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Market Research from the Embedded Software Practice

Below are the market research reports currently available from the Embedded Software Practice; organized by coverage segment. Our market research reports include both supply and demand analyses with detailed: market segmentations & definitions, market estimates & forecasts, technology trend analysis, end-user requirement analysis, competitive analysis, value chain analysis, distribution channel analysis and vendor profiles.

Our market research is the basis for the many ways that VDC can help our clients to grow their business. We offer a range of services designed to meet their specific corporate development, opportunity assessment and lead generation needs.

Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems; Software and System Modeling Tools; Virtual System Prototyping and Simulation Tools Reports

 

VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER SERIES: SECURITY & THE INTERNET OF THINGS

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VDC’s Voice of the Customer Series: Security & The Internet of Things will give you the information you need to formulate and implement a best-in-class security strategy. From cars to smart-phones to the factory floor, security is becoming an increasingly critical consideration for enterprises, consumers, and the OEMs who provide them with a rapidly expanding range of Internet-enabled devices. This service will help you understand how organizations are approaching the big decisions of security risk management, technology and vendor selection, device deployment, and more. Learn about consumer awareness and perceptions regarding security across a range of device classes. This service is based on extensive primary research of engineering organization, enterprise and consumer behavior.

Take further control of your Embedded Software research requirements with VDC DataBlade, our highly intuitive analytics tool that enables you to create customized crosstabs and charts on VDC end-user datasets.

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Topics:8
Publication Schedule:July 2012 - July 2013

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS 2013: M2M EMBEDDED SOFTWARE & TOOLS MARKET
OPPORTUNITIES & FORECASTS THROUGH 2015

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Based on recent data and analysis of the embedded software and tools market, 45% of total embedded system development costs are now driven by software,  82% of OEMs believe offering more secure products will increase revenue and only 17% of embedded engineers are still using an in-house operating system. This is an example of the actionable research and insights available in the new report from VDC Research Group, Strategic Insights 2013: M2M Embedded Software & Tools Market report.


This report includes market definitions, segmentation maps, market estimates and forecasts for 2012 through 2015. Technologies highlighted include, embedded, real-time operating systems, security solutions, managed service platforms and virtual system platforms; analyzed by geography and vertical focus. VDC’s definition and analysis of key issues, forces and trends will impact decisions made by individuals at all levels of an organization from the C-suite to product management.

Topics:28
Track 1:VDC VIEWS
Track 2:FASTFORWARD: INSIGHT FOR LEADERS
Track 3:Embedded Software Engineering Technologies
Track 4:Embedded Engineering Requirements, Preferences & Trends
Track 5:Vertical Markets
Track 6:OS & Tool Vendor Spotlights & Selection Guides
Publication Schedule:January 2013 - December 2013

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS 2013: SOFTWARE & SYSTEM LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT TOOLS
OPPORTUNITIES & FORECASTS THROUGH 2015

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Partner with VDC and have ongoing access to the analysts, research and other services you need to drive profitable growth. Formulate strategies based upon data, analyses and insights from the leader in Software & System Lifecycle Management (SSLM) Tools market coverage.
Topics:16
Track 1:VDC Views
Track 2:FastForward: Insight for Leaders
Track 3:Software & Software Lifecycle Management Market Analysis
Track 4:SSLM Vendor Spotlights & Selection Guide
Publication Schedule:January 2013 - December 2013

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS 2012: EMBEDDED SOFTWARE & TOOLS MARKET
OPPORTUNITIES & FORECASTS THROUGH 2014

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The market highlights from our ongoing coverage of the Embedded Software & Tools market include: The rising competition from open source platforms such as Android has created additional mainstream alternatives to commercial operating systems, with these alternate solutions available from all sides of the embedded industry; All industries cite outsourcing various tasks (e.g. software application development, middleware development, test) as part of their current project development; As the smartphone OS battle continues to intensify, independent device manufacturers such as HTC, LG, and Samsung have avoided committing their entire mobile roadmap to a single platform, instead opting for dual strategies centered around Android and Windows Phone 7; Mobile & Embedded Virtualization (MEV) has emerged as an alternative to address time-to-market pressures and cost-reduction requirements, in the face of mounting complexity now associated with many new embedded systems. VDC’s Strategic Insights 2012: Embedded Software & Tools Market research program will continue to analyze these (and other) emerging trends as well as provide data and insights that will help you to identify, define, prioritize and attack the best market opportunities.

Topics:19
Track 1:FASTFORWARD: INSIGHT FOR LEADERS
Track 2:EMBEDDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES
Track 3:EMBEDDED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SURVEY DATA
Track 4:VERTICAL MARKETS
Publication Schedule:March 2012 - December 2012

SOFTWARE & SYSTEM LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT TOOLS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE
MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FORECASTS IN 2011 – 2014

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Over the next two years, more than 50% of embedded engineers expect projects to require some form of web connectivity. Because of this growing trend, engineers and IT developers are being forced to consider each other's system requirements and resources for their own designs. Interconnectivity is also having an impact on product delivery models, allowing for more efficient resource partitioning and creating demand for hosted services and real time access to tools and project analytics. Our 2011 Software and System Lifecycle Management Tools Market Intelligence Service will analyze the markets for embedded and enterprise/IT software and SSLM solutions, providing research deliverables throughout the service year. This in-depth market intelligence service from VDC will help suppliers and other stakeholders sharpen their value propositions and solution development efforts in the software and system lifecycle management tool market.

Additional Research:
The VDC TARGET COMPETITOR™ MAP – Automated Test and Verification (ATVT)

The VDC TARGET COMPETITOR™ MAP is a breakthrough analytical tool that allows you to quickly evaluate and promote your position based exclusively on feedback from the people who matter most – the people who personally have experience using your product.Learn More

Topics:5
Track 1:SOFTWARE & SYSTEM LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT TOOLS MARKET TECHNOLOGIES & STATISTICS
Publication Schedule:March 2012 - August 2012

The VDC TARGET COMPETITOR™ MAP
Automated Test & Verification (ATVT)

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Every company needs to understand its true competitive position; however obtaining this intelligence often proves both costly and difficult. The VDC TARGET COMPETITOR™ MAP is a breakthrough analytical tool that allows you to quickly evaluate and promote your position based exclusively on feedback from the people who matter most – the people who personally have experience using your product. The VDC TARGET COMPETITOR™ MAP is dynamic and menu-driven; providing you a customized view of your competitive position based on end-user ratings across seven different criteria, so that you can refine your competitive strategy for any scenario.
Topics:1
Track 1:The VDC TARGET COMPETITOR™ MAP: Automated Test & Verification (ATVT)
Publication Schedule:July 2011

EMBEDDED SOFTWARE & TOOLS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011
MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FORECASTS IN 2010 – 2013

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For the Embedded Software and Tools market, next generation technologies will be a significant growth driver in 2011. Multicore and operating system virtualization, to name a few, will provide increased growth opportunities, leading to a market rebound to 2008 levels. This research program will include: market definition and segmentation maps, market estimates and forecasts for 2010 – 2013, competitive position, share and direction, customer requirements, preferences and investment plans, definition and analysis of key issues, and forces and trends.
Topics:13
Track 1:EMBEDDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MARKET TECHNOLOGIES & STATISTICS
Track 2:EMBEDDED SYSTEM ENGINEERING SURVEY DATA
Publication Schedule:March 2011 - December 2011

SOFTWARE & SYSTEM LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT TOOLS, 2010
MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE

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VDC’s Software and System Lifecycle Management Tools: 2010 Market Intelligence Service will focus on the engineering community demand for, and the supplier / partner community readiness to provide software and system lifecycle management solutions that meet the rapidly changing technical and commercial requirements of ever-expanding developer, OEM and integrator communities. VDC will begin its work by providing clear definitions for the key embedded and enterprise segments that make up the current software and system lifecycle management market opportunity. Developing clear definitions and segmentations will enable this research to answer a number of critical questions: How will the convergence of some embedded and enterprise system requirements affect the commercial market for the tools used to develop and manage them?; What are the leading factors affecting solution selection? What strategies can point solution providers employ to ensure their long-term success and viability?; What are the pain points for embedded and enterprise software and system engineers? How can tool vendors develop and position their solutions to best meet their current and future requirements?; and What are the key differences in strategies in targeting both the embedded and enterprise/IT markets?
Topics:5
Publication Schedule:October 2010 - June 2011

THE EMBEDDED SOFTWARE & TOOLS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2010
MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE

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VDC's 2010 Embedded Software & Tools Market Intelligence Service will provide senior executives operating in the embedded software space: (1) Detailed market definitions, estimates, forecasts, segmentations and competitive share data across a variety of major embedded software technologies. (2) In-depth, table-driven statistics of embedded system engineering requirements, preferences and trends across a variety of market segments. (3) Insight into the specific embedded developer communities' current & future products, programming & management methods, tool needs, related spending plans and other requirements.
Topics:18
Track 1:Embedded Software Engineering Market Technologies
Track 2:Embedded System Engineering Survey Data
Track 3:Embedded Systems Market Statistics
Publication Schedule:July 2010 - December 2010

EMBEDDED ENGINEER TOOL PERCEPTIONS & PREFERENCES, 2009
HOW DO ENGINEERS PERCEIVE THE IMPORTANCE & DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF THE TOOLS BEING USED?

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VDC’s Embedded Engineer Tool Perceptions and Preferences includes an aggregate and optional segmented modules of statistically-driven data based on detailed Web survey responses from VDC worldwide embedded engineering survey. This end-user data was collected in the late May 2009 through mid-September 2009 timeframe from almost eight hundred embedded systems engineers. This data has not been offered in any VDC published reports and includes embedded engineer perceptions on the importance and impact on the tools, including a high-level tool category and individual tool types, being used on their current development project. Tool segments include software development tools, application lifecycle management (ALM) tools, and EDA/ESL. Tool categories within these segments include but are limited to: bug/issue track; build/production management; dynamic testing tools; project management; requirements management; static analysis tools, and others (For a complete list of tools categories and questions please see the Research Contents section below.)
Topics:1
Track 1:Embedded Engineer Tools Perceptions & Preferences
Publication Schedule:December 2009

ELECTRONIC SYSTEM LEVEL TOOLS, 2007
TARGET SEGMENT & MARKET OVERVIEW MODULAR REPORTS

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VDC’s Embedded Software, 2007 Electronic System Level Tools (ESL) Target Segment and Market Overview Modular is now available in a series of seven sharply-focused modules that cover one of seven dimensions of the ESL market. The information contained in these reports is based on VDC ground-breaking ESL market intelligence conducted during the past 12 months. During that time, we spoke with dozens of companies participating in the ESL market. Many of those companies committed to the project by sharing their experiences and perspective as well as their preference for a lower-cost, segment specific market intelligence report option. We are responding with a series of 7 lower-cost, segment-specific modules covering the ESL markets.

Topics:6
Track 1:TARGET SEGMENT MODULES
Track 2:TOTAL MARKET MODULES
Publication Schedule:March 2007