The industry has experienced rapid growth as IT spending among various industrial segments, including government, banking and manufacturing will likely propel the domestic software industry. The ongoing large-scale endeavors for 3G deployments are expected to fuel growth in the demand for 3G telecom software across various application platforms. Expanding broadband infrastructure with increased Internet penetration among Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs)will help the SaaS market to grow at a CAGR of approx 44% during 2008-2012. The Enterprise software market including ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), SCM (Supply chain Management), EAM (Enterprise Asset Management), CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and financial software is growing rapidly. The ERP software is available from UFIDA Software, Kingdee, SAP

The software outsourcing market is projected by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to grow to $60 billion by 2015.

China is now the world's 3rd largest producer of patents, a key indicator of adherence to IP standards. Joining the WTO, China adopted laws complying with the organization's Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). In 2004, China's higher court system adopted stricter standards for IP offenses, lowering the threshold for punishable offenses by half and increasing prison terms 120%. The number of civil cases heard in the Supreme People's Court grew 40% year-on-year to over 40,000, with the average case lasting only 172 days. China was rated 15 of 183 on the 2010 Country Rankings by the World Bank for contract enforcement, by comparison, Mexico ranked 81, and Italy 157 .