Research and Markets: Microsoft SQL Server Most Used Database in Emerging Markets MySQL Close Behind, New 2009 Data Survey Shows

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/129660/emerging_markets_d) has announced the addition of the "Emerging Markets Development Survey 2009, v2" report to their offering.

The Emerging Markets Development Survey series is the most comprehensive research survey series in existence focused exclusively on developers and IT managers in the Emerging Markets. The regions surveyed for the report are: China, India, Brazil, Eastern Europe and Russia. This survey is a companion to the North American, EMEA, and APAC Development Surveys. The Emerging Markets Development Survey has extensive analysis on platform and language use, the gradual acceptance of Linux, the advent and increasing adoption of wireless technologies and Web Services, as well as technology adoption of all kinds.

Conducted biannually, 400+ developers

Executive Summary:

Microsoft SQL Server is the most used database in the emerging markets of China, India, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, according to a new survey of over 400 developers from Evans Data Corp shows, but MySQL is closing that lead. Over 50% of developers in the emerging market countries claim to be using Microsoft's version of SQL Server, but 46% use MySQL. MySQL is slightly stronger in India and Latin America, but MS SQL Server leads in China and Latin America.

The extensive survey of over 400 software developers in the emerging markets measures intentions and adoption patterns through in-depth interviews on subjects related to Wireless development. This includes platforms, carriers, programs, tools, and the business of wireless development and distribution of wireless applications.

Other highlights from the survey include:

• AJAX has strong adoption across regions but shows more strength in Eastern Europe and India
• Visual Basic is still used by more than half of the developers in Latin America, though usually for a small part of their programming time, whereas in Eastern Europe, Visual Basic use has shrunk to about 30%
• When comparing the four regions, India has far largest development teams on average than either Latin America or Eastern Europe.

Key Topics Covered:

• DEMOGRAPHICS
• PLATFORM USE AND MIGRATIONS
• LANGUAGE USE
• SCRIPTING LANGUAGE USE
• CLOUD COMPUTING
• WEB SERVICES AND SOA
• ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
• JAVA DEVELOPMENT
• DATABASE DEVELOPMENT
• PARALLEL PROGRAMMING
• VIRTUALIZATION
• DEVELOPMENT TOOLS AND AGILE DEVELOPMENT

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/129660/emerging_markets_d