This group covers technologies related to computer software, software programming, computer languages and software operating systems.
This group has ten fields:
080301 Bioinformatics Software
080302 Computer System Architecture
080303 Computer System Security
080304 Concurrent Programming
080305 Multimedia Programming
080306 Open Software
080307 Operating Systems
080308 Programming Languages
080309 Software Engineering
080399 Computer Software not elsewhere classified
Exclusions:
a) Bioinformatics is included in Group 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology.
b) Mathematics software is included in Group 0802 Computation Theory and Mathematics.
c) The development of computer software, other than mathematics and bioinformatics software, which has applications to fields other than Division 08 Information and Computing Sciences is included in the appropriate divisions, e.g. computer modelling for atmospheric research is included in Division 04 Earth Sciences; software development for forest management is included in Division 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences.