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U.S.INFORMATIONSERVICES MARKETANALYSISPROGRAM Accounting Information Services Opportunities in Cross-Industry Markets 1992-1997 INPUT^ 1280VillaStreet, MountainView, CA94041, (415)961-3300 INFORMATIONSERVICESOPPORTUNITIESINCROSS-INDUSTRYMARKETS,1992-1997 INPUT Publishedby INPUT 1280VillaStreet MountainView,CA94041-1194 U.S.A. U.S.InformationServices MarketAnalysisProgram (MAP) InformationServicesOpportunitiesin Cross-IndustryMarliets,1992-1997 Accounting Copyright©1992byINPUT.Allrightsreserved. PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica. No partofthispublication may be reproduced or distributedinanyform,orbyanymeans,orstoredinadata baseor retrievalsystem, withoutthe priorwritten permissionofthepublisher. Theinformationprovidedinthisreportshallbeusedonly bytheemployeesofandwithinthecurrentcorporate structureofINPUTsclients,andwillnotbedisclosedto anyotherorganization orperson including parent, subsidiary,oraffiliatedorganizationwithoutpriorwritten consentofINPUT. INPUTexercisesitsbesteffortsinpreparationofthe informationprovided inthis reportandbelievesthe informationcontainedhereintobeaccurate. However, INPUTshallhavenoliabilityforanylossorexpensethat mayresultfromincompletenessorinaccuracyofthe informationprovided. MAACA•504•1992 AUGUST 1992 INFORMATION SERVICES OPPORTUNITIES IN CROSS-INDUSTRY MARKETS 1992-1997 EXCERPT Accounting INPUT' 1280ViUaStreet,MountainView,California94041-1194 (415)961-3300 INFORMATIONSERVICESOPPORTUNITIESINCROSS-INDUSTRYMARKETS,1992-1997 INPUT Abstract ThisdocumentextractsChapterHI,Accounting,fromINPUT'Sfull report,InformationServicesOpportunitiesinCross-IndustryMarkets, 1992-1997. TheexcerptcontainstheIntroduction(ChapterI)and Accounting(ChapterIII)chaptersfromthefullreport,andalsoprovides AppendixA,DefinitionofTerms,andthemarket-specificfinancialsfrom AppendixB,ForecastDataBase. TheexcerptdoesnotcontaineithertheExecutiveOverviewor ConclusionsandRecommendationschaptersfromthefullreport,since thesesectionsaddressallcross-industrymarketsectorsatanoverview level. Theextractisintendedforreaderswhohaveaninterestinasinglecross- industrymarketsector. Ifdataandanalysisofothercross-industry marketsectorsisrequired,itcanbeobtainedbypurchasingthefull report.InformationServicesOpportunitiesinCross-IndustryMarkets, 1992-1997. MAACA e1992byINPUT.ReproductionProhibited. INFORMATIONSERVICESOPPORTUNITIESINCROSS-INDUSTRYMARKETS,1992-1997 INPUT Table ofContents M Introduction A. PurposeandOrganization I-l 1. Purpose I-l 2. Organization 1-2 B. ScopeandMethodology 1-3 1. Cross-IndustrySectorDefinitions 1-3 2. DeliveryModeDefinitions 1-3 3. Methodology 1-4 C. ForecastAssumptions 1-4 1. EconomicOverview 1-4 2. EconomicImpact 1-5 D. RelatedReports 1-6 1. U.S.Markets 1-6 2. EuropeanMarkets 1-6 m Accounting ni-1 A. Definitions m-1 B. InformationServicesMarkets m-2 1. ApplicationsSoftwareProducts in-4 2. TurnkeySystems in-6 3. ProcessingServices in-7 C. UserDepartmentDirections m-9 D. Trends/TechnologyRatingsofImportance m-ii E. VendorsandCompetitiveEnvironment in-13 1. VendorCharacteristicsandTrends in-13 2. LeadingandEmergingVendors in-16 3. VendorProfiles in-18 a. AmericanSoftware m-is b. Dun&BradstreetSoftware in-18 c. OracleCorporation m-19 d. RossSystems in-20 e. SystemsUnion,Inc. in-21 MAACA e1992byINPUT.ReproductionProhibited.