Plunkett's InfoTech Industry Almanac 2017

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters. Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

Introduction 1
How to Use This Book 3
Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the InfoTech Industry 7
1) Introduction to the InfoTech Industry 8
2) Hot Fields Within Computer Hardware and Software Include Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Big Data 10
3) Tablets and Smartphones Cause Decline in PC and Laptop Computer Market 11
4) Computer and Smartphone Markets in India and China Targeted by Manufacturers/Domestic Manufacturing and Investment Grow 12
5) Supercomputing Hits 93.01 Petaflops/IBM’s Watson Expands Commercial Applications for Big Data 12
6) New Semiconductors Provide Higher Speeds and Lower Power Consumption/China Invests in Domestic Chip Manufacturing and Research 13
7) Open Source Systems Grow/New Operating Systems Launch 14
8) Cloud Computing and Software as a Service (SaaS) Point the Way to the Future 16
9) Growth in Big Data Supported by Expansion of Cloud Computing and Predictive Analytics 16
10) Wi-Fi Enables Wireless Traffic Growth 18
11) Google, CableVision, FreedomPop and Republic Wireless Bypass Cellular Networks with Wi-Fi 19
12) Global Internet Market Tops 3.5 Billion Users/Ultrafast Broadband Expands, both Fixed and Wireless 19
13) Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Gains Traction 20
14) TVs Are Internet Ready/Game Consoles and Set Top Accessories like Roku and Chromecast Stream Content 21
15) Electronic Health Records (EHR) Digitize Patient Data at an Accelerating Pace 22
16) Many Industry Sectors Seek Consulting and Outsourcing Income, Competing with Pure Consultancies 23
17) The Future: Pervasive Computing and Complete Mobility Will Be Standard 24
18) Silicon Chips with 7-Nanometer Density/Memristors/Nanotechnology to Create Powerful Semiconductors with Advantages Over Silicon 25
19) Nanotechnology Holds the Key to the Ultradense NRAM Digital Memory of the Future 27
20) Breakthroughs Achieved in Quantum Computing 27
21) Voice Recognition Changes the Wireless World/Enables New Bots and Hardware 28
22) Digital Assistants Include Amazon’s Echo and Google’s Home/Alexa and Similar Software Power Third-Party Developers 29
23) Wearable Sensors Track Exercise Data/Apparel and Shoe Manufacturers Adopt Technologies 29
24) The “Internet of Things” (IoT) and M2M: Wireless Sensors to Boom, Aided by Nanotechnology 31
25) Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deep Learning and Machine Learning Advance into Commercial Applications, Including Health Care and Robotics 33
26) Virtual Reality and 3-D Games Create Opportunities for the Tech Industry/Immersion Games to Grow 34
27) Cloud Computing Squeezes the Outsourcing Industry 35
Chapter 2: InfoTech Industry Statistics 37
InfoTech Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview 38
Internet Access Technologies Compared 39
U.S. InfoTech Industry Quarterly Revenue: 2015-2016 40
Software Publishing Industry, U.S.: Estimated Revenue, Inventories & Expenses: 2010-2016 41
Internet Publishing & Broadcasting & Web Search Portals: Estimated Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2010-2015 42
Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail Sales, Total & E-Commerce: 1st Quarter 2007-3rd Quarter 2016 43
Top Ten Suppliers & Destinations of U.S. Computers & Electronic Products: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 44
Value of Computers & Electronic Products Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories & Orders by Industry, U.S.: 2008-2016 45
Exports, Imports & Trade Balance of Computers & Electronic Products, U.S.: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 46
Exports & Imports of Telecommunications Equipment, U.S.: 2010-1st Quarter 2016 47
Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2011-2016 48
Computer Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2010-October 2016 49
InfoTech Employment, U.S.: 2000-October 2016 50
Chapter 3: Important InfoTech Industry Contacts 51
(Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites)
Chapter 4: THE INFOTECH 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 85
Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 86
Alphabetical Index 98
Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 102
Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 106
Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE INFOTECH 500 109
Additional Indexes
Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 586
Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 588
A Short InfoTech Industry Glossary 607