Plunkett's Computer and Software Industry Trends and Statistics 2011 (Summary)

PLUNKETT'S INFOTECH INDUSTRY TRENDS & STATISTICS 2011

Key Features:

- Industry trends analysis, market data and competitive intelligence
- Market forecasts and Industry Statistics
- Buyer may register for access to search and export data at Plunkett Research Online

Pages: 54
Statistical Tables Provided: 11
Geographic Focus: Global

A condensed market research report excerpted from Plunkett?s InfoTech Industry Almanac 2011, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and vital statistical tables. You will gain significant insights that can help you shape your own strategy for business development, product development and investments.

-How is the industry evolving?
-How is the industry being shaped by new technologies?
-How is demand growing in emerging markets and mature economies?
-What is the size of the market now and in the future?

Contents, Statistics, Forecasts and Analysis Include:

Major Trends Affecting the InfoTech Industry
1) Hot Fields Within the InfoTech Sector
2) Memory and Storage Needs Soar While Miniaturization Lowers Prices
3) Small, Cheap Computers and Netbooks Sell/Apple?s iPad Makes a Splash
4) India and China PC Markets Targeted by Manufacturers
5) Supercomputing Hits 2.57 Petaflops
6) New Chips Provide Higher Speeds and Lighter Weights/Consume Less Power
7) Open Source Systems and Software are Backed by Major Software Firms
8) Cloud Computing, Software as a Service (SaaS) Point the Way to the Future
9) Wi-Fi Accelerates
10) WiMAX Extends Wireless Range Far Beyond Wi-Fi
11) MIMO (802.11n) Enhances WiMAX, the High-Speed Wireless Wave
12) Ultrawideband (UWB) Offers Sizzling Short-Range Speed
13) Broadband Market Nears 1 Billion Users
14) Fiber-to-the-Home Gains Traction
15) Multimedia Hub Homes Slowly Become a Reality/TVs Are Internet Ready
16) Information Technology and Health Care
17) U.S. Broadband Connections Rank Behind Other Nations
18) Many Industry Sectors Seek Consulting and Outsourcing Income, Competing with Pure Consultancies
19) The Future: Pervasive Computing, Complete Mobility Will Be Standard
20) Nanotechnology Will Create Powerful Semiconductors in the Near Future
21) Nanotechnology Holds the Key to the Ultra-dense Molecular Memory of the Future
22) Virtualization of Servers Leads to Data Center Efficiency
23) Breakthrough Achieved in Quantum Computing

InfoTech Industry Statistics
1) InfoTech Industry Overview
2) U.S. InfoTech Industry Quarterly Revenue: 2009-2010
3) Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services, U.S.: Estimated Revenue & Expenses, 2006-2009
4) Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail Sales, Total & E-Commerce: 1st Quarter 2002-3rd Quarter 2010
5) Top Ten Suppliers & Destinations of U.S. Computers & Electronic Products: 2004-Sepember 2010
6) Value of Computers & Electronic Products Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories & Orders by Industry, U.S.: 2003-November 2010
7) Exports, Imports & Trade Balance of Computers & Electronic Products, U.S.: 2005-Sepember 2010
8) Internet Access Technologies Compared
9) Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2003-2010
10) Computer Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2005-Oct. 2010
11) InfoTech Employment, U.S.: 1997-2010