By Gordon Tucker, Ronan O’Shea and Rob Gould – Protiviti Inc.
The software business has long been one of the leading and most innovative industries in the United States. What began in the late 1950s as a highly specialized technology business servicing a small number of customers that owned large mainframe computers has proliferated to become an industry where software is embedded in nearly everything, from computers and medical equipment to mobile phones and home appliances. This article will discuss the current state and the risk profile of the software industry.