Top 50 Enterprise Application Vendors
July 20, 2009 - AMR Research recently released a report that lists the top 50 global enterprise application vendors by 2008 revenue. To be included in AMR Research's study, vendors must develop and sell application software products, provide implementation services, and provide software applications in at least one of the following segments: enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, sourcing and procurement (supply management), product lifecycle management, human capital management and customer relationship management. The traditional global enterprise market experienced 2007-2008 year over year growth in total revenue between 4 percent and 9 percent, with the exception of the PLM segment, which saw a 2 percent decline.
Without further ado, the top 10 enterprise application vendors are:
Without further ado, the top 10 enterprise application vendors are:
1. SAP ($15.801 Billion)
2. Oracle ($8.559 Billion)
3. Sage Group ($2.408 Billion)
4. Infor ($2.208 Billion)
5. Dassault Systemes ($1.958 Billion)
6. Siemens PLM ($1.405 Billion)
7. Microsoft ($1.308 Billion)
8. Cadence ($1.038 Billion)
9. PTC ($1.037 Billion)
10. salesforce.com ($1.023 Billion)
AMR's analysis of the list reveals that Oracle's acquisition of Sun, and Java, could wreak havoc on enterprise applications vendors in the future. It is estimated that more than 60 percent of enterprise software vendors have applications that rely on Java, including many Oracle competitors, large and small. Of the 50 largest enterprise application companies, 33 offer applications that rely on Java. These companies represent more than $38.5 billion, or 77 percent of the top 50's 2008 revenue.
"Given the weak macro economic backdrop, the enterprise applications market had a surprisingly solid year in 2008. 2009, however, will be a whole different story," says Dennis Gaughan, vice president at AMR Research. "Not only will vendors be impacted by the fragile economy, but 33 out of the top 50 vendors will have to reevaluate their commitment to the Java programming language."
The complete list of the top 50 enterprise applications vendors is available on AMR Research's Web site. Find out if your provider made the cut.
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