Plunkett's Computer & Software Industry Trends & Statistics 2008 (Summary)

Published by: Plunkett Research, Ltd.

Published: Jan. 29, 2008 - 57 Pages

Table of Contents

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

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