IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker fills the need for detailed and timely information on the global hardcopy peripherals (printer, MFP, and digital copier) market. The core of this product is a comprehensive electronic database detailing changes and trends in this highly competitive market. It includes powerful query capabilities using filters such as distribution channels, end-user segments, speed ranges, price bands, base configurations, family names, inkjet features, function, and format size. Data can be drilled down to as granular as model-level information per vendor. This product provides insightful analysis along with up to eight-quarter and five-year annual forecasts for both printers and MFPs. Forecast details include units, value, ASV, price band (inkjets) and speed ranges (lasers), and subtechnology information by product per country per region.

• Regions: United States, Canada, Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, Japan, Asia/Pacific, and Latin America
• Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, People's Republic of China (PRC), Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Rest of Africa, Rest of Asia/Pacific, Rest of Central and Eastern Europe, Rest of Latin America, Rest of Middle East, Rest of Middle East and Africa, Rest of World, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, and Vietnam
• End-user segments: Home, small office (1-9 employees), small business (10-99 employees), medium-sized business (100-499 employees), large business (500-999 employees), very large business (1,000+ employees), and government/education
• Distribution channels: Direct, retail, distributor, dealer, value-added reseller (VAR)/systems integrator (SI), and others

• Market size, shares, and trends by geography
• Data from 100+ vendors across 70+ countries and 20,000+ models with historical data dating back to 1Q96
• Vendor performance by user segment/distribution channel
• Technologies for MFPs and digital copiers: Laser (color and monochrome) and inkjet
• Technologies for printers: Laser (monochrome), laser/solid ink (color), inkjet, serial dot matrix, and line

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. Which vendors are gaining or losing market share in the overall hardcopy peripherals market?
2. Which vendors are gaining share in critical segments such as the color and black-and-white office MFP segments and production?
3. How are vendors performing relative to each other by primary function of the peripheral?
4. What are the quarterly market shares for the leading vendors by region, country, or worldwide?
5. What shifts are occurring in the sales channels?

IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker allows clients to leverage IDC's expertise to better position themselves in the competitive market. This tool is updated quarterly, providing clients with the latest information for ongoing business planning activities. Built on the foundation of IDC's worldwide network of experienced market analysts, this research uses both top-down and bottom-up methodologies to match operational market knowledge with global company financial modeling. Furthermore, by anticipating technology trends in the market and providing clients with up-to-date quarterly projections for changes and sizing of the hardcopy peripherals market, IDC is delivering a powerful tactical tool that enables clients to plan for the future. IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker is a comprehensive tool that tracks 20,000+ models for 100+ vendors in 70+ countries.

Subscribers to this product receive quarterly delivery and IDC support, including:

Region, country, period, product type, vendor, technology, subtechnology, family name, model name, speed range, price band, distribution channel, end-user segment, singlepass/multipass, format size, personal/shared, inkjet features, sheetfed/flatbed, function, base configuration, cut-sheet/continuous feed, and number of engines/systems

Unit shipment, value of shipment, and average street value are available for each segmentation listed above. Market shares and growth rates including year over year and quarter over quarter are also available.

Five to nine weeks after each quarter, IDC delivers preliminary data, followed by final historical data and forecasts.

The delivery mechanisms include pivot tables and the Web.

IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker is available on the Web. The data is accessed through a flexible interactive interface. Results of queries can be viewed directly or downloaded to a PC. Preliminary data is delivered via an Excel pivot table only. Note: Prelim is available for vendor clients only.