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How can technology companies manage the risks to reap the rewards of collaboration? To answer this question, PwC surveyed over 150 senior technology industry executives worldwide, and conducted in-depth personal interviews with industry leaders and PwC subject matter professionals. The findings are analysed in our report Managing the risks and rewards of collaboration.
We are honoured to present the first edition of EuroSoftware100. This is the first index to be created under the joint initiative of major European Software associations: the European Software Association (ESA), the BASDA (the UK), and the AFDEL (France) and is unique in its form and in its content.
China's impact on the semiconductor industry: 2008 update
PricewaterhouseCoopers began the study series China’s impact on the semiconductor industry in response to the rapid growth of the semiconductor industry in China. The 2008 report, our third and most comprehensive update to our original study, evaluates the current status of the semiconductor industry in China, assesses geographical and product category demand, reviews shifts in the semiconductor value chain, and analyses three different IC production growth scenarios.
The exit slowdown and the new venture capital landscape*
The proverbial IPO window lifts, falls, then lifts again. Veteran venture capitalists have lived through such cycles, but few have seen the window shut as completely as it did this year. This paper is based on findings from the MoneyTree Report, a quarterly survey produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data provided by Thomson Reuters.
Five years from now, how will companies use technology to compete and succeed? To find out, the Economist Intelligence Unit, with sponsorship from PwC, surveyed over 600 senior executives worldwide, and conducted several in-depth interviews with business leaders and independent technology experts. The findings are analysed in depth in two white papers. We are pleased to offer them to you and we are ready to help you translate these insights into actionable strategy.
This new quarterly journal takes its cue from the well-known annual PwC Technology Forecast books published for over a decade. The inaugural issue considers how IT is evolving within the context of an emerging management model focused on creating enterprise agility. As authority is pushed out to the edge, what IT enablers will facilitate faster decision making? How will companies manage continuous change and the complexity that results from it? What kinds of collaboration and other Web 2.0 tools can help?
There are two main drivers of sustainability movement in the technology industry, both economic rather than altruistic: the potential to increase revenue through the increasing demand for greener products and services and the desire to decrease expenditures by reducing energy consumption. This report indicates that increasing sustainability will require collaboration all along the supply chain and that unique opportunities exist for both hardware and software companies.
This report provides an overview of global M&A in the technology sector during 2006 with analysis and comment on the market's principal trends, driving forces and outlook for 2008. Read this article to stay current on what is happening in this ever-evolving industry.
Exploiting intellectual property in a complex world*
This PricewaterhouseCoopers report is based on both a global on-line survey of technology industry executives conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and in-depth personal interviews with industry leaders and PwC subject matter professionals. It reveals that IP is a core strategic asset for technology companies and that the focus is shifting away from considering it as a mere legal issue (protection and litigation) towards managing and enhancing its value.
A shifting software revenue recognition landscape?
This paper discusses the existence of written arrangement, multiple element contract and treatment of future obligations, accounting for post-contract customer support, rules on time-based licenses, and the question of discounts when applying the residual method.
Because more and more communications and media companies are pushing forward with their triple- and quadruple-play strategies, consumers and organisations face a multitude of options and challenges.The first of a series of global surveys, PricewaterhouseCoopers surveyed 8,000 employees in 17 countries about their use of digitised services. The report discusses some key findings, including what consumers are willing to pay for, how they access content, the importance of security and customer service.
The article's main objective is to identify the central role that R&D plays in software organisations and raise the issue of R&D transparency and governance within the organisation.
This 500-page technical guide details how to apply the AICPA's SOP 97-2, SOP 98-4, and SOP 98-9. It includes the AICPA interpretations of technical revenue recognition questions and addresses the impact of SEC guidance, rulemaking, and interpretations.
Shaping digital convergence through mergers & acquisitions*
There's no doubt that convergence is causing great change—partnerships, alliances, and M&A deals are all on the rise. But is convergence really the driver? In order to shed some light on this question, PwC and the Economist Intelligence Unit asked executives across the world what they thought about this and other related questions.
In view of the increasing scarcity of talent available worldwide, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Economist Intelligence Unit asked executives how they are meeting their current talent needs and, more importantly, what they're doing to ensure that these needs are met in the next five years.
China's impact on the semiconductor industry: 2006 update
China was responsible for 90 percent of growth in worldwide semiconductor consumption in 2005, continuing a trend we first observed beginning in 2003. All of the semiconductor executives we interviewed for this update believe the market in China will continue to grow at a much faster rate than the worldwide rate in 2005.
Change in the technology industries appears never ending. Yet evidence from 13 in-depth interviews and an online survey of 126 executives in the technology industries worldwide shows that the industry believes it is learning how to adapt, survive and thrive amid great change.
