Personal Computers and Notebooks

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Personal Computers in Thousands of Units. The major product segments analyzed are Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs, and PC Servers. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region and product segment for the period of 2000 through 2015. The report profiles 104 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Acer Inc., Acer America Corporation, Gateway, Inc., Packard Bell B.V., Apple Inc., AOpen, Inc., Arima Computer Corporation, ASUSTek Computer Inc., Compal Electronics, Inc., Dell Inc., ECS/Uniwill Computer Int'l Corp., Founder Group, Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, HCL Infosystems Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Inventec Corporation, LG Electronics, Inc., Lenovo Group Limited, Medion AG, MiTAC Technology Corporation, MPC Computers, Inc., NEC Corporation, Olidata S.p.A, Packard Bell B.V., Panasonic Corporation of America, Quanta Computer Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Sony Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, TriGem Computer Inc., Tulip Computers N.V., Winstron Corp., and Zenith Computers Limited. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations

Disclaimers

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics

Product Definitions and Scope of Study

Definitions of Product Segments

1. Desktop PCs

2. Notebook PCs

3. PC Servers

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Industry Overview

Current and Future Analysis

Analysis by Major Regional Markets

Asia-Pacific & other Emerging Economies Drive Global PC Shipments

Table 1: PC Shipments (2007-2010): Major Regional Markets Ranked by Growth in Shipment Volume - Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Europe, Canada, Japan and the United States (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Shipments by Segment - An Overview and Outlook

Notebook PCs- The fastest Growing Segment

Worldwide Personal Computer Market - An Overview

PC Penetration Rates

Table 2: Personal Computer Penetration Rates by Select Regional Markets (2005) - PCs per 1000 Persons

PCs - A Timeless Concept

Rapid Technology Trends - Hallmark of the PC Industry

PC Market -Characterized by Short Product Life Cycles

PC Market Undergoing a ‘Tectonic Shift’

Small Business - Going Hi-Tech

2. Market Trends and Issues

Commercial Segment Rules the Worldwide PC Shipment Tally

Table 3: World PC Market (2005 - 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments by End-Use Segment - Consumer and Commercial (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

White Box Suppliers Market Share Deteriorates

Notebook PC Makers Focus on Advanced Features

Taiwan - The Global Notebook PC Manufacturing Hub

Table 4: Percentage Share of Taiwanese Manufacturers in Global Notebook PC Market (2005-2008) - Based on Units Shipped (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Vista & Dual-Core Processors - Market Growth Drivers in Immediate Future

Wireless Connectivity and Lower Prices Accelerating Notebook PC Sales

Falling Prices and Consumer Trends Favoring Sales of Notebook PCs

Low-Cost Desktop PCs Reign Supreme

Home Networking - Scaling New Heights

Internet-Driven Applications

PC Vendors Foray into Services Market

PC Manufacturers Offering Solutions for Frequent Component Changes

3. Competitive Scenario

Hewlett-Packard Reclaims No. 1 position in the Worldwide PC Market

Table 5: Leading PC Vendors Worldwide (2006 Vs 2007) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Hewlett-Packard, Dell Inc., Acer, Lenovo, Toshiba and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Desktop PCs

Table 6: Top 3 Desktop PC Vendors Worldwide (2006 Vs 2007) - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments by Quarter for HP, Dell & Acer (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Notebook PCs

Table 7: Leading Notebook PC Vendors Worldwide (2007) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for HP, Dell, Acer, Toshiba, Lenovo, Apple, Fujitsu Siemens, Sony, Asus and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 8: Top 3 Notebook PC Vendors Worldwide (2006 Vs 2007) - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments by Quarter for HP, Dell & Acer (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

X86 Servers

Table 9: Top 3 X86 Server Vendors Worldwide (2006 Vs 2007) - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments by Quarter for HP, Dell and IBM (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs)

Table 10: Leading ODMs of Mobile PCs Worldwide (2006) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Quanta, Compal, Wistron, Asustek, Inventec, Uniwill, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Leading PC Vendors - A Historic Perspective

Table 11: Leading PC Vendors Worldwide (Q3 2006 Vs Q3 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, Toshiba, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 12: Leading PC Vendors Worldwide (Q2 2006 Vs Q2 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Acer, Toshiba, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 13: Leading Vendors in the Worldwide PC Market- A Historic Perspective (2004 & 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Acer, Fujitsu/Fujitsu Siemens, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 14: Leading Notebook PC Vendors Worldwide (2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, Acer, Lenovo, Fujitsu Siemens, Sony, NEC, Apple, Asustek, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Regional Market Leaders - An Overview

United States

Table 15: Leading PC Vendors in the United States (2006 Vs 2007) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Dell, HP, Apple, Acer, Toshiba and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 16: United States Notebook PC Market (2006 Vs 2007)- Shipments in Million Units for Top Three Vendors HP, Dell and Toshiba (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 17: Leading PC Vendors in the United States (Q3 2006 Vs Q3 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Gateway, Apple, Toshiba, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 18: Leading PC Vendors in the United States (Q2 2006 Vs Q2 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Gateway, Apple, Lenovo, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Japan

Table 19: Japanese Notebook PC Market (2006 Vs 2007)- Shipments in Million Units for Top Three Vendors NEC, Fujitsu and Toshiba (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 20: Leading PC Vendors in Japan- A Historic Perspective (2005) -Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for NEC, Fujitsu, Dell, Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard, Sony, Hitachi, Lenovo Japan, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Table 21: Leading Corporate PC Vendors in Western Europe (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Dell, HP, Lenovo, Fujitsu Siemens and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 22: Leading PC Vendors in Europe, Middle East & Africa (Q3 2006 Vs Q3 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer, Fujitsu Siemens, Toshiba, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 23: Leading PC Vendors in Europe, Middle East & Africa (Q2 2006 Vs Q2 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer, Fujitsu/Fujitsu Siemens, Toshiba, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 24: Leading PC Vendors in Europe, Middle East & Africa - A Historic Perspective (2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Hewlett-Packard, Dell Inc., Acer, Fujitsu/Fujitsu Siemens, NEC, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)

Table 25: Leading PC Vendors in Asia-Pacific (2006 Vs 2007)- Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Lenovo, HP, Dell, Acer, Founder and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 26: Asia-Pacific Notebook PC Market (2006 Vs 2007)- Shipments in Million Units for Top Three Vendors HP, Lenovo and Acer (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 27: Leading PC Vendors in Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) (Q3 2006 Vs Q2 2006) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Founder, Acer, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 28: Leading PC Vendors in Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) - A Historic Perspective (2004 & 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Founder, Acer, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Latin America

Table 29: Leading PC Vendors in Latin America (Q2 2006 Vs Q2 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Positivo Informatica, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4. Product Overview

Personal Computer

Desktop PCs - Cracking the Definition

Ruggedized Personal Computers

Notebook Computer

Ultra Personal/Portable Computers (UPC)

PC Servers

Major Components of Personal Computers

Motherboard

Microprocessor or Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Memory

Storage Media

Hard Drives

5. Market Dynamics

Buying Patterns

PC Giants - Enhancing Customer Services to Counter Low Prices

Network and Desktop Outsourcing Services Market

Single Vendor Outsourcing & Centralized Purchasing

Pricing and Distribution

Direct Selling - Most Preferred Mode of PC Distribution

Internet - More a Supplement Than a Substitute Channel

Large Scale Consolidation of Distribution Networks

Built-To-Order (BTO) Manufacturing

Dell Computer Pioneers BTO

Competition in Notebook PC Market Enhances Reseller Position

6. Notebook PCs - Primary Growth Driver

Notebook Performance - Single Most Important Decision Factor

Mini Notebooks - Hot-Selling PCs in Business Segments

Chip Technology Spurs Personal Computer Development

The Intel Family of Processors

Intel Pentium 4 Processor

Intel Pentium III Xeon Processor

Intel Celeron Processors

Mobile Celeron

7. Technological Trends

Thin Computing - A Perfect Substitute to Bulky Desktops

Smart Cards: Ensuring Data Integrity and Security

Digital Visual Interface (DVI) Technology

Modular PC - Highly Versatile in Nature

8. Environmental Issues

The PC Recycling Concept is Catching On

Refurbishing- An Efficient Solution for Reducing e-Waste

Used/Refurbished Computers - Market Snapshots

Fujitsu - Setting Standards with Eco-Friendly PCs

9. Product Launches/Introductions

Lenovo Develops New Line of Consumer PCs Lenovo Develops

New Line of Consumer PCs

HCL Releases Cheapest Laptop

HP Launches Two New Energy-Efficient Business Desktop PCs

Toshiba Launches New Notebook PCs With High Quality HD DVD Playback Capability

Acer Launches the Extensa 4620 Notebook PC

HP Business Notebook PCs to Include Sprint Mobile Broadband Service

New Enthusiast System Architecture Specification to Build High Performance PCs

HP to Incorporate Sprint’s Mobile Broadband Technology in Specific Notebook Models

HCL Rolls Out Eco-Friendly PCs

Dell Introduces New Brand PCs for Small Businesses

DTK Computer Designs Advanced Consumer Entertainment PC

Wipro Unleashes Eco-Friendly PCs

Sony Launches VAIO Family of Notebook PCs

Lenovo Introduces ThinkPad T60 Widescreen Notebook PC

Panasonic Develops Toughbook® Notebooks for Tough Business Applications

Fujitsu Introduces Stylistic® Tablet PC Series Equipped with the Latest Technology

Apple Introduces MacBook Powered by Intel Core Duo Processor

Fujitsu Introduces Widescreen LifeBook C1410 Notebook as Economy Version

MPC Launches Transport T2400 Notebook Computer

Apple Launches New MacBook Notebooks

ASUSTeK Unveils R1 Notebook Series

Acer Launches Aspire 9800 HD-DVD Notebook PC

10. Recent Industry Activity

Ericsson and Lenovo Enter Agreement to Offer HSPA- Based Mobile Broadband Modules

Acer Takes Over Gateway, Packard Bell

TiVo and Nero Enter Partnership to Deliver TV Experience on PCs

Lenovo to Set Up Facility in Poland

HP India to Launch New Business Unit to Promote Lifestyle Computing Segment

Roper Takes Over Tempe

Indian Firm Inks JV Agreement with TCL

Wal-Mart to Promote Dell Brand Products

Crane Acquires Mobile Rugged Business of Kontron America

Haier to Acquire Stake in Founder Group

Dell Acquires Alienware

NEC and Microsoft Expand Collaboration Over IT/Network Convergence

Lenovo Forays into the Brazilian Retail Market

Lenovo and HKUST Partner to Offer Desktop and Notebook PCs to Students

NetXen and Inventec Establishes a Strategic Association

Dell Bags a PC Supply Deal from Japan’s Defense Agency

CBE Bags a PC Deployment Contract from State of Connecticut

Gateway Bags Notebook State Wide Contract from State of Tennessee

Tulip Computers Acquires Devil Computer Vertriebs

Gateway Ties up with Darty and BUT

Lenovo and Best Buy Join Hands to Promote Business PCs

Lenovo Enters into Marketing Agreement with D&H Distributing

Dell Bags US Army’s ADMC-2 Hardware Contract

Asus Collaborates with ATI to Market W1J HDMI Notebook

Dell Bags Contract from Commonwealth

Gateway Receives United Independent School District Contract

Acer Incorporated Chooses Symantec’s Security Solutions

Gateway and Winona State University Extend Contract

Lenovo Inks a Marketing Agreement with NBA

Gateway Gains California Highway Patrol Order for Convertible Notebooks

11. Focus on Select Global Players

Acer Inc. (Taiwan)

Acer America Corporation (USA)

Gateway, Inc. (USA)

Packard Bell B.V. (The Netherlands)

Apple Inc. (USA)

AOpen, Inc. (Taiwan)

Arima Computer Corporation (Taiwan)

ASUSTek Computer Inc. (Taiwan)

Compal Electronics, Inc. (Taiwan)

Dell Inc. (USA)

ECS/Uniwill Computer Int'l Corp. (Taiwan)

Founder Group (China)

Fujitsu Limited (Japan)

Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation (USA)

Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) BV (The Netherlands)

HCL Infosystems Ltd. (India)

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (USA)

Inventec Corporation (Taiwan)

LG Electronics, Inc. (South Korea)

Lenovo Group Limited (United States)

Medion AG (Germany)

MiTAC Technology Corporation (Taiwan)

MPC Computers, Inc. (USA)

NEC Corporation (Japan)

Olidata S.p.A (Italy)

Panasonic Corporation of America (USA)

Quanta Computer Inc. (Taiwan)

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

Samsung Electronics Co. (China)

Sony Corporation (Japan)

Toshiba Corporation (Japan)

TriGem Computer Inc. (South Korea)

Tulip Computers N.V. (The Netherlands)

Winstron Corp. (Taiwan)

Zenith Computers Limited (India)

12. Global Market Perspective

Table 30: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Personal Computers by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 31: World Long-Term Projections for Personal Computers by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 32: World 10-Year Perspective for Personal Computers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 33: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Desktop PCs by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 34: World Long-Term Projections for Desktop PCs by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 35: World 10-Year Perspective for Desktop PCs by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 36: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Notebook PCs by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 37: World Long-Term Projections for Notebook PCs by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 38: World 10-Year Perspective for Notebook PCs by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 39: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for PC Servers by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 40: World Long-Term Projections for PC Servers by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 41: World 10-Year Perspective for PC Servers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

III. MARKET

1. The United States

A.Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

PC Market - Saturation Prompts Replacement Cycles

Household PC Sales Prompted by Lower Prices

Small Businesses: The Thriving Market for IT VARs/Retailers

Competitive Scenario

Table 42: Leading PC Vendors in the United States (2006 Vs 2007) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Dell, HP, Apple, Acer, Toshiba and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 43: United States Notebook PC Market (2006 Vs 2007)- Shipments in Million Units for Top Three Vendors HP, Dell and Toshiba (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 44: Leading PC Vendors in the United States (Q3 2006 Vs Q3 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Gateway, Apple, Toshiba, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 45: Leading PC Vendors in the United States (Q2 2006 Vs Q2 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Gateway, Apple, Lenovo, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 46: Leading PC Vendors in the United States- A Historic Perspective (2004 & 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Gateway (Incl. eMachines), Apple, Toshiba, Lenovo (Incl. IBM), and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Market Trends

Commercial Segment Rules the United States PC Shipment Tally

Table 47: PC Market in the United States (2005 - 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments by End-Use Segment- Consumer and Commercial (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Surge in Notebook PC Sales to Continue

Notebook PC Sales to Overtake Desktop PC Sales

Slimmer, Smaller PCs Rule the Roost

Demand for PCs Plateaus as Laptops Takeover the Market

Notebook Computers Top Hardware Sales, Not Profit Margins

Notebook Computer Makers Shifting Towards Sub-US$1,000 Price Mark

Ebbing demand for Software and Hardware

Consumer Demographics

Computer Purchase Decisions

Table 48: Percentage of Computer Purchases Influenced by Children (2006) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Online Vs Physical Shopping

Personal Computers: Hazardous to Health

Product Launches/Introductions

Recent Industry Activity

Key Regional Players - An Overview

Acer America Corporation

Apple Inc.

Dell Inc.

Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation

Gateway, Inc.

Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P.

Lenovo Group Limited

MPC Computers, Inc.

Panasonic Corporation of America

B.Market Analytics

Table 49: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 50: US Long-Term Projections for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 51: US 10-Year Perspective for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2. Canada

A.Market Analysis

Overview

Current and Future Analysis

Competitive Scenario- A Historic Perspective

Table 52: Leading PC Vendors in Canada (Q2 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Toshiba, Apple, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 53: Leading Vendors in the Canadian PC Market (2003): Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Hewlett-Packard, Dell, IBM, Toshiba, Apple, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Pricing - A Crucial Factor

Factors Impacting the Canadian PC Market

Affordability of Personal Computers (PCs)

The Affordability of Portable Computers

Online Services

NetPCs

Personal Workstations

End-User Profile

Corporate End-Users

SOHO (Small Office-Home Office) End-Users

Household/Consumer End-Users

Distribution Practices

Recent Industry Activity

B.Market Analytics

Table 54: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 55: Canadian Long-Term Projections for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 56: Canadian 10-Year Perspective for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3. Japan

A.Market Analysis

Personal Computer Industry: An Overview

Table 57: Japanese Personal Computers Market by End Use (2003-2005): Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Business Use and Consumer Use

Current and Future Analysis

Competitive Scenario

Table 58: Japanese Notebook PC Market (2006 Vs 2007)- Shipments in Million Units for Top Three Vendors NEC, Fujitsu and Toshiba (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Historic Perspective

Table 59: Leading PC Vendors in Japan (2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for NEC, Fujitsu, Dell, Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard, Sony, Hitachi, Lenovo Japan, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

PC Workstations Market Dominated by Global Heavyweights

Factors Spurring PC Growth in Japan

Local Manufacturers Dominate PC Market

Strong Brand Loyalty Keeps Local Producers Afloat

Market for Second-Hand Personal Computers- A Historic Perspective

Table 60: Secondhand PC Market in Japan (2003-2005): (Sales in '000 Units) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

TV-Enabled Desktop Computers

Peripheral & Software Bundling - An Effective Sales Strategy

Distribution and Pricing

Dedicated PC Shops - Most Favored Sales Outlets

Product Launches/Introductions

Recent Industry Activity

Key Regional Players - An Overview

Fujitsu Limited

Hitachi, Ltd.

Lenovo Japan

NEC Corporation

Sony Corporation

Toshiba Corporation

B.Market Analytics

Table 61: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 62: Japanese Long-Term Projections for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 63: Japanese 10-Year Perspective for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4. Europe

A.Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

Table 64: Leading Vendors in Western Europe Corporate PC Segment (2006) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Dell, HP, Lenovo, Fujitsu Siemens and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Primary Growth Drivers

Key Regional Players - An Overview

AIRIS Computers (Spain)

Aquarius Company (Russia)

Excimer DM (Russia)

Formoza (Russia)

Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) BV (The Netherlands)

Kraftway (Russia)

Medion AG (Germany)

Olidata S.p.A (Italy)

Packard Bell B.V. (The Netherlands)

Tulip Computers N.V. (The Netherlands)

Product Launches/Introductions

Recent Industry Activity

B.Market Analytics

Table 65: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Personal Computers by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 66: European Long-Term Projections for Personal Computers by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 67: European 10-Year Perspective for Personal Computers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 68: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 69: European Long-Term Projections for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 70: European 10-Year Perspective for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4a. France

A.Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

Competitive Scenario

Growing Penetration of Windows-NT

Distribution Channels

B.Market Analytics

Table 71: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 72: French Long-Term Projections for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 73: French 10-Year Perspective for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4b. Germany

A.Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

Competitive Scenario

Table 74: Leading PC Vendors in Germany (Q1 2006 Vs Q1 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Fujitsu Siemens, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer, Medion, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 75: Leading Desktop & Notebook PC Vendors in Germany- A Historic Perspective (2003 & 2004) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Fujitsu Siemens, Medion, Hewlett-Packard, Acer, Dell, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 76: Leading Vendors in the German Desktop PC Market - A Historic Perspective (2004) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Fujitsu Siemens, Hewlett-Packard, Medion, Dell, Maxdata, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Distribution Channels

Table 77: Distribution Channels by Value in the German PC Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown by Retail Channel for Specialist Multiples, Independent Specialists, Hypermarkets, Discount Stores, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

B.Market Analytics

Table 78: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 79: German Long-Term Projections for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 80: German 10-Year Perspective for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4c. Italy

Market Analysis

Table 81: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 82: Italian Long-Term Projections for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 83: Italian 10-Year Perspective for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4d. The United Kingdom

A.Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

Competitive Scenario

Table 84: Leading PC Vendors in the United Kingdom (Q1 2006 Vs Q1 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Acer, Toshiba, NEC/Packard Bell, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 85: Leading Vendors in the UK PC Market A Historic Perspective (1Q 2004 & 1Q 2003): Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Dell, Hewlett- Packard, Toshiba, Time, IBM, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

B.Market Analytics

Table 86: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 87: UK Long-Term Projections for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 88: UK 10-Year Perspective for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4e. Spain

A.Market Analysis

An Overview

Current & Future Analysis

Competitive Scenario- A Historic Perspective

Table 89: Leading PC Vendors in Spain (Q2 2005 Vs Q2 2004)- Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Hewlett-Packard, Acer, Dell, Fujitsu Siemens, Airis Computers, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 90: Leading Vendors in the Spanish PC Market (1Q 2004 & 1Q 2003): Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Hewlett-Packard, Acer, Dell, Toshiba, Airis Computer, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 91: Leading Vendors in the Spanish PC Market (2002): Percentage Breakdown of Shipments for Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Airis Computer, Fujitsu Siemens, Acer, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

B.Market Analytics

Table 92: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 93: Spanish Long-Term Projections for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 94: Spanish 10-Year Perspective for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4f. Russia

A. Market Analytics

Current and Future Analysis

Personal Computers Market

B.Market Analytics

Table 95: Russian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 96: Russian Long-Term Projections for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 97: Russian 10-Year Perspective for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4g. Rest of Europe

A.Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

Select Regional Markets - An Overview

Bulgaria

Denmark

Market Barriers for New Entrants

Poland

Distribution Activities

Distributors’ Classification

Sweden

Competition

End-User Analysis

Consumer Demographics

The Netherlands

Personal Computers Market

Imports - Meeting Demand in a Big Way

Ukraine

Table 98: Leading PC Vendors in Ukraine (IQ-IIIQ 2006) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Asus, Acer, Toshiba, Samsung, Dell, Fujitsu Siemens, Hewlett-Packard, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 99: PC Notebook Sales in Ukraine (IQ-IIIQ 2006) - Percentage Breakdown by Price Range (In US$) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 100: PC Notebook Sales in Ukraine (IQ-IIIQ 2006) - Percentage Breakdown by Processor for Intel Celeron M, Intel Pentium M, Intel Core Duo, AMD Sempron, AMD Turion, Intel Core Solo, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 101: Desktop PC Sales in Ukraine (IQ-IIIQ 2006) - Percentage Breakdown by Price Range (In US$) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 102: Desktop PC Sales in Ukraine (IQ-IIIQ 2006) - Percentage Breakdown by Processor for Intel Pentium 4, Intel Celeron, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Sempron, Intel Core Duo, and Intel Core 2 Duo (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

B.Market Analytics

Table 103: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 104: Rest of Europe Long-Term Projections for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 105: Rest of Europe 10-Year Perspective for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5. Asia-Pacific

A.Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

Factors Assisting Growth of IT Services

Competitive Scenario

Table 106: Leading PC Vendors in Asia-Pacific (2006 Vs 2007) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Lenovo, HP, Dell, Acer, Founder and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 107: Asia-Pacific Notebook PC Market (2006 Vs 2007)- Shipments in Million Units for Top Three Vendors HP, Lenovo and Acer (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Competitive Scenario- A Historic Perspective

Table 108: Leading PC Vendors in Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) (Q3 2006 Vs Q2 2006) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Founder, Acer, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 109: Leading PC Vendors in Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) (2004 & 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Founder, Acer, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Select Regional Markets - An Overview

Australia & New Zealand

Competitive Scenario- A Historic Perspective

Table 110: Leading PC Vendors in Australia & New Zealand (IVQ 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer, Toshiba, Lenovo, Apple, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 111: Leading PC Vendors in Australia (IVQ 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer, Toshiba, Lenovo, Apple, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 112: Leading Notebook PC Vendors in Australia (IVQ 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer, Lenovo, Apple, Asus, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 113: Leading Desktop & Notebook PC Vendors in Australia (IQ 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer, IBM, Toshiba, Apple, Optima, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

China

Lenovo Continues to Dominate PC Market

Price Wars Drive PC Sales in China

Table 114: Leading Notebook PC Vendors in China (IIIQ 2006) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Lenovo Group, Hewlett-Packard Development Co., Dell Inc., and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 115: Leading PC Vendors in China- A Historic Perspective (2004) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Lenovo, Founder, Tsinghua Tongfang, Dell, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 116: Leading Players in the Chinese Personal Computer Market- A Historic Perspective (2003): Market Share for Lenovo Group, Hewlett Packard, IBM, and Dell (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

End-User Analysis

Reforms in Distribution Channels

Key Players

Lenovo Group

Founder Group

Samsung Electronics Co.

Tsinghua Tongfang

Hong Kong

Lenovo - No. 1 Player in the PC Market

Leading Players - A Historic Perspective

Table 117: Leading Vendors in Hong Kong PC Market by Volume Shipments (1Q 2004 & 1Q 2003): Market Share for IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, NEC, Acer, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

India

Overview and Competitive Scenario

Table 118: Leading Branded Desktop PC Vendors in India (2005-2006) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for HCL, Hewlett-Packard, IBM/Lenovo, Dell, Acer, LG, Zenith, PCS, Wipro, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 119: Leading Notebook PC Vendors in India (2005-2006) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Acer, Dell, Zenith, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 120: Leading PC Server Vendors in India (2005-2006)- Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for IBM, Hewlett-Packard, HCL, Dell, Acer, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 121: Leading Vendors in the Indian PC Market- A Historic Perspective (1Q 2004 & 1Q 2003): Market Share for HCL Insol, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Acer, Dell, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Notebook PCs Drive PC Market

Desktop PCs Fail to Exploit Several Potential Segments

Indian PC Market Registers a Healthy Growth in FY06-07

Key Players

HCL Infosystems Ltd.

LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. (LG India)

Zenith Computers Limited

Indonesia

Competition

Table 122: Leading Notebook PC Vendors in Indonesia- A Historic Perspective (2004) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Acer, Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, IBM, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 123: Imports and Domestic Production in the Indonesian Personal Computers Market- A Historic Perspective (2003): Market Share for Desktops, Notebooks, and Servers in Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Domestic Production

Malaysia

Table 124: Leading Vendors in the Malaysian PC Market- A Historic Perspective (1Q 2004 & 1Q 2003): Market Share for Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer, IBM, NEC, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Singapore

Table 125: Leading Vendors in the Singapore PC Market - A Historic Perspective (1Q 2004 & 1Q 2003): Market Share for Hewlett-Packard, Dell, IBM, Acer, Fujitsu, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

South Korea

Overview

Competition- A Historic Perspective

Table 126: Leading PC Vendors in South Korea (2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipment Volume for Samsung, Jooyontech, TriGem Computer, Hewlett-Packard, LG Electronics, Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 127: Leading Vendors in the South Korean PC Market (1Q 2004 & 1Q 2003): Market Share for Samsung Electronics, TriGem Computer, LG-IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Jooyontech, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Key Players

Jooyontech Co., Ltd.

LG Electronics, Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

TriGem Computer Inc.

Taiwan

Table 128: Percentage Share of Taiwanese Manufacturers in Global Notebook PC Market (2005-2008) - Based on Units Shipped (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

High Shipment Volumes Do Not Necessarily Imply Higher Profits

Competitive Scenario

Table 129: Leading PC Notebook Suppliers in Taiwan (2006 Vs 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Quanta, Compal, Wistron, Inventec, Asustek and Arima (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Key Players

Acer Inc.

AOpen, Inc.

Arima Computer Corporation

ASUSTek Computer Inc.

Compal Electronics, Inc.

ECS/Uniwill Computer Int'l Corp.

Inventec Corporation

MiTAC Technology Corporation

Quanta Computer Inc.

Winstron Corp.

Thailand

Market for Used/Refurbished Computers

PC Market- A Historic Perspective

Table 130: Leading Vendors in Thailand PC Market (1Q 2004 & 1Q 2003): Market Share for Hewlett-Packard, Acer, Dell, Bolta, SVOA, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Vietnam - A Historic Perspective

Table 131: Leading Vendors in the Vietnamese PC Market (1Q 2004 Vs 1Q 2003): Market Share for Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Dell, Acer Toshiba, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Product Launches/Introductions

Recent Industry Activity

B.Market Analytics

Table 132: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 133: Asia-Pacific Long-Term Projections for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 134: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

6. Latin America

A.Market Analysis

Personal Computers Market - An Overview

Current and Future Analysis

Competitive Scenario

Table 135: Leading PC Vendors in Latin America (Q2 2006 Vs Q2 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Unit Shipments for Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Positivo Informatica, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 136: Leading Vendors in the Latin American PC Market- A Historic Perspective (2Q 2003): Percentage Breakdown of Shipments for Hewlett- Packard, Dell, IBM, Alaska, Toshiba, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Notebook PCs & Clones Command Sizeable Share

Select Regional Markets - An Overview

Brazil

Personal Computer Industry Overview

Positivo Informática - A Key Player

Chile

PC Market - An Overview

Competition

Distribution and Promotion

Czech Republic

Ecuador

Personal Computers and Peripherals Market

Mexico

Personal Computers Market: An Overview

Internet - Propelling Growth in PC Market

Liberalization - Entry Facilitator

Mexico - Haven for Consumer Electronics Production

Recent Industry Activity

B.Market Analytics

Table 137: Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 138: Latin American Long-Term Projections for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 139: Latin American 10-Year Perspective for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

7. Rest of World

A.Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

Product Launches

B.Market Analytics

Table 140: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 141: Rest of World Long-Term Projections for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers Independently Analyzed by Annual Shipments in ‘000 Units for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 142: Rest of World 10-Year Perspective for Personal Computers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments for Desktop PCs, Notebook PCs and PC Servers for the Years 2003, 2007 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE