INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONIC OPERATOR INTERFACE SOLUTIONS: MONITORS, TERMINALS, AND SOFTWARE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET DEMAND AND USER REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS, 7TH EDITION VOLUME 02: OPERATOR INTERFACE SOFTWARE

Table of Contents

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• MARKET SIZE AND OUTLOOK
• Overall
• By Function
• In Consuming Applications and Industries
• Use with Stationary and Portable Terminals
• Use with Operating Systems
• CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
• Sales Organizations
• Customer Classes
• USER NEEDS AND PREFERENCES
• Product Selection Criteria
• Programming Languages
• Other Desired Features and Improvements
• Non-Product Vendor Selection Criteria
• Information Sources
• Make Versus Buy
• COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
• STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

II. SCOPE

• PROJECT FOCUS
• GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS
• FORECAST PERIOD
• MARKET SEGMENTATIONS AND FORECASTS
• Products
• Industries and Applications
• Operator Interface Terminal Features and Performance
• Operator Interface Application Software Segmentations
• Channels of Distribution
• USER REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES
• COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
• STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

III. METHODOLOGY

• PRIMARY RESEARCH
• SECONDARY RESEARCH
• Manufacturer Information Requests
• Other
• INFORMATION ANALYSES

IV. PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS AND TRENDS

• SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS
• Configuration Software
• Data Acquisition Software
• Data Analysis Software
• Man-Machine Interface
• Programming Software
• Monitoring
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Software
• OPERATING SYSTEMS
• Microsoft OSs
• Disk Operating System (DOS)
• Linux
• Palm OS
• Proprietary OSs
• Unix
• PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
• C+, C++ Languages
• C# Language
• Java Language
• LabVIEW
• OLE for Process Control (OPC)
• Proprietary Languages
• Visual Basic
• Extensible Markup Language (XML)

V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
• SALES ORGANIZATIONS
• CUSTOMER CLASSES

VI. MARKET SIZES, SEGMENTATIONS AND FORECASTS

• PRODUCT REVENUES AND FORECASTS
• CURRENT AND FORECAST REVENUES BY SOFTWARE TYPES
• CURRENT AND FORECAST REVENUES BY CONSUMING APPLICATIONS AND INDUSTRIES
• OEM/System Integrator Applications
• End-User Applications by Industries
• CURRENT AND FORECAST REVENUE SHARES FOR STATIONARY AND PORTABLE TERMINALS
• CURRENT AND FORECAST REVEUNE SHARES BY OPERATING SYSTEMS
• For Stationary Terminals
• For Portable Terminals
• CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
• Sales Organizations
• Customer Classes

VII. USER REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES

• PRODUCT SELECTION CRITERIA
• CURRENT AND FUTURE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
• NON-PRODUCT VENDOR SELECTION CRITERIA
• OTHER DESIRED FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS
• HOW USERS LEARN ABOUT PRODUCTS AND VENDORS
• Trade Periodicals as Information Sources
• Trade Shows as Information Sources
• MAKE VERSUS BUY TRENDS
• Among OEMs and System Integrators
• Among End Users

VIII. COMPETITIVE ANALYSES

• VENDOR REVENUES FROM NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS
• VENDOR MARKET SHARES
• Overall
• In Configuration Software
• In Data Acquisition Software
• In Data Analysis Software
• In MMI Software
• In Monitoring Software
• In Programming Software
• In SCADA Software
• KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

IX. STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• PRODUCT TYPES
• PRODUCT FEATURES AND PERFORMANCE
• Software for Portable Terminals
• Operating Systems
• Programming Languages
• Other User Needs
• APPLICATION/INDUSTRY MARKETS TO TARGET
• Largest Market Segments
• High Growth Rate Market Segments
• Largest Revenue Growth Applications
• CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
• Sales Organizations
• Customer Classes
• PROMOTION
• OTHER KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
• Availability/Delivery
• Bundling of Software and Hardware
• Ongoing Product Development
• Quick and Qualified Customer Support
• Prices

X. VENDOR PROFILES

• CITECT, INC.
• CTC PARKER AUTOMATION
• EATON ELECTRICAL, INC.
• GE FANUC AUTOMATION CORPORATION
• ICONICS, INC
• NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
• PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
• PHOENIX CONTACT INC.
• ROCKWELL SOFTWARE, INC.
• SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC S.A.
• SIEMENS AG,
• SIEMENS PLM SOFTWARE
• WONDERWARE CORP.

APPENDIX: VENDOR LIST

LIST OF EXHIBITS

V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• V-1 Industry Structure

VI. MARKET SIZES, SEGMENTATIONS AND FORECASTS

• VI-1 Current and Forecast Vendor North American Revenues From Shipment & Licensing of Operator Interface Application Software (Dollars in Millions)
• VI-2 Current and Forecast Shares of Vendor North American Revenues From Shipment & Licensing of Industrial Operator Interface Application Software by Types (Percentages of Dollar Volumes)
• VI-3 Current and Forecast Shares of Vendor Industrial Operator Interface Application Software Shipment & Licensing Revenues Derived From North American OEM/System Integrator and End User Applications (Percent of Dollar Volumes)
• VI-4 Current and Forecast Vendor North American Industrial Operator Interface Application Software Shipment & Licensing Revenues Segmented by Applications and Industries (Dollars in Millions)
• VI-5 Current and Forecast Vendor North American Industrial Operator Interface Application Software Shipment & Licensing Revenue Shares For Stationary and Portable Terminals (Percent of Dollar Volumes)
• VI-6 Current and Forecast Vendor North American Industrial Operator Interface Application Software Shipment and Licensing Revenue Shares Segmented by Operating Systems (Percent of Dollar Volumes)
• VI-7 Shares of Vendor Industrial Operator Interface Application Software North American Revenues Generated by Types of Sales Organizations (Percent of Dollar Volume)
• VI-8 Shares of Vendor Industrial Operator Interface Application Software North American Revenues Generated by Customer Classes (Percent of Dollar Volume)

VII. USER REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES

• VII-1 Most Important Product Selection Criteria for Industrial Operator Interface Application Software (Percent of User Respondents Identifying Criteria)
• VII-2 Current and Future Programming Language Requirements for Industrial Operator Interface Terminals (Percentage of User Respondents Identifying Each)
• VII-3 Most Important Non-Product Vendor Selection Criteria for Industrial Operator Interface Application Software (Percent of User Respondents Identifying Criteria)
• VII-4 How Users Learn About Industrial Operator Interface Terminal Application Software Products and Vendors (Percent of User Respondents Identifying Information Sources)
• VII-5 Trade Periodicals Cited as Sources of Information on Industrial Operator Interface Terminal Application Software Products and Vendors (Percent of User Respondents Citing Trade Periodicals)
• VII-6 Expected Trends in Making Versus Purchasing of Industrial Operator Interface Terminal Application Software by Types (Percent of New Software Obtained/To Be Obtained by User Respondents)

VIII. COMPETITIVE ANALYSES

• VIII-1 Vendor North American Revenues From Shipment & Licensing of Industrial Operator Interface Application Software (Dollars in Millions)
• VIII-2 Vendor North American Revenue Shares in Shipment & Licensing of Industrial Operator Interface Application Software (Percent of Dollar Volume)
• VIII-3 Estimated Vendor North American Revenue Shares in Shipment & Licensing of Industrial Operator Interface Configuration Software (Percent of Dollar Volume)
• VIII-4 Estimated Vendor North American Revenue Shares in Shipment & Licensing of Industrial Operator Interface Data Acquisition Software (Percent of Dollar Volume)
• VIII-5 Estimated Vendor North American Revenue Shares in Shipment & Licensing of Industrial Operator Interface Data Analysis Software (Percent of Dollar Volume)
• VIII-6 Estimated Vendor North American Revenue Shares in Shipment & Licensing of Industrial Operator Interface MMI Software (Percent of Dollar Volume)
• VIII-7 Estimated Vendor North American Revenue Shares in Shipment & Licensing of Industrial Operator Interface Monitoring Software (Percent of Dollar Volume)
• VIII-8 Estimated Vendor North American Revenue Shares in Shipment & Licensing of Industrial Operator Interface Programming Software (Percent of Dollar Volume)
• VIII-9 Estimated Vendor North American Revenue Shares in Shipment & Licensing of Industrial Operator Interface SCADA Software (Percent of Dollar Volume)
• VIII-10 Vendor Identified Key Success Factors as Suppliers of Industrial Operator Interface Terminal Application Software (Based on Vendor Comments)