Russian Engineering Software: Prospects in Russia and Potential in the BRICS Markets

The paper demonstrates the most active trends and problems in the Russian engineering software and IT services market. It analyzes structure and dynamics of the market, factors of positive and negative influence on the market, describes the major players in the engineering software market, and highlights the Russian engineering software and IT services market share in the Russian software market as a whole. Besides, the paper briefly describes prospects for the Russian market development and economic potential of the Russian software and IT services in the BRICS markets, as well as problems of integration in the foreign markets. The paper focuses on using the computer-aided design solutions in mechanical engineering.