Top 10 Software Companies Ranking 2012

Software Companies are growing fast in terms of revenue. The increasing demands for Customized Apps on Mobile Devices and Enterprise Software Solutions is driving software industry growth at a steady pace. Although many software companies lose out a large portion of their revenue falling prey to piracy of their flagship products but still the giants in the industry manage to generate mighty revenues.

Top 10 Software Companies 2012

Here we bring to you top ten best fastest growing software companies in 2012 according to revenue generated from sale of software licenses.

10- CA Technologies

Headquartered in New York, CA is one of the largest independent software companies in America with annual revenues touching almost $4 Billion. It mostly develops and markets IT Management Software in addition to storage and database systems, infrastructure software etc.

10- EMC

EMC is a multinational American technology company that is engaged in selling data storage products and provision of services to construct web based computing systems. It is headquartered in Massachusetts USA and generates mighty revenues as much as $17 Billion per year.

09- Activision Blizzard

Established as a result of merger between Activision and Blizzard a few years ago, today Activision Blizzard is one of the leading game developer company in the US market. Centered in California USA this company has released some of the most popular games like Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Guitar Hero etc.

08- Nintendo

The Japanese gaming giant “Nintendo” is a household name among teenage gamers. Nintendo develops and sells gaming hardware, gaming consoles, gaming software and some addictive video games.

07- Symantec

The company engaged in providing computer security infrastructure software solutions “Symantec” is one of the leading software company with respect to revenues. Its major product Symantec Antivirus is very common among home computer users.

06- HP

HP (Hewlett Packard) is a top software company headquartered in California (CA). It mostly develops computing, networking, data storage hardware systems and provides customized software solutions.

05- Ericsson

Ericsson is a leading technology company that develops hardware and software infrastructure for Telecommunication and Data Transfer Systems. Ericsson is known for its innovation and excellent quality, this company has developed and invented several useful technologies that help us enjoy more benefits.

04- SAP

The German Software giant is often regarded as the pinnacle of Enterprise Solutions. It has a large customers base throughout the world along with some mighty products in its portfolio such as Enterprise resources Planning (ERP).

03- Oracle

Oracle is California (CA) based American multinational organization that develops and markets enterprise software solutions, database management tools etc. Mostly known for its signature products “Oracle Enterprise” and “Oracle Database” it is growing fast.

02- IBM

IBM is a popular computer, technology and IT consulting company centered in New York USA. The primary business activities include selling computer hardware and software solutions. Being one of the most innovative company in the world IBM (Internet Business Machine) has numerous patents under its belt hence manages to generate mighty revenues for its shareholders.

01- Microsoft

Microsoft is the largest and perhaps the most popular software company in the world. Headquartered in Redmond Washington US, Microsoft was established in 1975 by Business Tycoon Bill Gates and Paul Allen, today Microsoft enjoys being a well known software brand in the world. Microsoft caters the home computer, mobile and enterprise market. The leading products include Microsoft Windows OS, Windows Phone 8, Microsoft Office etc. In the year 2010 the company generated revenues of $67,383 Million.

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