Publications

The depth of our industry knowledge, like our international perspective, is an attribute that our clients value highly. We invest significant resources in building and sharing such knowledge.

Our thought leadership is a result of the latest research and points of view on emerging industry trends, industry-specific performance benchmarks based upon global best practices, and shared methodologies and approaches to complex business issues.

• How will your company respond to the proposed changes in revenue recognition?
  How will your company respond to the proposed changes in revenue recognition?

  Designed to help executives understand the potential impacts of the proposal to their businesses, identify challenges and opportunities, and encourage active participation in the standard setting process by responding to the boards' proposal.

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• Software revenue recognition: Navigating the complexities has never been easier
  Software revenue recognition: Navigating the complexities has never been easier

  PwC's newly updated Software revenue recognition guide is now available in an interactive Web format and features online annotations, highlighting, bookmarking, in-context search results and more.The content of the Guide has been updated thoroughly to include the latest information and guidance available, and to comprehend the latest developments in the software industry.

  Interactive website | Free registration
• Three technology innovations that are helping businesses become more agile to better manage change
  Transformers: Three technology innovations that are helping businesses become more agile to better manage change

  Today's pace of change is relentless. In this article from our business magazine View, discover how technology innovations like cloud computing, virtualization, enterprise Web 2.0, and business performance platforms are helping companies become more agile to better manage change.
• Analysis of SEC comment letters in the semiconductor industry
  Analysis of SEC comment letters in the semiconductor industry

  A detailed report highlighting the key areas that the SEC has focused upon in their comment letters to semiconductor registrants in the last year.

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• Managing the risks and rewards of collaboration
  Managing the risks and rewards of collaboration

  How can technology companies manage the risks to reap the rewards of collaboration? To answer this question, PwC surveyed over 150 senior technology industry executives worldwide, and conducted in-depth personal interviews with industry leaders and PwC subject matter professionals. The findings are analysed in our report Managing the risks and rewards of collaboration.

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• EuroSoftware100: Key players & market trends
  EuroSoftware100: Key players & market trends

  We are honoured to present the first edition of EuroSoftware100. This is the first index to be created under the joint initiative of major European Software associations: the European Software Association (ESA), the BASDA (the UK), and the AFDEL (France) and is unique in its form and in its content.

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• China's impact on the semiconductor industry: 2008 update
  China's impact on the semiconductor industry: 2008 update

  PricewaterhouseCoopers began the study series China’s impact on the semiconductor industry in response to the rapid growth of the semiconductor industry in China. The 2008 report, our third and most comprehensive update to our original study, evaluates the current status of the semiconductor industry in China, assesses geographical and product category demand, reviews shifts in the semiconductor value chain, and analyses three different IC production growth scenarios.

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• The exit slowdown and the new venture capital landscape*
  The exit slowdown and the new venture capital landscape*

  The proverbial IPO window lifts, falls, then lifts again. Veteran venture capitalists have lived through such cycles, but few have seen the window shut as completely as it did this year. This paper is based on findings from the MoneyTree Report, a quarterly survey produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data provided by Thomson Reuters.

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• Are you ready for digital company 2013?
  Are you ready for digital company 2013?

  Five years from now, how will companies use technology to compete and succeed? To find out, the Economist Intelligence Unit, with sponsorship from PwC, surveyed over 600 senior executives worldwide, and conducted several in-depth interviews with business leaders and independent technology experts. The findings are analysed in depth in two white papers. We are pleased to offer them to you and we are ready to help you translate these insights into actionable strategy.

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• Going green: Sustainable growth strategies*
  Going green: Sustainable growth strategies*

  There are two main drivers of sustainability movement in the technology industry, both economic rather than altruistic: the potential to increase revenue through the increasing demand for greener products and services and the desire to decrease expenditures by reducing energy consumption. This report indicates that increasing sustainability will require collaboration all along the supply chain and that unique opportunities exist for both hardware and software companies.

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• Technology M&A insights 2008
  Technology M&A insights 2008

  This report provides an overview of global M&A in the technology sector during 2006 with analysis and comment on the market's principal trends, driving forces and outlook for 2008. Read this article to stay current on what is happening in this ever-evolving industry.

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• Exploiting intellectual property in a complex world*
  Exploiting intellectual property in a complex world*

  This PricewaterhouseCoopers report is based on both a global on-line survey of technology industry executives conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and in-depth personal interviews with industry leaders and PwC subject matter professionals. It reveals that IP is a core strategic asset for technology companies and that the focus is shifting away from considering it as a mere legal issue (protection and litigation) towards managing and enhancing its value.

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• A shifting software revenue recognition landscape?
  A shifting software revenue recognition landscape?

  This paper discusses the existence of written arrangement, multiple element contract and treatment of future obligations, accounting for post-contract customer support, rules on time-based licenses, and the question of discounts when applying the residual method.

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• Convergence monitor: The digital home
  Convergence monitor: The digital home

  Because more and more communications and media companies are pushing forward with their triple- and quadruple-play strategies, consumers and organisations face a multitude of options and challenges.The first of a series of global surveys, PricewaterhouseCoopers surveyed 8,000 employees in 17 countries about their use of digitised services. The report discusses some key findings, including what consumers are willing to pay for, how they access content, the importance of security and customer service.

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• Shaping digital convergence through mergers & acquisitions*
  Shaping digital convergence through mergers & acquisitions*

  There's no doubt that convergence is causing great change—partnerships, alliances, and M&A deals are all on the rise. But is convergence really the driver? In order to shed some light on this question, PwC and the Economist Intelligence Unit asked executives across the world what they thought about this and other related questions.

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• Successful strategies for talent management*
  Successful strategies for talent management*

  In view of the increasing scarcity of talent available worldwide, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Economist Intelligence Unit asked executives how they are meeting their current talent needs and, more importantly, what they're doing to ensure that these needs are met in the next five years.

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• Embracing change in the technology industries*
  Embracing change in the technology industries*

  Change in the technology industries appears never ending. Yet evidence from 13 in-depth interviews and an online survey of 126 executives in the technology industries worldwide shows that the industry believes it is learning how to adapt, survive and thrive amid great change.

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