Independent software vendor: Difference between revisions
Undid revision 757234844 by Christerben (talk) |
not suitable for WT |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{refimprove|date=May 2009}} |
{{refimprove|date=May 2009}} |
||
{{Copy to Wiktionary}} |
|||
An '''independent software vendor''' (ISV) is an organization specializing in making and selling software, designed for [[mass marketing|mass]] or [[niche market|niche]] markets. This is in contrast to software developed for in-house use only within an organization or software designed or adapted for a single, specific customer. |
An '''independent software vendor''' (ISV) is an organization specializing in making and selling software, designed for [[mass marketing|mass]] or [[niche market|niche]] markets. This is in contrast to software developed for in-house use only within an organization or software designed or adapted for a single, specific customer. |
||
| Line 7: | Line 6: | ||
An ISV makes and sells software products that run on one or more computer hardware or operating system platforms. Companies that make the platforms, such as [[Microsoft]], [[Cisco]], [[IBM]], [[Hewlett-Packard]], [[Novell]], [[Google]], [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]], [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], [[SAP AG|SAP]] and [[salesforce.com]] encourage and lend support to ISVs, often with special "business partner" programs. These programs enable the platform provider and the ISV to leverage joint strengths and convert them into incremental business opportunities.<ref>{{cite book |authors = Karl M. Popp and Ralf Meyer |title = Profit from Software Ecosystems: Business Models, Ecosystems and Partnerships in the Software Industry |year = 2010 |publisher = BOD |location = Norderstedt, Germany |isbn = 3-8391-6983-6}}</ref> |
An ISV makes and sells software products that run on one or more computer hardware or operating system platforms. Companies that make the platforms, such as [[Microsoft]], [[Cisco]], [[IBM]], [[Hewlett-Packard]], [[Novell]], [[Google]], [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]], [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], [[SAP AG|SAP]] and [[salesforce.com]] encourage and lend support to ISVs, often with special "business partner" programs. These programs enable the platform provider and the ISV to leverage joint strengths and convert them into incremental business opportunities.<ref>{{cite book |authors = Karl M. Popp and Ralf Meyer |title = Profit from Software Ecosystems: Business Models, Ecosystems and Partnerships in the Software Industry |year = 2010 |publisher = BOD |location = Norderstedt, Germany |isbn = 3-8391-6983-6}}</ref> |
||
Independent software vendors have become one of the primary groups in the IT & Telco industries, often serving as relays to disseminate new technologies and solutions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.compubase.net/Database-of-ISVs_a275.html|title=Database of ISVs|newspaper=compuBase : The Leading ICT Channel Intelligence Company|access-date=2016-12-16}}</ref> |
|||
== See also == |
== See also == |
||
Revision as of 14:11, 16 February 2017
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2009) |
An independent software vendor (ISV) is an organization specializing in making and selling software, designed for mass or niche markets. This is in contrast to software developed for in-house use only within an organization or software designed or adapted for a single, specific customer.
The software products developed by ISV's serve a wide variety of purposes. Examples include software for real estate brokers, scheduling for healthcare personnel, barcode scanning, stock maintenance, gambling, retailing, energy exploration, vehicle fleet management, even child care management software.
An ISV makes and sells software products that run on one or more computer hardware or operating system platforms. Companies that make the platforms, such as Microsoft, Cisco, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Novell, Google, Oracle, Apple, SAP and salesforce.com encourage and lend support to ISVs, often with special "business partner" programs. These programs enable the platform provider and the ISV to leverage joint strengths and convert them into incremental business opportunities.[1]
Independent software vendors have become one of the primary groups in the IT & Telco industries, often serving as relays to disseminate new technologies and solutions.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Profit from Software Ecosystems: Business Models, Ecosystems and Partnerships in the Software Industry. Norderstedt, Germany: BOD. 2010. ISBN 3-8391-6983-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ "Database of ISVs". compuBase : The Leading ICT Channel Intelligence Company. Retrieved 2016-12-16.