Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| Copyright | 7 | 2 |
| CONTENTS | 9 | 2 |
| A Short InfoTech Industry Glossary | 11 | 33 |
| INTRODUCTION | 44 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 46 | 4 |
| Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS AFFECTING THE INFOTECH INDUSTRY | 50 | 26 |
| 1) Introduction to the InfoTech Industry | 50 | 2 |
| 2) Hot Fields Within the InfoTech Sector | 52 | 1 |
| 3) Memory and Storage Needs Soar While Miniaturization Lowers Prices | 53 | 2 |
| 4) Tablet and Ultrabook Sales Soar | 55 | 1 |
| 5) India and China PC Markets Targeted by Manufacturers | 56 | 1 |
| 6) Supercomputing Hits 10.51 Petaflops | 56 | 1 |
| 7) New Chips Provide Higher Speeds and Lighter Weights/Consume Less Power | 57 | 1 |
| 8) Open Source Systems Grow/New Operating Systems Set to Launch | 58 | 2 |
| 9) Cloud Computing, Software as a Service (SaaS) Point the Way to the Future | 60 | 2 |
| 10) Wi-Fi Is Pervasive and Indispensable | 62 | 1 |
| 11) MIMO (802.11n) Enhances WiMAX, the High-Speed Wireless Wave | 63 | 1 |
| 12) Bluetooth Provides Wireless Connectivity to Millions of Cellphones and Other Devices | 63 | 1 |
| 13) Broadband Market Nears 1 Billion Subscribers Worldwide | 64 | 1 |
| 14) Fiber-to-the-Home Gains Traction | 65 | 1 |
| 15) Multimedia Hub Homes Slowly Become a Reality/TVs Are Internet Ready | 66 | 2 |
| 16) Health Information Research Remains a Leading Use of the Internet | 68 | 1 |
| 17) U.S. Broadband Connections Rank Behind Other Nations | 69 | 1 |
| 18) Many Industry Sectors Seek Consulting and Outsourcing Income, Competing with Pure Consultancies | 70 | 1 |
| 19) The Future: Pervasive Computing, Complete Mobility Will Be Standard | 71 | 1 |
| 20) Nanotechnology Will Create Powerful Semiconductors in the Near Future | 72 | 1 |
| 21) Nanotechnology Holds the Key to the Ultra-dense Molecular Memory of the Future | 73 | 1 |
| 22) Virtualization of Servers Leads to Data Center Efficiency | 74 | 1 |
| 23) Breakthroughs Achieved in Quantum Computing | 74 | 2 |
| Chapter 2 INFOTECH INDUSTRY STATISTICS | 76 | 13 |
| InfoTech Industry Overview | 77 | 1 |
| Internet Access Technologies Compared | 78 | 1 |
| U.S. InfoTech Industry Quarterly Revenue: 2010-2011 | 79 | 1 |
| Quantity &Value of Quarterly Shipments of Telecommunications Equipment, U.S.:1st Quarter 2010-1st Quarter 2011 | 80 | 1 |
| Internet Publishing &Broadcasting, Internet Service Providers &Web Search Portals: Estimated Revenue &Expenses, U.S. 2007-2011 | 81 | 1 |
| Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail Sales, Total &E-Commerce: 1st Quarter 2003-2nd Quarter 2011 | 82 | 1 |
| Top Ten Suppliers &Destinations of U.S. Computers &Electronic Products: 2005-September 2011 | 83 | 1 |
| Exports, Imports &Trade Balance of Computers &Electronic Products, U.S.: 2006-September 2011 | 85 | 1 |
| Number of Business &Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.:2004-2011 | 86 | 1 |
| Computer Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.:2006-Oct. 2011 | 87 | 1 |
| InfoTech Employment, U.S.: 1997-2011 | 88 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 IMPORTANT INFOTECH INDUSTRY CONTACTS | 89 | 40 |
| Chapter 4 THE INFOTECH 500: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 129 | 543 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 130 | 2 |
| INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 132 | 12 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 144 | 4 |
| INDEX OF HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY U.S. STATE | 148 | 4 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 152 | 2 |
| INDEX BY REGIONS OF THE U.S. WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS | 154 | 13 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS | 167 | 5 |
| Individual Profiles On Each Of THE INFOTECH 500 | 172 | 500 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 672 | 34 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 673 | 2 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 675 | 31 |
