This Survey covers Internet infrastructure hardware, Web hosting and related services, Internet-related software (browsers and security), access services, and destinations (content providers, portals, search services, communities, business-to-consumer and business-to-business e-commerce, and auctions). "Internet Software & Services" is a GICS sub-industry in the "Information Technology" sector of the S&P 1500. Industry Surveys covers more than 50 of the largest and most significant US industries. The information provided for each follows the same general format: the industry's recent performance, an analysis of trends that will influence it in the future, and a broad and fundamental overview of its structure. Both text and data are provided, as are references to additional sources of industry information, including Web sites. |