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PLUNKETT'S INFOTECH INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2010 CONTENTS A Short InfoTech Industry Glossary xii 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 10 3) Memory and Storage Needs Soar While Miniaturization Lowers Prices 11 4) Small, Cheap Computers and Netbooks Sell/Apple’s iPad Makes a Splash 13 5) India and China PC Markets Targeted by Manufacturers 14 6) Supercomputing Hits 1.75 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 24 14) Bluetooth Provides Wireless Connectivity to Millions of Cellphones and Other Devices 24 15) Ultrawideband (UWB) Offers Sizzling Short-Range Speed 25 16) Last Mile Challenges Tumble; Mass Broadband Markets Emerge 26 17) Fiber-to-the-Home Gains Traction 27 18) Multimedia Hub Homes Slowly Become a Reality 27 19) Services Available via Ultra-High-Speed Broadband are Imaginative, Futuristic 29 20) U.S. Broadband Connections Rank Behind Other Nations 30 21) Many Industry Sectors Seek Consulting and Outsourcing Income, Competing with Pure Consultancies 31 22) The Future: Pervasive Computing, Complete Mobility Will Be Standard 31 23) Nanotechnology Will Create Powerful Semiconductors in the Near Future 32 24) Nanotechnology Holds the Key to the Ultra-dense Molecular Memory of the Future 33 25) Virtualization of Servers Leads to Data Center Efficiency 34 26) Breakthrough Achieved in Quantum Computing 34 Chapter 2: InfoTech Industry Statistics 36 InfoTech Industry Overview 37 U.S. InfoTech Industry Quarterly Revenue: 2008-2009 38 Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services, U.S.: Estimated Revenue & Expenses, 2005-2008 39 Software Publishing Industry, U.S.: Estimated Revenue, Inventories & Expenses, 2005-2008 40 Software Publishing Industry, U.S.: Estimated Operating Expenses, 2005-2008 41 Computer Systems Design & Related Services, U.S.: Estimated Revenue & Expenses: 2000-2009 42 Continued on the next page Continued from previous page Internet Publishing & Broadcasting, Internet Service Providers & Web Search Portals: Estimated Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2005-2008 43 Wholesale & Retail Trade in Computer Hardware & Software, U.S.: 1995-2008 44 Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail Sales, Total & E-Commerce: 1st Quarter 2001-3rd Quarter 2009 45 Top Ten Suppliers & Destinations of U.S. Computers & Electronic Products: 2003-September 2009 46 Exports, Imports & Trade Balance of Computers & Electronic Products, U.S.: 2004-September 2009 47 Value of Computers & Electronic Products Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories & Orders by Industry, U.S.: 1998-November 2009 48 Quantity & Value of Exports & Imports of Computers & Peripheral Equipment, U.S.: Third Quarter 2009 49 Internet Access Technologies Compared 50 Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2002-2009 51 Computer Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2004-Nov. 2009 52 InfoTech Employment, U.S.: 1997-Nov. 2009 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 88 Industry List, With Codes 89 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 91 Alphabetical Index 103 Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 107 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 111 Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 113 Index by Firms with International Operations 126 Individual Profiles on each of THE INFOTECH 500 131 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 636 Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 638
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