Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: InfoTrends/CAP Ventures
Published: October 2007
Product Code: R290-369Description This document updates InfoTrends' 2005 study on the Future of the Document. This year's version includes analysis of the end-user research that was conducted by InfoTrends via a Web-based survey of the Western European market in November 2006. This document focuses on the results of that survey. A presentation detailing this year’s survey results has also been published.
This end-user survey is conducted annually to establish significant trends concerning equipment usage. This marks the third year that this study was conducted, and comparisons will be drawn with the results of earlier studies when appropriate. Nevertheless, the majority of the information in this document will relate to the data that was collected at the end of 2006.Table of Contents - Executive Summary
- Equipment Findings
- Supplies Findings
- Introduction
- Methodology
- Acronyms
- Research Findings
- Respondent Demographics
- Weighting of Responses by Country
- Use and Decision-Making for Office Equipment and Supplies Company/Location Size
- Annual Revenues
- Primary Business.
- Job Title
- Equipment Usage
- Technology Ownership
- Number of Devices
- Number of Multifunctional Devices
- Most Frequently Used Device
- Office Paper Consumption
- OEM vs. Third-Party Brands
- Type
- Size
- Weight
- Agreement with Statements about Paper
- Inkjet Printer Use and Paper Consumption
- Inkjet Printer Ownership
- Paper Type
- Paper Size
- Print Volume
- Documents Printed Most Frequently
- Paper Consumption
- Anticipated Change in Paper Consumption
- Hardcopy Output by Location
- Printing at Centralised Sites
- Print Volumes on Primary Colour Device
- Percentage of Monthly Output on Various Colour Devices
- Applications Produced on Primary Colour Device
- Percentage of Colour Prints by Format.
- Percentage of Colour Output by Cost Level
- Monthly Print Volume on Primary Office Printer
- Monthly Copy Volume on Primary Office Copier
- Personal Volume vs. Company Volume
- Ink and Toner Cartridges
- OEM vs. Third-Party Brands
- Empty Cartridge Disposal
- Interest in Take-Back Scheme
- Cost-per-Copy/Cost-per Print Contracts
- CPC Contracts
- CPP Contracts
- Scanning Applications
- Importance of Scanning Applications
- Black & White vs. Colour Scanning
- Monthly Scan Volumes
- e-Mailing, Faxing, Archiving, and Manipulating
- Storage
- Channels
- Primary Supplier of Printer Consumables
- Primary Supplier of Copier Consumables
- Primary Supplier of Standard Uncoated Office Paper
- Primary Supplier of Specialist Media
- Purchasing Intentions
- Department Responsible for Budget and Purchase of Primary Device
- Future Purchasing Plans
- Perceived Usefulness of Various Factors
- Anticipated Source of Next Office Device Purchase
- Impact of Additional Colour Purchases
- Conclusion
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