Sections
Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
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CONTENTS | 9 | 2 |
Glossary | 11 | 26 |
INTRODUCTION | 37 | 2 |
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 39 | 4 |
Chapter 1 | 43 | 29 |
Introduction to the InfoTech Industry | 43 | 3 |
Hot Fields Within the InfoTech Sector | 46 | 1 |
Memory and Storage Needs Soar While Miniaturization Lowers Prices | 47 | 2 |
Small, Cheap Computers and Netbooks Sell/Apple s iPad Makes a Splash | 49 | 1 |
India and China PC Markets Targeted by Manufacturers | 50 | 1 |
Supercomputing Hits 1.75 Petaflops | 51 | 1 |
New Chips Provide Higher Speeds and Lighter Weights/Consume Less Power | 52 | 1 |
Open Source Systems and Software are Backed by Major Software Firms | 53 | 2 |
Web Services, XML and .NET Grow | 55 | 1 |
Cloud Computing, Software as a Service (SaaS) Point the Way to the Future | 56 | 1 |
Wi-Fi Accelerates | 57 | 1 |
WiMAX Extends Wireless Range Far Beyond Wi-Fi | 58 | 2 |
MIMO (802.11n) Enhances WiMAX, the High-Speed Wireless Wave | 60 | 1 |
Bluetooth Provides Wireless Connectivity to Millions of Cellphones and Other Devices | 60 | 1 |
Ultrawideband (UWB) Offers Sizzling Short-Range Speed | 61 | 1 |
Last Mile Challenges Tumble; Mass Broadband Markets Emerge | 62 | 1 |
Fiber-to-the-Home Gains Traction | 63 | 1 |
Multimedia Hub Homes Slowly Become a Reality | 63 | 2 |
Services Available via Ultra-High-Speed Broadband are Imaginative, Futuristic | 65 | 1 |
U.S. Broadband Connections Rank Behind Other Nations | 66 | 1 |
Many Industry Sectors Seek Consulting and Outsourcing Income, Competing with Pure Consultancies | 67 | 1 |
The Future: Pervasive Computing, Complete Mobility Will Be Standard | 67 | 1 |
Nanotechnology Will Create Powerful Semiconductors in the Near Future | 68 | 1 |
Nanotechnology Holds the Key to the Ultradense Molecular Memory of the Future | 69 | 1 |
Virtualization of Servers Leads to Data Center Efficiency | 70 | 1 |
Breakthrough Achieved in Quantum Computing | 70 | 2 |
Chapter 2 | 72 | 18 |
InfoTech Industry Overview | 73 | 1 |
U.S. InfoTech Industry Quarterly Revenue: 2008-2009 | 74 | 1 |
Data Processing, Hosting &Related Services, U.S.: Estimated Revenue &Expenses, 2005-2008 | 75 | 1 |
Software Publishing Industry, U.S.: Estimated Revenue, Inventories &Expenses, 2005-2008 | 76 | 1 |
Software Publishing Industry, U.S.: Estimated Operating Expenses, 2005-2008 | 77 | 1 |
Computer Systems Design &Related Services, U.S.: Estimated Revenue &Expenses: 2000-2009 | 78 | 1 |
Internet Publishing &Broadcasting, Internet Service Providers &Web Search Portals: Estimated Revenue &Expenses, U.S.: 2005-2008 | 79 | 1 |
Wholesale &Retail Trade in Computer Hardware &Software, U.S.: 1995-2008 | 80 | 1 |
Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail Sales, Total &E-Commerce: 1st Quarter 2001-3rd Quarter 2009 | 81 | 1 |
Top Ten Suppliers &Destinations of U.S. Computers &Electronic Products: 2003-September 2009 | 82 | 1 |
Exports, Imports &Trade Balance of Computers &Electronic Products, U.S.: 2004-September 2009 | 83 | 1 |
Quantity &Value of Exports &Imports of Computers &Peripheral Equipment, U.S.: Third Quarter 2009 | 85 | 1 |
Internet Access Technologies Compared | 86 | 1 |
Number of Business &Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2002-2009 | 87 | 1 |
Computer Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2004-Nov. 2009 | 88 | 1 |
InfoTech Employment, U.S.: 1997-Nov. 2009 | 89 | 1 |
Chapter 3 | 90 | 34 |
Chapter 4 | 124 | 547 |
INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 125 | 2 |
INDEX OF RANKINGS WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 127 | 12 |
ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 139 | 4 |
INDEX OF HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY U.S. STATE | 143 | 4 |
INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 147 | 2 |
INDEX BY REGIONS OF THE U.S. WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS | 149 | 13 |
INDEX OF FIRMS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS | 162 | 5 |
Individual Profiles On Each Of THE INFOTECH 500 | 167 | 504 |
ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 671 | 35 |
INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 672 | 2 |
INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 674 | 32 |