22 3 0 software comprises four broad areas systems infrastructure applications development mobile and embedded solutions within these there are nine sub sectors encompass a range of tools activities including client server operating application programs programming languages interoperability for devices enterprise resource planning personal productivity 23 key statistics 2001 global revenue us 182 billion or 14 the ict industry australian total 4 8 1 revenues recorded overseas 7 expected growth rate to 2005 11 market structure varies top companies in any sector hold between 24 52 each except where environments 95 & they 93 multinationals mncs approximately 5 2002 local approx australia this section provides an overview as whole followed by
