Plunkett's Infotech Industry Almanac

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PLUNKETT'S INFOTECH INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2009 CONTENTS A Short InfoTech Industry Glossary i Introduction 1 How To Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the InfoTech Industry 7 1) Introduction to the InfoTech Industry 7 2) Hot Fields Within the InfoTech Sector 9 3) Memory and Storage Needs Soar While Miniaturization Lowers Prices 11 4) Small, Cheap Computers and Netbooks Sell 12 5) India and China PC Markets Targeted by Manufacturers 14 6) Supercomputing Hits 1.105 Petaflops 15 7) New Chips Provide Higher Speeds and Lighter Weights/Consume Less Power 16 8) Open Source Systems and Software are Backed by Major Software Firms 17 9) Web Services, XML and .NET Grow 19 10) Cloud Computing, Software as a Service (SaaS) Point the Way to the Future 20 11) Wi-Fi Accelerates 21 12) WiMAX Extends Wireless Range Far Beyond Wi-Fi 22 13) MIMO (802.11n) Enhances WiMAX, the High-Speed Wireless Wave 23 14) Bluetooth Provides Wireless Connectivity to Millions of Cellphones and Other Devices 23 15) Ultrawideband (UWB) Offers Sizzling Short-Range Speed 24 16) Last Mile Challenges Tumble; Mass Broadband Markets Emerge 25 17) Fiber-to-the-Home Gains Traction 25 18) Services Available via Ultra-High-Speed Broadband are Imaginative, Futuristic 26 19) U.S. Broadband Connections Rank Behind Other Nations 27 20) Many Industry Sectors Seek Consulting and Outsourcing Income, Competing with Pure Consultancies 28 21) The Future: Pervasive Computing, Complete Mobility Will Be Standard 28 22) Nanotechnology Will Create Powerful Semiconductors in the Near Future 29 23) Nanotechnology Holds the Key to the Ultra-dense Molecular Memory of the Future 30 24) Virtualization of Servers Leads to Data Center Efficiency 30 25) Breakthrough Achieved in Quantum Computing 31 Chapter 2: InfoTech Industry Statistics 32 InfoTech Industry Overview 33 U.S. InfoTech Industry Quarterly Revenue: 2007-2008 34 Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services, U.S.: Estimated Revenue & Expenses, 2004-2007 35 Software Publishing Industry, U.S.: Estimated Revenue, Inventories & Expenses: 2002-2007 36 Computer Systems Design & Related Services, U.S.: Estimated Revenue & Expenses: 2000-2008 37 Internet Publishing & Broadcasting, Internet Service Providers & Web Search Portals: Estimated Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2004-2007 38 Wholesale & Retail Trade in Computer Hardware & Software, U.S.: 1995-2008 39 Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail Sales, Total & E-Commerce: 1st Quarter 2001-3rd Quarter 2008 40 Top Ten Suppliers & Destinations of U.S. Computers & Electronic Products: 2002-September 2008 41 Exports, Imports & Trade Balance of Computers & Electronic Products, U.S.: 2003-September 2008 42 Value of Computers & Electronic Products Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories & Orders by Industry, U.S.: 1997-November 2008 43 Value of Shipments of Computers & Peripheral Equipment by Product Class, U.S.: 4th Quarter 2007- 3rd Quarter 2008 44 Value of Shipments of Computers & Peripheral Equipment by Product Class, U.S.: 2002-2007 45 Quantity & Value of Exports & Imports of Computers & Peripheral Equipment, U.S.: Third Quarter 2008 46 Value of Quarterly Shipments of Telecommunications Equipment, U.S.: 4th Quarter 2007-3rd Quarter 2008 47 Internet Access Technologies Compared 49 Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2001-2007 50 Number of Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2001-2007 51 Computer Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2003-2008 52 InfoTech Employment, U.S.: 1996-2008 53 Chapter 3: Important InfoTech Industry Contacts 54 Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites Chapter 4: THE INFOTECH 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 83 Industry List, With Codes 84 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 86 Alphabetical Index 99 Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 104 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 108 Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 110 Index by Firms with Operations Outside the U.S. 124 Individual Profiles on each of THE INFOTECH 500 129 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 647 Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 649