Application Service Providers: Market Research Report

October 2009 | 90 pages | ID: A1CD1FC70DBEN
Global Industry Analysts, Inc

Abstracts

The global outlook series on Application Service Providers/SaaS provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings.

This GIA report discusses the prevailing trends, issues, demand forecasts, and activities that affect the industry.

The report offers an aerial view of the global Software-as-a-Service Market, identifies major short to medium term market challenges, and growth drivers.

The report also offers a recapitulation of recent industry activity in addition to an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 182 companies active in the market.

Contents

1.INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

Data Processing Services: A Prelude
Outsourcing
Payroll – The First Outsourced Service Domain

Table 1. Major Payroll Services Acquisitions (1999-2006)

Finance & Accounting Outsourcing
Impact of Recession on Outsourcing
Evolution of Data Processing Services
Key Global Statistics

Table 2. Global Historic Review for Data Processing Services Market Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for the Years 2001-2005

2.SERVICE OVERVIEW

Introduction
Data Analysis
Data Processing – Functional Architecture
Key Service Segments
Payroll Processing Services

Table 3. World Payroll Services Market by Geographic Region – North America, Europe, Asia and Rest of World Independently Analyzed by Annual Revenues in US$ Million for the Years 2003 through 2007

Benefits of Payroll Processing
Challenges
Card Processing – An Insight
Credit Card Processing Services
Cardholder and Issuer Processing
Merchant Processing
Other Ancillary Services
Medical Billing
Introduction to Medical Billing
Service Overview
Technology Interface
Data Entry Services
Key Market Statistics

Table 4. Global Data Processing Services Market (2005): Percentage Share Breakdown of Leading Players - Electronic Data Systems Corp, Fiserv Inc, First Data Corp, Synovus Financial Corp, Acxiom Corp, and Others

Table 5. Breakdown of Cost-Benefit Structure for Data Processing Services for the year 2005

3.KEY TRENDS & ISSUES

Advancements in Technology, Outsourcing to Drive Future Market Growth
Seeking Support from Third-Party Consultants
Increased Outsourcing Comes to the Rescue of Payroll Processors
Payroll and HRM Processing in North America Poised to Expand Post Recession
Data Entry Outsourcing on the Rise in India

4.MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

5.STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS

6.PRODUCT LAUNCHES/DEVELOPMENTS

REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE

1.THE UNITED STATES

Market Overview
Market Share Statistics:

Table 6. US Data Processing Services Market (2007): Percentage Share Breakdown of Leading Players - Electronic Data Systems Corp, First Data Corporation, Fiserv Inc, Synovus Financial Corp, and Acxiom Corporation

Table 7. North America HCM &Payroll Processing Software Market (2007): Percentage Share Breakdown of Value Sales by Leading Players

Workforce
Credit Card Processing Services in the US - A Highly Concentrated Market
Regulatory Overview
Growing Payment Processing Market in US – An Essential Market Driver
Recession Affect on the US Payroll Industry
HR Outsourcing Market in the US

Table 8. Major Outsourcing Activities in the US

2.EUROPE

Card Transaction Processing Services Ride on Success of Card Payment Forms
Payroll Processing Market – A Review
Key Statistics

Table 9. European Market for Payroll Services by Geographic Region – France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Independently Analyzed by Annual Revenues in US$ Million for the Years 2003 through 200

GLOBAL DIRECTORY