TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 19
1.1 What is this report about? 19
1.2 Who is the target reader? 19
1.3 How to use this report 19
1.4 Definitions 19
CHAPTER 2 GROUP OF EIGHT (G8) COMPUTER HARDWARE INDUSTRY OUTLOOK 20
CHAPTER 3 COMPUTER HARDWARE IN CANADA 25
3.1 Market Overview 25
3.2 Market Value 26
3.3 Market Segmentation I 27
3.4 Market Segmentation II 28
3.5 Five Forces Analysis 29
3.6 Leading Companies 35
3.7 Market Forecasts 50
3.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 51
CHAPTER 4 COMPUTER HARDWARE IN FRANCE 53
4.1 Market Overview 53
4.2 Market Value 54
4.3 Market Segmentation I 55
4.4 Market Segmentation II 56
4.5 Five Forces Analysis 57
4.6 Leading Companies 64
4.7 Market Forecasts 79
4.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 80
CHAPTER 5 COMPUTER HARDWARE IN GERMANY 82
5.1 Market Overview 82
5.2 Market Value 83
5.3 Market Segmentation I 84
5.4 Market Segmentation II 85
5.5 Five Forces Analysis 86
5.6 Leading Companies 93
5.7 Market Forecasts 105
5.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 106
CHAPTER 6 COMPUTER HARDWARE IN ITALY 108
6.1 Market Overview 108
6.2 Market Value 109
6.3 Market Segmentation I 110
6.4 Market Segmentation II 111
6.5 Five Forces Analysis 112
6.6 Leading Companies 118
6.7 Market Forecasts 133
6.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 134
CHAPTER 7 COMPUTER HARDWARE IN JAPAN 136
7.1 Market Overview 136
7.2 Market Value 137
7.3 Market Segmentation I 138
7.4 Market Segmentation II 139
7.5 Five Forces Analysis 140
7.6 Leading Companies 147
7.7 Market Forecasts 159
7.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 160
CHAPTER 8 COMPUTER HARDWARE IN RUSSIA 162
8.1 Market Overview 162
8.2 Market Value 163
8.3 Market Segmentation I 164
8.4 Market Segmentation II 165
8.5 Five Forces Analysis 166
8.6 Leading Companies 173
8.7 Market Forecasts 183
8.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 184
CHAPTER 9 COMPUTER HARDWARE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 186
9.1 Market Overview 186
9.2 Market Value 187
9.3 Market Segmentation I 188
9.4 Market Segmentation II 189
9.5 Five Forces Analysis 190
9.6 Leading Companies 197
9.7 Market Forecasts 209
9.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 210
CHAPTER 10 COMPUTER HARDWARE IN THE UNITED STATES 212
10.1 Market Overview 212
10.2 Market Value 213
10.3 Market Segmentation I 214
10.4 Market Segmentation II 215
10.5 Five Forces Analysis 216
10.6 Leading Companies 223
10.7 Market Forecasts 238
10.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 239
CHAPTER 11 APPENDIX 240
11.1 Data Research Methodology 240
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: G8 Computer Hardware industry, revenue ($bn), 2004–13 20
Table 2: G8 Computer Hardware industry, revenue by country ($bn) 2004–2008(e) 22
Table 3: G8 Computer Hardware industry forecast, revenue by country ($bn) 2008–2013 24
Table 4: Canada Computer Hardware Market Value: $ million, 2004- 2008(e) 26
Table 5: Canada Computer Hardware Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 27
Table 6: Canada Computer Hardware Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 28
Table 7: Key Facts: Hewlett-Packard Company 35
Table 8: Key Financials: Hewlett-Packard Company 39
Table 9: Key Facts: Dell Inc. 40
Table 10: Key Financials: Dell Inc. 42
Table 11: Key Facts: International Business Machines Corporation 43
Table 12: Key Financials: International Business Machines Corporation 47
Table 13: Key Facts: Apple Computer, Inc. 48
Table 14: Key Financials: Apple Computer, Inc. 49
Table 15: Canada Computer Hardware Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2008-2013 50
Table 16: Canada Size of Population (million) , 2004- 2008(e) 51
Table 17: Canada GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004- 2008(e) 51
Table 18: Canada Inflation, 2004- 2008(e) 51
Table 19: Canada Exchange Rate, 2004- 2008(e) 52
Table 20: France Computer Hardware Market Value: $ billion, 2004- 2008(e) 54
Table 21: France Computer Hardware Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 55
Table 22: France Computer Hardware Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 56
Table 23: Key Facts: Hewlett-Packard Company 64
Table 24: Key Financials: Hewlett-Packard Company 68
Table 25: Key Facts: Acer Inc 69
Table 26: Key Financials: Acer Inc 70
Table 27: Key Facts: Dell Inc. 71
Table 28: Key Financials: Dell Inc. 73
Table 29: Key Facts: International Business Machines Corporation 74
Table 30: Key Financials: International Business Machines Corporation 78
Table 31: France Computer Hardware Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 79
Table 32: France Size of Population (million) , 2004- 2008(e) 80
Table 33: France GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004- 2008(e) 80
Table 34: France Inflation, 2004- 2008(e) 80
Table 35: France Exchange Rate, 2004- 2008(e) 81
Table 36: Germany Computer Hardware Market Value: $ billion, 2004- 2008(e) 83
Table 37: Germany Computer Hardware Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 84
Table 38: Germany Computer Hardware Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 85
Table 39: Key Facts: Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) BV 93
Table 40: Key Financials: Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) BV 94
Table 41: Key Facts: Hewlett-Packard Company 95
Table 42: Key Financials: Hewlett-Packard Company 99
Table 43: Key Facts: Dell Inc. 100
Table 44: Key Financials: Dell Inc. 102
Table 45: Key Facts: Acer Inc 103
Table 46: Key Financials: Acer Inc 104
Table 47: Germany Computer Hardware Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 105
Table 48: Germany Size of Population (million) , 2004- 2008(e) 106
Table 49: Germany GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004- 2008(e) 106
Table 50: Germany Inflation, 2004- 2008(e) 106
Table 51: Germany Exchange Rate, 2004-2008(e) 107
Table 52: Italy Computer Hardware Market Value: $ billion, 2004- 2008(e) 109
Table 53: Italy Computer Hardware Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 110
Table 54: Italy Computer Hardware Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 111
Table 55: Key Facts: Hewlett-Packard Company 118
Table 56: Key Financials: Hewlett-Packard Company 122
Table 57: Key Facts: Dell Inc. 123
Table 58: Key Financials: Dell Inc. 125
Table 59: Key Facts: International Business Machines Corporation 126
Table 60: Key Financials: International Business Machines Corporation 130
Table 61: Key Facts: Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) BV 131
Table 62: Key Financials: Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) BV 132
Table 63: Italy Computer Hardware Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 133
Table 64: Italy Size of Population (million) , 2004- 2008(e) 134
Table 65: Italy GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004- 2008(e) 134
Table 66: Italy Inflation, 2004- 2008(e) 134
Table 67: Italy Exchange Rate, 2004- 2008(e) 135
Table 68: Japan Computer Hardware Market Value: $ billion, 2004- 2008(e) 137
Table 69: Japan Computer Hardware Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 138
Table 70: Japan Computer Hardware Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 139
Table 71: Key Facts: NEC Corporation 147
Table 72: Key Financials: NEC Corporation 148
Table 73: Key Facts: Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) BV 149
Table 74: Key Financials: Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) BV 150
Table 75: Key Facts: Hewlett-Packard Company 151
Table 76: Key Financials: Hewlett-Packard Company 155
Table 77: Key Facts: Dell Inc. 156
Table 78: Key Financials: Dell Inc. 158
Table 79: Japan Computer Hardware Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 159
Table 80: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2004- 2008(e) 160
Table 81: Japan GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004- 2008(e) 160
Table 82: Japan Inflation, 2004- 2008(e) 160
Table 83: Japan Exchange Rate, 2004- 2008(e) 161
Table 84: Russia Computer Hardware Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008(e) 163
Table 85: Russia Computer Hardware Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 164
Table 86: Russia Computer Hardware Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 165
Table 87: Key Facts: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 173
Table 88: Key Financials: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 175
Table 89: Key Facts: Merlion 176
Table 90: Key Facts: Rover Computers 177
Table 91: Key Facts: Hewlett-Packard Company 178
Table 92: Key Financials: Hewlett-Packard Company 182
Table 93: Russia Computer Hardware Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 183
Table 94: Russia Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 (e) 184
Table 95: Russia GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 (e) 184
Table 96: Russia Inflation, 2004-2008 (e) 184
Table 97: Russia Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 (e) 185
Table 98: United Kingdom Computer Hardware Market Value: $ billion, 2004- 2008(e) 187
Table 99: United Kingdom Computer Hardware Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 188
Table 100: United Kingdom Computer Hardware Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 189
Table 101: Key Facts: Hewlett-Packard Company 197
Table 102: Key Financials: Hewlett-Packard Company 201
Table 103: Key Facts: Dell Inc. 202
Table 104: Key Financials: Dell Inc. 204
Table 105: Key Facts: Acer Inc 205
Table 106: Key Financials: Acer Inc 206
Table 107: Key Facts: Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) BV 207
Table 108: Key Financials: Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) BV 208
Table 109: United Kingdom Computer Hardware Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 209
Table 110: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2004- 2008(e) 210
Table 111: United Kingdom GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004- 2008(e) 210
Table 112: United Kingdom Inflation, 2004- 2008(e) 210
Table 113: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2004- 2008(e) 211
Table 114: United States Computer Hardware Market Value: $ billion, 2004- 2008(e) 213
Table 115: United States Computer Hardware Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 214
Table 116: United States Computer Hardware Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 215
Table 117: Key Facts: Hewlett-Packard Company 223
Table 118: Key Financials: Hewlett-Packard Company 227
Table 119: Key Facts: Dell Inc. 228
Table 120: Key Financials: Dell Inc. 230
Table 121: Key Facts: International Business Machines Corporation 231
Table 122: Key Financials: International Business Machines Corporation 235
Table 123: Key Facts: Apple Computer, Inc. 236
Table 124: Key Financials: Apple Computer, Inc. 237
Table 125: United States Computer Hardware Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 238
Table 126: United States Size of Population (million) , 2004- 2008(e) 239
Table 127: United States GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004- 2008(e) 239
Table 128: United States Inflation, 2004- 2008(e) 239
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: G8 Computer Hardware industry, revenue ($bn) 2004–2013 20
Figure 2: G8 Computer Hardware industry, revenue by country (%) 2004–2013 21
Figure 3: G8 Computer Hardware industry, revenue by country ($bn) 2004–2008(e) 22
Figure 4: G8 Computer Hardware industry forecast, revenue by country ($bn) 2008–2013 23
Figure 5: Canada Computer Hardware Market Value: $ million, 2004- 2008(e) 26
Figure 6: Canada Computer Hardware Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 27
Figure 7: Canada Computer Hardware Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 28
Figure 8: Forces Driving Competition in the Computer Hardware Market in Canada 29
Figure 9: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Computer Hardware Market in Canada 30
Figure 10: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Computer Hardware Market in Canada 31
Figure 11: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Computer Hardware Market in Canada 32
Figure 12: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Computer Hardware Market in Canada 33
Figure 13: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Computer Hardware Market in Canada 34
Figure 14: Revenues & Profitability: Hewlett-Packard Company 39
Figure 15: Revenues & Profitability: Dell Inc. 42
Figure 16: Revenues & Profitability: International Business Machines Corporation 47
Figure 17: Revenues & Profitability: Apple Computer, Inc. 49
Figure 18: Canada Computer Hardware Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2008-2013 50
Figure 19: France Computer Hardware Market Value: $ billion, 2004- 2008(e) 54
Figure 20: France Computer Hardware Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 55
Figure 21: France Computer Hardware Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 56
Figure 22: Forces Driving Competition in the Computer Hardware Market in France 57
Figure 23: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Computer Hardware Market in France 58
Figure 24: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Computer Hardware Market in France 59
Figure 25: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Computer Hardware Market in France 61
Figure 26: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Computer Hardware Market in France 62
Figure 27: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Computer Hardware Market in France 63
Figure 28: Revenues & Profitability: Hewlett-Packard Company 68
Figure 29: Revenues & Profitability: Acer Inc 70
Figure 30: Revenues & Profitability: Dell Inc. 73
Figure 31: Revenues & Profitability: International Business Machines Corporation 78
Figure 32: France Computer Hardware Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 79
Figure 33: Germany Computer Hardware Market Value: $ billion, 2004- 2008(e) 83
Figure 34: Germany Computer Hardware Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 84
Figure 35: Germany Computer Hardware Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 85
Figure 36: Forces Driving Competition in the Computer Hardware Market in Germany 86
Figure 37: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Computer Hardware Market in Germany 87
Figure 38: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Computer Hardware Market in Germany 89
Figure 39: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Computer Hardware Market in Germany 90
Figure 40: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Computer Hardware Market in Germany 91
Figure 41: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Computer Hardware Market in Germany 92
Figure 42: Revenues & Profitability: Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) BV 94
Figure 43: Revenues & Profitability: Hewlett-Packard Company 99
Figure 44: Revenues & Profitability: Dell Inc. 102
Figure 45: Revenues & Profitability: Acer Inc 104
Figure 46: Germany Computer Hardware Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 105
Figure 47: Italy Computer Hardware Market Value: $ billion, 2004- 2008(e) 109
Figure 48: Italy Computer Hardware Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 110
Figure 49: Italy Computer Hardware Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 111
Figure 50: Forces Driving Competition in the Computer Hardware Market in Italy 112
Figure 51: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Computer Hardware Market in Italy 113
Figure 52: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Computer Hardware Market in Italy 114
Figure 53: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Computer Hardware Market in Italy 115
Figure 54: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Computer Hardware Market in Italy 116
Figure 55: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Computer Hardware Market in Italy 117
Figure 56: Revenues & Profitability: Hewlett-Packard Company 122
Figure 57: Revenues & Profitability: Dell Inc. 125
Figure 58: Revenues & Profitability: International Business Machines Corporation 130
Figure 59: Revenues & Profitability: Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) BV 132
Figure 60: Italy Computer Hardware Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 133
Figure 61: Japan Computer Hardware Market Value: $ billion, 2004- 2008(e) 137
Figure 62: Japan Computer Hardware Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 138
Figure 63: Japan Computer Hardware Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 139
Figure 64: Forces Driving Competition in the Computer Hardware Market in Japan 140
Figure 65: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Computer Hardware Market in Japan 141
Figure 66: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Computer Hardware Market in Japan 142
Figure 67: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Computer Hardware Market in Japan 144
Figure 68: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Computer Hardware Market in Japan 145
Figure 69: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Computer Hardware Market in Japan 146
Figure 70: Revenues & Profitability: NEC Corporation 148
Figure 71: Revenues & Profitability: Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) BV 150
Figure 72: Revenues & Profitability: Hewlett-Packard Company 155
Figure 73: Revenues & Profitability: Dell Inc. 158
Figure 74: Japan Computer Hardware Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 159
Figure 75: Russia Computer Hardware Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008(e) 163
Figure 76: Russia Computer Hardware Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 164
Figure 77: Russia Computer Hardware Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 165
Figure 78: Forces Driving Competition in the Computer Hardware Market in Russia 166
Figure 79: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Computer Hardware Market in Russia 167
Figure 80: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Computer Hardware Market in Russia 168
Figure 81: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Computer Hardware Market in Russia 170
Figure 82: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Computer Hardware Market in Russia 171
Figure 83: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Computer Hardware Market in Russia 172
Figure 84: Revenues & Profitability: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 175
Figure 85: Revenues & Profitability: Hewlett-Packard Company 182
Figure 86: Russia Computer Hardware Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 183
Figure 87: United Kingdom Computer Hardware Market Value: $ billion, 2004- 2008(e) 187
Figure 88: United Kingdom Computer Hardware Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 188
Figure 89: United Kingdom Computer Hardware Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 189
Figure 90: Forces Driving Competition in the Computer Hardware Market in the United Kingdom 190
Figure 91: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Computer Hardware Market in the United Kingdom 191
Figure 92: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Computer Hardware Market in the United Kingdom 192
Figure 93: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Computer Hardware Market in the United Kingdom 194
Figure 94: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Computer Hardware Market in the United Kingdom 195
Figure 95: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Computer Hardware Market in the United Kingdom 196
Figure 96: Revenues & Profitability: Hewlett-Packard Company 201
Figure 97: Revenues & Profitability: Dell Inc. 204
Figure 98: Revenues & Profitability: Acer Inc 206
Figure 99: Revenues & Profitability: Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) BV 208
Figure 100: United Kingdom Computer Hardware Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 209
Figure 101: United States Computer Hardware Market Value: $ billion, 2004- 2008(e) 213
Figure 102: United States Computer Hardware Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 214
Figure 103: United States Computer Hardware Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008(e) 215
Figure 104: Forces Driving Competition in the Computer Hardware Market in the United States 216
Figure 105: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Computer Hardware Market in the United States 217
Figure 106: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Computer Hardware Market in the United States 218
Figure 107: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Computer Hardware Market in the United States 220
Figure 108: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Computer Hardware Market in the United States 221
Figure 109: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Computer Hardware Market in the United States 222
Figure 110: Revenues & Profitability: Hewlett-Packard Company 227
Figure 111: Revenues & Profitability: Dell Inc. 230
Figure 112: Revenues & Profitability: International Business Machines Corporation 235
Figure 113: Revenues & Profitability: Apple Computer, Inc. 237
Figure 114: United States Computer Hardware Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 238