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Plunkett's Computer Hardware Industry Sector Trends & Statistics 2007 (Summary)

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Plunkett Research, Ltd.
Published: February 2007
Product Code: R207-235
Description
This summary contains selected trends and statistics chapters excerpted from Plunkett's Infotech Industry Almanac 2007 that focus on the computer hardware sector of the information technology industry. It includes our analysis of the major trends from Memory and Storage Needs Soar While Miniaturization Lowers Prices, to New Chips Provide Higher Speeds and Lighter Weights/Consume Less Power, to Nanotechnology Holds the Key to the Ultradense Digital Memory of the Future. In addition, we provide statistical tables such as Value of Computers and Electronic Products Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders by Industry, U.S.: 1992-2006 and U.S. Computer Hardware Exports, Imports and Deficits: First Half 2002-2005. As a finishing touch, individual company profiles are provided for ten of the leading computer hardware manuacturing companies in the world. Wield this tool for strategic planning, business development, or industry analysis.
Table of Contents
Introduction to the InfoTech Industry

Memory and Storage Needs Soar While Miniaturization Lowers Prices

PCs Under $200 May Be Distributed by the Millions in the Developing World

Supercomputing Hits 280 Teraflops

“Cell” Chip Technology Sizzles in PS3

New Chips Provide Higher Speeds and Lighter Weights/Consume Less Power

Computer and Software Makers Focus on Consulting and Outsourcing Income

The Future: Pervasive Computing, Complete Mobility Will Be Standard

Nanotechnology Will Create Powerful Semiconductors in the Near Future Nanotechnology Holds the Key to the Ultradense Digital Memory of the Future

Industry Statistics Overview

Top Five Suppliers and Destinations of U.S. Computer Hardware: 2001-2005

Value of Computers and Electronic Products Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders by Industry, U.S.: 1992-2006

Value of Shipments of Computers and Peripheral Equipment by Product Class, U.S.: 2000-2005

U.S. Wholesale and Retail Trade in Computer Hardware and Software: 1995-2006

U.S. Computer Hardware Exports, Imports and Deficits: First Half 2002-2005

Profiles on the Top Ten Computer Hardware Manufacturing Companies by Number of Employees

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