[December 08, 2009] Reportlinker Adds Computer Printers - A Worldwide Market Intelligence Report Tweet NEW YORK, Dec 08, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Computer Printers - A Worldwide Market Intelligence Report http://www.reportlinker.com/p0164545/Computer-Printers---A-Worldwide-Market-Intelligence-Report.html Printer is the most common computer accessory, with even home PC users buying one. The market for printers burgeoned along with widespread penetration of PCs over the last decade and a half. With printers getting compact and cheaper by the day, they are increasingly being popularized as a key accessory among PC buyers. The inkjet printer market has seen PC less printers grow in popularity during the past few years. The so-called PC-free printers are tailored to accept ubiquitous flash memory cards that are used in digital cameras. These and other market data and trends are presented in "Computer Printers: A Worldwide Market Intelligence Report" by BizAcumen, Inc. Our reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses. COMPUTER PRINTERS BMR-7017 CONTENTS 1. METHODOLOGY 1 Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1 Disclaimers 2 Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3 2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW & ANALYSIS 3 Market Drivers 3 Market Dynamics 4 Multifunction Peripherals Set to Override Inkjet Printers 4 PC-Less Printers Make a Splash 5 End of the Road for Impact Printers 5 Sustained Growth for Point-of-Sales Printers 5 Factors Influencing the Market 6 PC Market Dictates Printer Volumes 6 Growing Need for Printed Output 6 Emergence of Strong SOHO Market 6 Self-Employment Using Printers on the Rise 6 Internet - The Key Driver 7 Growing Penetration of Multifunctional Peripherals into Offices 7 3. PRODUCT FACTS 7 Inkjet Printers 7 Laser Printers 8 Monochrome Laser Printers 8 Color Laser Printers 8 Impact Printers 8 4. COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS 9 Entry Barriers to the Computer Printer Industry 9 Taking on Mighty Brands - A Herculean Task 9 Technology - Intensive Inputs Needed 9 Falling Prices Will Hit Bottomline 9 Wafer Thin Margins and High Distribution Costs Spell Doom 9 Risk Factors in the Printers Industry 9 Bulging Product Lines 10 Shortening Product Life Cycles 10 Cannibalization of Existing Product Lines by New Technologies 10 Increased Exposures to Lean Product Lines by Few Companies 10 Inkjet Printer Market 10 HP Tops in Color Laser Printer Market 10 5. DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS 11 Distribution Breakdown 11 6. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS/ BREAKTHROUGHS 12 Evolution of Digital Flatbed Printers 12 "Smart" Printers are the Need of the Hour 12 7. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 13 Ricoh Americas Purchases BSA Business Solutions 13 Kyocera Mita to Acquire Assets and Intellectual Property of Peerless 13 HP Closes Acquisition of MacDermid ColorSpan 13 Global Imaging Takes Over an Indiana Office Technology Supplier 13 HP to Purchase Exstream Software 14 Printronix Acquired by a San Francisco PE Firm 14 RISO Forms Partnership with a Premium Die-Cut Paper Supplier 14 Apple Purchases CUPS modular printing software 14 TPM Buys A&E Printing 14 Ricoh to Establish Copier and Printer Unit in Thailand 15 Noritsu Rolls Out Latest Retail Inkjet Photo Printer in Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show 15 Xerox Targets SMB Market with New Low-Cost Laser Printer 15 Kodak to Launch Latest Low-End Inkjet Printer 15 Xerox Unleashes Large-Format Color Printers 16 Canon USA Rolls Out New Inkjet Photo Printer for Office Use 16 Konica Minolta Develops New Line of Network Graphic Printers 16 Ricoh Develops New Range of Laser Printers 16 Canon USA Introduces Low-End AIO Printer 17 Ricoh Develops Wi-Fi Enabled Printers 17 Canon Introduces New Low-Cost Inkjet Photo Printer 17 Brother Rolls Out New Mono Laser Model 18 Roland Unleashes Large-Format Integrated Printer / Cutter 18 Epson Introduces New Printer Models 18 HP Expands Laser Printers Line by Introducing Four New Models 19 Samsung Unveils Latest Network Color Laser Printer 19 Kyocera Mita and Microsoft Create Patent Licensing Agreement 19 Ricoh and IBM Establish Joint Venture Printing Systems Company 19 HP Acquires NUR Macroprinters 20 Orbotech Acquires New System 20 OKI Develops New B&W LED Printers 20 Lexmark Unveils New Inkjet Printer Models 20 Toshiba Develops Latest Monochrome Laser Printer 21 Canon Introduces Three New Printers 21 Epson Unleashes Two High Quality Photo Printers 21 Epson Launches High Quality Single-Function Inkjet Printer 22 Samsung Unveils World's Smallest Color Laser Printer 22 Epson Unveils Stylus C120, World's Fastest Inkjet 22 8. MAJOR PLAYERS 22 Brother Industries, Ltd. (Japan) 22 Canon, Inc. (Japan) 23 Dell, Inc. (USA) 23 Fujitsu Limited (Japan) 24 Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P. (USA) 24 Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, Inc. (USA) 24 Lexmark International, Inc. (USA) 25 Oki Data Americas, Inc. (USA) 25 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea) 25 Seiko Epson Corporation (Japan) 26 Xerox Corporation (USA) 26 9. MARKET ANALYTICS 27 10. THE UNITED STATES 27 Laser Printers: Outlook and Overview 27 Its All-in-One All the Way 28 Competitive Outlook 28 11. JAPAN 30 12. EUROPE 31 a. France 31 b. Germany 32 c. Russia 33 13. ASIA-PACIFIC 34 a. China 34 b. India 35 EXHIBITS Table 1: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Inkjet Printer Vendor Volume Sales in the World - 2007 Table 2: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Color Laser Printer Vendor Volume Sales in the World - 2007 Table 3: Global Computer Printers Market by Segment for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units) Table 4: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Global Computer Printers Market by Segment for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 5: Laser Printers Market by Segment in the US: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units) Table 6: Percentage Breakdown (Unit Sales) of Laser Printers Market by Segment in the US for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 7: Laser Printers Market by Segment in the US: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Billion) Table 8: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Laser Printers Market by Segment in the US for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 9: Japanese Computer Printers Market: 2007-2015 (Sales in Billion Yen) Table 10: Computer Printers Market by Segment in Japan: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units) Table 11: Computer Printers Market by Segment in France: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units) Table 12: Computer Printers Market by Segment in France: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 13: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Printer Vendor Volume Sales in Germany - 2007 Table 14: Computer Printers Market by Segment in Germany: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units) Table 15: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Printers Vendor Volume Sales in Russia - 2007 Table 16: Computer Printers Market by Segment in Russia: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units) Table 17: Percentage Breakdown (Unit Sales) of Computer Printers Market by Segment in Russia for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 18: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Printer Vendor Volume Sales in China - 2007 Table 19: Chinese Computer Printers Market: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units) Table 20: Chinese Color Laser Computer Printers Market: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units) Table 21: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Dot Matrix Printer Vendor Volume Sales in India - 2007 Table 22: Computer Printers Market by Segment in India: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units) COMPANIES PROFILED To order this report: Printer and Copier Industry: Computer Printers - A Worldwide Market Intelligence Report More Market Research Report Nicolas Bombourg Reportlinker Email: [email protected] US: (805)-652-2626 Intl: +1 805-652-2626 SOURCE Reportlinker http://www.reportlinker.com [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]