North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2002

5112 - Software Publishers

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in publishing computer software, usually for multiple clients and generally referred to as packaged software. Establishments in this industry carry out operations necessary for producing and distributing computer software, such as designing, providing documentation, assisting in installation and providing support services to software purchasers. These establishments may design and publish, or publish only.

51121 - Software Publishers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in publishing computer software, usually for multiple clients and generally referred to as packaged software. Establishments in this industry carry out operations necessary for producing and distributing computer software, such as designing, providing documentation, assisting in installation and providing support services to software purchasers. These establishments may design and publish, or publish only.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • mass duplication of software (See 33461 Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media)
  • reselling packaged software (see 41731 Computer, Computer Peripheral and Pre-Packaged Software Wholesaler-Distributors or 44312 Computer and Software Stores)
  • publishing software exclusively on the Internet (See 51611 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting)
  • providing access to software for clients from a central host site (See 51821 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services)
  • custom designing software to meet the needs of specific users (See 54151 Computer Systems Design and Related Services)