8) VMware (VMW) – $4.8 billion

US software company VMware’s software stream revenues for 2013 were $4.8 billion, out of total revenues of $5.2 billion. The company is owned by EMC. But these two companies are listed as separate entities on NYSE.

7) Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) – $4.9 billion

Global giant Hewlett-Packard generated a total revenue was $112.298 billion; it earned only $4.9 billion from software. Popularly known as HP, this conglomerate is mainly known for its printing products and solutions.