China Software as a Service in the Small and Medium-Sized Business Market, 2008: Opportunity and Challenges

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
  • Methodology
• Situation Overview
  • Market Overview
    • Small and Medium-Sized Business Market Overview
      • China Small and Medium-Sized Business Market
      • Buying Behavior of China Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
    • Software as a Service Market Overview
      • What Is "Software as a Service"?
      • Why Software as a Service?
  • Software as a Service Application in China Market
  • Figure: Software as a Service Adoption Rate By Country in Asia/Pacific Region
    • China Software as a Service Market Size, 2007
    • Figure: China Software as a Service Market by Geography, 2007
  • China Software as a Service Market Competitive Landscape
    • Overall Competitive Analysis
      • Traditional IT Service Providers
      • Traditional Independent Software Vendors
      • Traditional Application Service Providers
  • Software as a Service Application in China' s Small and Medium-Sized Business Market
    • Software as a Service Suitable for China' s Small and Medium-Sized Business Market?
    • Software as a Service Status in China' s Small and Medium-Sized Business Market
    • Figure: Comparison Between China Small and Medium-Sized Businesses' Informationalization Adoption Rate in 2006 and 2007
      • Software as a Service Functions Adopted by China Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
        • Figure: Major Software as a Service Functions Adopted by China Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
        • Software as a Service Adoption Rate in Different Industries
        • Figure: Current Software as a Software Adoption Rate in Each Industry
        • Figure: Software as a Service Functions Adopted by Three Major Industries
        • Major Functions in Different Sized Enterprises
        • Figure: Current Software as a Service Adoption Rate by Customer Size
        • Figure: Major Functions in Different Sized Enterprises
    • Buying Behavior of China' s Small and Medium-Sized Businesses on Software as a Service
      • Payment Preference of China Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
      • Figure: Payment Preference of China Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
      • Acceptable Price on Software as a Service of China Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
      • Figure: Acceptable Unit Price on Software as a Service of China Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
      • Figure: Acceptable Total Cost on Software as a Service of China Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
      • Cost Proportion on Software as a Service within Small and Medium-Sized Businesses' IT Investment
      • Figure: Cost Proportion on Software as a Service within Small and Medium-Sized Businesses' IT Investment
    • Major Concerns on Software as a Service
      • Major Concerns on Online Software
      • Figure: Major Concerns With Software as a Service Solutions
      • Major Concerns on Software as a Service Vendors
      • Figure: Major Concerns With Software as a Service Vendors
    • Feedback from Software as a Service Users
      • Expectation and Satisfaction
      • Figure: Expectations of Software as a Service and Satisfaction With Software as a Service
      • Dissatisfaction Reasons
      • Figure: Dissatisfaction Reasons With Software as a Service
      • Facility Quantification
      • Figure: Facility Qualification Will Drive Software as a Service Adoption
• Future Outlook
  • Overall Market Forecast
  • Figure: China Software as a Service Revenue Forecast, 2007-2012
  • Developing Trends
    • Solutions Trends
      • Planned Solutions on Software as a Service
      • Figure: Solution Adoption Trends of Software as a Service Model in Next One to Two Years
      • Unplanned Solution on Software as a Service
      • Figure: Unplanned Solutions on Software as a Service in Next One to Two Years
    • Industry Trends
    • Figure: Planned Software as a Service Adoption Status by Industry
    • Figure: Software as a Service Solution Adoption Trends by Industry
    • Company Size Trends
    • Figure: Planned Software as a Service Adoption Rate by Customer Size
    • Figure: Software as a Service Solution Adoption Trends by Customer Size
  • Opportunities in China' s Small and Medium-Sized Business Software as a Service Market
  • Challenges in China' s Small and Medium-Sized Business Software as a Service Market
  • Vendor Profiles
    • eAbax
      • Overall Software as a Service Strategy
      • Service Strategy
      • Price Strategy
      • Channel and Alliance Strategy
    • MainOne
      • Overall Software as a Service Strategy
      • Service Strategy
      • Price Strategy
      • Channel and Alliance Strategy
    • Kingdee
      • Overall Software as a Service Strategy
      • Service Strategy
      • Price Strategy
      • Channel and Alliance Strategy
    • SAP
      • Overall Software as a Service Strategy
      • Service Strategy
      • Price Strategy
      • Channel and Alliance Strategy
    • 800APP
      • Overall Software as a Service Strategy
      • Service Strategy
      • Price Strategy
      • Channel and Alliance Strategy
    • Xtools
      • Overall Software as a Service Strategy
      • Service Strategy
      • Price Strategy
      • Channel and Alliance Strategy
    • Ufida
      • Overall Software as a Service Strategy
      • Service Strategy
      • Price Strategy
      • Channel and Alliance Strategy
    • Alisoft
      • Overall Software as a Service Strategy
      • Price Strategy
      • Channel and Alliance Strategy
• Essential Guidance
  • IDC Recommendations for Software as a Service Providers
  • IDC Recommendations for China Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
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  • Related Research
  • Definitions
    • Solution definitions
    • China Regions
    • Table: China Regional Markets, 2007
  • Synopsis