But Oracle executives played down the decline in the software category, calling it an aberration.

A fierce contest is imminent in the software category of databases for Windows.

And one of the biggest software categories driving upgrades is games.

This is not a software category where a monopoly monoculture will be a good thing.

There are various standards and claimants for the market leaders of each software category.

The Notes program is an example of a new software category called "groupware."

Another reason for the scarcity of impartial research is that this software category didn't even exist a few years ago.

But even if this software category offers a low wheat-to-chaff ratio, there's still plenty to recommend.

Several billion-dollar giants have tried to buy their way into new software categories.

The site comprises central pages for all major computer hardware and software categories.