
 Understanding Components of Recognized Revenue
2.3
    
 Abstract Components vs. Real-World Complexity
2.4
    
 Types of Software Contracts


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Table 1.  
 License-Type Matrix
 



Document History:
 
Dataquest Guide: Software Market Research Methodology
16 April 2008
  
Dataquest Guide: Software Market Research Methodology
8 May 2007
  




Browse Topics:
 
Business Applications
Software Pricing, Contracts and Licensing
Software Infrastructure
Application Development
Business Applications Marketplace
Software Infrastructure Marketplace




This document is published in the following Dataquest Market Insights:
 
Software Applications Worldwide
Software Infrastructure Worldwide
Software Europe
Software Asia/Pacific




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