Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: InfoTrends/CAP Ventures
Published: July 2006
Product Code: R290-271Description The 21st century has presented extraordinary challenges for the high technology sector, according to a report published by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a financial services and consulting firm. They include difficult economic conditions, volatile relationships with the financial sector, fickle consumer behavior, and intense scrutiny following the burst of the dotcom bubble.
Recently, however, advances in core areas (bandwidth, processing power, and digital storage) have helped redefine existing markets and create new opportunities on an unparalleled scale. To succeed in the global market, manufacturers of high technology products must capitalize on these opportunities while complying with the increased financial and legal restrictions that exist in today’s business environment.
Significant opportunities exist within the high technology manufacturing industry for organizations involved in serving their digital document and dynamic content management needs. Our intent is to provide our clients with an overview of these industries. The following topics will be covered in this vertical market brief:
- Scope and size of the high technology manufacturing sectors
- Key trends and issues facing high technology manufacturing businesses
- Applications for digital and electronic management and delivery of business-critical documents and information
- Industry resources that provide information for developing sales and marketing strategies
The term “high technology” has numerous interpretations depending upon the context and audience addressed. For the purpose of this report, the high technology manufacturing sector encompasses the following industries: computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing, communications equipment manufacturing (not service providers), audio and visual equipment manufacturing, semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing, and software publishing.Table of Contents
- Introduction
- High Technology Manufacturing Industry Overview
- Scope
- The High Technology Manufacturing Industry Defined
- Industry Categorization
- Principal Market Segments and Size
- Key Industry Trends
- Trend #1: Research and development becoming increasingly collaborative
- Trend #2: Offshoring adopted for multiple benefits
- Trend #3: Advanced countries will continue to benefit the most from progress in technology
- Trend #4: Open source challenges the existing software business model
- Trend #5: The Internet will come under increasing global scrutiny
- Trend #6: Connectivity is transforming the device
- Capitalizing on the Key Trends
- Key Document and Content Applications in the High Technology
- Manufacturing Sector
- Document Classification
- Promotional Documents and Content
- Publication Documents and Content
- Transaction Documents and Content
- Office Documents and Content
- Utility Documents and Content
- Engineering Documents
- Industry Resources
- Representative Trade Publications and Online Resources
- High Technology Manufacturing Industry Publications and Online Resources
- Leading Web Sites for the High Technology Manufacturing Industry
- Key Internet Search Engines
- Representative Categories to Search
- Key Online Research Sites and Business Journals
- Conclusion
- Appendix A: Accessing U.S. Government Census Data
- Appendix B: Correlation between NAICS and SIC Codes for the High Technology Manufacturing Industry
- Appendix C: High Technology Manufacturing Industry “Buzzwords” or Glossary
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