Plunkett's Infotech Industry Almanac 2008: Industry Report

Plunkett's Infotech Industry Almanac 2008

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Plunkett Research, Ltd.
Published: January 2008
Product Code: R207-344

Description

Plunkett’s InfoTech Industry Almanac presents a complete analysis of the technology business, including the convergence of hardware, software, entertainment and telecommunications. This market research tool includes our analysis of the major trends affecting the industry, from the rebound of the global PC and server market, to consumer and enterprise software, to super computers, open systems such as Linux, web services and network equipment. In addition, we provide major statistical tables covering the industry, from computer sector revenues to broadband subscribers to semiconductor industry production. No other source provides this book’s easy-to-understand comparisons of growth, expenditures, technologies, imports/exports, corporations, research and other vital subjects. The corporate profile section provides in-depth, one-page profiles on each of the top 500 InfoTech companies. We have used our massive databases to provide you with unique, objective analysis of the largest and most exciting companies in: Computer Hardware, Computer Software, Internet Services, E-Commerce, Networking, Semiconductors, Memory, Storage, Information Management and Data Processing. We've been working harder than ever to gather data on all the latest trends in information technology. Our research effort includes an exhaustive study of new technologies and discussions with experts at dozens of innovative tech companies.

Purchasers of the printed book or PDF version may receive a free CD-ROM database of the corporate profiles, enabling export of vital corporate data for mail merge and other uses.

*Clients who purchase the online download version of this report should use the form provided in the report to receive the database of leading companies on CD-ROM.

Table of Contents

A Short InfoTech Industry Glossary
Introduction
How To Use This Book
Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the InfoTech Industry: 1) Introduction to the InfoTech Industry; 2) Hot Fields Within the InfoTech Sector; 3) Memory and Storage Needs Soar While Miniaturization Lowers Prices; 4) PCs for $200 May Be Distributed by the Millions in the Developing World; 5) India and China PC Markets Targeted by Manufacturers; 6) Supercomputing Hits 478 Teraflops; 7) “Cell” Chip Technology Sizzles in PS3; 8) New Chips Provide Higher Speeds and Lighter Weights/Consume Less Power; 9) Open Source Systems and Software are Backed by Major Software Firms; 10) Big Software Industry Mergers Continue; 11) Web Services, XML and .NET Grow; 12) Cloud Computing, Software as a Service (SaaS) Point the Way to the Future; 13) Wi-Fi Accelerates; 14) MIMO (802.11n) Is the High-Speed Wireless Wave of the Near Future; 15) WiMAX Extends Wireless Range Far Beyond Wi-Fi; 16) Bluetooth Provides Wireless Connectivity to Millions of Cell Phones and Devices; 17) Ultrawideband (UWB) Offers Sizzling Short-Range Speed; 18) Last Mile Challenges Tumble; Mass Broadband Markets Emerge; 19) Fiber-to-the-Home Gains Traction; 20) Services Available via Ultra-High-Speed Broadband are Imaginative, Futuristic; 21) U.S. Broadband Rankings Fraught with Controversy; 22) Many Industry Sectors Seek Consulting and Outsourcing Income, Competing with Pure Consultancies; 23) The Future: Pervasive Computing, Complete Mobility Will Be Standard; 24) Nanotechnology Will Create Powerful Semiconductors in the Near Future; 25) Nanotechnology Holds the Key to the Ultra-dense Digital Memory of the Future; 26) Virtualization of Servers Leads to Data Center Efficiency; 27) Breakthrough Achieved in Quantum Computing
Chapter 2: InfoTech Industry Statistics: InfoTech Industry Overview; U.S. InfoTech Industry Quarterly Revenue: 2006-2007; Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services, U.S.: Estimated Revenue & Expenses, 2004-2006; Software Publishing Industry, U.S.: Estimated Revenue, 2002-2007; Software Publishing Industry, U.S.: Estimated Operating Expenses, 2004-2007; Computer Systems Design & Related Services, U.S.: Estimated Revenue & Expenses: 1999-2006; Internet Publishing & Broadcasting: Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2004-2006; Internet Service Providers Estimated Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2004-2006; Wholesale & Retail Trade in Computer Hardware & Software, U.S.: 1995-2007; Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail Sales, Total & E-Commerce: 1st Quarter 2001-3rd Quarter 2007; Top Ten Suppliers & Destinations of U.S. Computers & Electronic Products: 2001-2007; Exports, Imports & Trade Balance of Computers & Electronic Products, U.S.: 2001-2007; Value of Computers & Electronic Products Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories & Orders by Industry, U.S.: 1992-2007; Value of Shipments of Computers & Peripheral Equipment by Product Class, U.S.: 2001-2006; Quantity & Value of Shipments of Computers & Peripheral Equipment by Product Class, U.S.: First Two Quarters, 2006; Quantity & Value of Exports & Imports of Computers & Peripheral Equipment, U.S.: Second Quarter 2007; Quantity & Value of Quarterly Shipments of Telecommunications Equipment, U.S.: 2nd Quarter 2006-2nd Quarter 2007; Internet Access Technologies Compared; Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2000-2006; Number of Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2000-2006; Computer Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2002-2007; InfoTech Employment, U.S.: 1995-2007
Chapter 3: Important InfoTech Industry Contacts: Addresses, Telephone Numbers and World Wide Web Sites
Chapter 4: THE INFOTECH 500:: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen; Industry List, With Codes; Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups
Alphabetical Index: Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State; Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country; Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations; Index by Firms with Operations Outside the U.S.; Individual Profiles on each of THE INFOTECH 500
Additional Indexes: Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities; Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations

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