In terms of applications, the software market can be divided into three categories, namely Personal Packaged Software, Workgroup Computing, and Enterprise Applications.
Personal Packaged Software, is a set of specific software that has been integrated with deliberate on the existing hardware (in this case a PC) with a view to the interests of personal nature. Included in this category are as follows:
Accounting, is the software used to create financial reports / assets of an organization. That is including general ledger, accounts payable / receiveable, payroll, and business tax preparation packages. For example: CA 'Simply Accounting, Great Plains' Accounting Series, Intuit's Quickbooks, and Peachtree's Accounting.
Communication, is the software used to handle the sending and receiving data from PC to external sources other (eg, printer or fax / modem). Included in this category is Symantec / Delrina's WinFax Pro, pcAnywhere, Hayes's Smartcom, Traveling Software's LapLink, and Datastorm Procomm Plus.
Desktop database is database software used to store and process data in the form of sequential, hierarchical, relational, or in the format object. Included in this category is Microsoft's Access, Borland's Paradox, Claris 'FileMaker, ACI U.S.' 4th Dimention, and Lotus' Approach.
Desktop Publishing, is the software that provides facilities to design and construct a home page and have the ability to print and electronically publish the final result. The combination of text and graphics simultaneously can be generated through this software. That included in this category are QuarkXPress, Adobe PageMaker, and Microsoft Publisher.
Forms, is the software used to create a form that also allows to enter data and have the capability database. Included in this category is Formworx's FORMWORX and Symantec / Delrina 's Perform.
Graphic / Draw and Paint, is the software used for drawing and painting and laying out the text / image so that it becomes a display combinations on the monitor screen and can print through the printer. Included in this category is Corel's Corel Draw, Adobe's Photoshop and Illustrator, Broderbund's Print Shop, Visio's Visio, Macromedia's Freehand, and Micrografx's ABC Flowcharter and Designer.
Graphics / presentation, is a software package used to create a wide range of information and graphics for company needs. This package includes the ability to create graphs, drawings, and paintings as well as providing an accompanying elements to help make the front page, such as clip art and graphical templates. To effect in making the presentation, this package provides special effects that can be directly used as fading and wiping from one display to the other display. The sound and video can be easily incorporated into a presentation that was made. ynag included in this category is Microsoft's PowerPoint, Harvard Graphics, Adobe's Persuasion, and Lotus' Freelance Graphics.
Information Management, is software that help individuals manage any personal information. Included in this category, such as Lotus Organizer, Starfish Software's Sidekick, and Symantec's ACT! The software also includes functions such as a list of names and phone, organizer, and calendar and connection management.
Integrated, is a software which is a combination of several office and enterprise applications in one package. These applications typically include word processing, database management, and spreadsheet capability. This package also provides a common interface as the bridge between these applications. Which includes this category eg Microsoft Works and Claris Works.
Personal Finance, is software that help individuals to manage assets and personal finance. This software can include additional uniqueness such as helping the user to match his checkbook and manage daily expenses, preparing a large personal income tax to be paid, track investments, prepare for pension funds, and set up savings for future educational needs of children. Some parts of this package can be integrated online with the services provided by banks that allows the user to pay bills from home, move money between accounts, and several other banking transactions. Which includes in this category, such as Intuit's Quicken, Computer Associates' Kiplinger's Simply Money, Microsoft Money, and Meca Software's Managing Your Money.
Office Suite, is a collection of software applications that combine office / power production in general corporate management can also be sold as a separate application. Applications of these offices, with additional production capacity within a word processor, spreadsheet, and graphics / presentation, and also includes a database, and application of information management. Included in this category is Microsoft's Office and Office Professional, Lotus's SmartSuite, and Novell's Perfect Office Standard and Perfect Office Professional. This package is different from the package Integrated, where one application with multiple functions of office and management company. In general, Integrated packages are lower versions of Office Suite package.
Project Management, is the software that supports the placement of the activities undertaken within a period of time. This application helps in planning and execution of a project to provide tools to determine needs and project costs, as well as diagrams and additional analysis. Examples such as Microsoft Project.
Spreadsheet, is the software that provides basic functions in the regulation of data into the form of columns and rows that allow the user to perform numerical analysis. Included in this category, such as Lotus 1-2-3 and Microsoft Excel.
Utilities, is the software that is separate from the operating system that is used to improve the performance of the system or application software. In this category can include many segments such as a tool for a complete application (eg Symantec's Norton Utilities), memory managers, screen savers, antivirus and security software, and disk compression and backup software.
Word Processor, is a category of software that includes the full functionality of a word processing software with basic functions that allow the user to create documentation in the form of text. Included in this category, such as Novell's WordPerfect for Windows and Microsoft's Word for Windows.
Games / Entertainment, is a category of software that functions primarily to entertain and spend leisure time. Included in this category can be shaped arcade (agility), adventure (adventure), or education (education). For example: Minesweeper, Microsoft Golf, Solitaire , and so forth.
Workgroup Computing, is the software that has a workgroup functionality (collaboration) in a work environment. Dataquest track and report on seven major categories in workgroup computing software. Here are the descriptions of these categories:
Messaging System: This category provides a software platform client / server for the development and implementation of groupware applications (workgroup), such as electronic mail and messaging, conferencing, calendar clustered, scheduling, workflow, groupware applications the other, and productivity applications business. Termasuk didalam kategori ini adalah Lotus Notes, Microsoft Exchange dan Groupwise XTD dari Novell. Included in this category are Lotus Notes, Microsoft Exchange and Novell Groupwise XTD.
Workgroup conferencing: This software has a major fungis used to facilitate electronic discussions together, especially the character of threading and supports the topics of numbers. An example is the Software Team.
Workgroup e-forms: This software enables the creation and conduct electronic fromulir routing through a workgroup. Contohnya adalah Jetform's Jetform, Symantec/Delrina's FromFlow, Microsoft E-Forms, dan Novell InFroms. Examples are Jetform's Jetform, Symantec / Delrina 's FromFlow, Microsoft E-Forms, and Novell InFroms.
Workgroup email: This software has the main function is to send, receive and read electronic mail messages. This category includes packages such as Lotus cc: Mail, Microsoft Mail, and Novell GroupWise (except GroupWise XTD is classified as a messaging system).
Workgroup scheduling: This category consists of packages of software tools that allow the scheduling of group meetings. This category includes Microsoft Schedule +, Lotus Organizer for Workgroup. CE Software Network Scheduler, dan Campbell System OnTime. CE Software Network Scheduler, and Campbell OnTime System.
Workgroup Workflow: This device has a primary function to automate and manage the flow of information within an organization. This category includes packages such as Workflow and Reach keyfile Workman.
Another Workgroup: This category consists of software that does not fit in a certain workgroup categories above will however allow people to work terkolaborasi or communicate with others.
Enterprise Applications, is a series of applications designed to assist users in managing data and supporting business functions of an organization. Enterprise-scale applications using a combination of transaction and database management systems. Now we have enterprise application packages based on client / server software from various vendors, such as SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft and Dun & Bradstreet. In general, the applications offered by these vendors can be divided into two categories, namely:
Horizontal Application, applications that are used in cross-industry, such as:
Finance and Accounting, which included such as: General Ledger, Budgeting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receiveable, Payroll, Invoicing / Billing, Order Entry, Purchasing, Asset Management, and Project Cost Account.
Human Resource, which included such as: Human Resource Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor, Pension Administration, Recruiting, Health and Safety, and Salary Administration.
Vertical Application, applications that are used uniquely for certain industries, such as:
Manufacturing, which included such as: Bill of Materials, Cost Accounting, Data Collection, Capacity Planning, Inventory Control, Process Management, Production Analysis, and Flow Management.
Distribution, which included such as: Costumer Service, Demand Plannign, Forecasting, Logistics, Order Management,Purchasing, Sales Analysis, Sales Quotations, Transportation Management, Vendor Scheduling, and Warehouse Management.
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