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  COMPUTER PRINTERS
A Global Strategic Business Report

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Computer Printers in Thousands of Units. The specific product segments analyzed are Inkjet Printer (Single Function, & Multifunction), Laser Printer (Color Laser, & Monochrome), and Impact Printer. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2000 through 2015. The report profiles 68 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Brother Industries, Ltd., Canon, Inc., Dell, Inc., Fujitsu Limited, Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P., Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, Inc., Lexmark International, Inc., Oki Data Americas, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Seiko Epson Corporation, and Xerox Corporation. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

CODE:    MCP-2263  PAGES:    400
PRICE:    $3950  DATE:       October 2008
COMPANIES:  68  MARKET DATA TABLES:   126
Due to the proprietary nature, our previews are offered only to manufacturers, top-tier management consultants, investment banks, and investment research groups.

 TABLE OF CONTENTS  
  COMPUTER PRINTERS (Complete Report) Pages : 400   | $3950
I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS4$100
   Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations.....I-1  
   Disclaimers.....I-2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level.....I-2
  
   Product Definition and Scope of Study.....I-3
Inkjet Printers.....I-3
Laser Printers.....I-3
Monochrome Laser Printers.....I-3
  
   Color Laser Printers.....I-4
Impact Printers.....I-4
  
II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY38$2250
  1. Global Market Overview & Analysis.....II-14 $400  
   Current & Future Analysis.....II-1
Market Drivers.....II-1
1$100
   Market Dynamics.....II-2
Multifunction Peripherals Set to Override Inkjet Printers.....II-2
PC-Less Printers Make a Splash.....II-2
End of the Road for Impact Printers.....II-2
1$100
   Sustained Growth for Point-of-Sales Printers.....II-3
Factors Influencing the Market.....II-3
PC Market Dictates Printer Volumes.....II-3
Growing Need for Printed Output.....II-3
Emergence of Strong SOHO Market.....II-3
1$100
   Self-Employment Using Printers on the Rise.....II-4
Internet - The Key Driver.....II-4
Growing Penetration of Multifunctional Peripherals into Offices.....II-4
1$100
  2. Product Overview.....II-513 $800  
   Printers – A Computer Peripheral.....II-5
Classification of Printers.....II-5
Impact Printers.....II-5
Dot-Matrix Printers.....II-5
1$100
   Daisy Wheel Printers.....II-6
Drum Printers.....II-6
Line Matrix Printers.....II-6
Technological Developments in Impact Printers.....II-6
1$100
   Non-Impact Printers.....II-7
Laser Printers: Part & Parcel of Today’s Work Environment.....II-7
Utility of a Laser Printer.....II-7
Laser Printers Market – Current Scenario.....II-7
1$100
   Monochrome Laser Printers.....II-8
Monochrome Lasers – Classification.....II-8
Personal Printers.....II-8
Workgroup Printers.....II-8
1$100
   Departmental Printers.....II-9
Color Laser Printers.....II-9
Color Photo Printers.....II-9
Network Laser Printers.....II-9
1$100
   Laser Printers – Process Overview.....II-10
Inkjet Printers.....II-10
1$100
   Printing Process in Inkjet Printers.....II-11
Inkjet Vs Laser Printers – A Process Comparison.....II-11
Inkjets of Today.....II-11
Color Inkjet Printers – Two Categories.....II-11
Four-Color Inkjets: Advantages/Disadvantages.....II-11
1$100
   Six-Color Inkjets: Advantages/Disadvantages.....II-121$100
   Color Printer Technologies.....II-13
Growing Demand for Color Printing.....II-13
Different Color-Printing Technologies Available.....II-13
1$100
   Evolution of Color Printers.....II-14
Color Vs Monochrome Printing.....II-14
1$100
   Other Printer Categories.....II-15
Thermal Printers.....II-15
Electro-Photographic Printers.....II-15
1$100
   End Use Market Segmentation.....II-16
Yardsticks to Select the Right Printer.....II-16
Speed Rating – Not a True Measure of Printer’s Real Speed.....II-16
Resolution.....II-16
1$100
   Dithering.....II-17
Memory.....II-17
Print Medium Compatibility.....II-17
Networking Interface.....II-17
Printer Software – Another Important Aspect.....II-17
1$100
  3. Competitive Dynamics.....II-183 $600  
   Entry Barriers to the Computer Printer Industry.....II-18
Taking on Mighty Brands - A Herculean Task.....II-18
Technology - Intensive Inputs Needed.....II-18
Falling Prices Will Hit Bottomline.....II-18
Wafer Thin Margins and High Distribution Costs Spell Doom.....II-18
Risk Factors in the Printers Industry.....II-18
Bulging Product Lines.....II-18
1$100
   Shortening Product Life Cycles.....II-19
Cannibalization of Existing Product Lines by New Technologies.....II-19
Increased Exposures to Lean Product Lines by Few Companies.....II-19
Inkjet Printer Market.....II-19
Table 1: Leading Vendors in the Inkjet Printers Market Worldwide (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for HP, Canon, Epson, Lexmark, Dell and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-19
1$350
   HP Tops in Color Laser Printer Market.....II-20
Table 2: Leading Vendors in the Color Laser Printers Market Worldwide (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for HP, Konica Minolta, Epson, OKI, Xerox, Dell, Samsung and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-20
1$350
  4. Distribution Channels.....II-211 $100  
   Distribution Breakdown.....II-21
1$100
  5. Technological Innovations/Breakthroughs.....II-221 $100  
   Evolution of Digital Flatbed Printers.....II-22
“Smart” Printers are the Need of the Hour.....II-22
1$100
  6. Product Developments/Introductions.....II-236 $600  
   Noritsu Rolls Out Latest Retail Inkjet Photo Printer in Las Vegas Consumer Electronics
  Show.....II-23
Xerox Targets SMB Market with New Low-Cost Laser Printer.....II-23
Kodak to Launch Latest Low-End Inkjet Printer.....II-23
Xerox Unleashes Large-Format Color Printers.....II-23
Canon USA Rolls Out New Inkjet Photo Printer for Office Use.....II-23
1$100
   Konica Minolta Develops New Line of Network Graphic Printers.....II-24
Ricoh Develops New Range of Laser Printers.....II-24
Canon USA Introduces Low-End AIO Printer.....II-24
Ricoh Develops Wi-Fi Enabled Printers.....II-24
1$100
   Canon Introduces New Low-Cost Inkjet Photo Printer.....II-25
Brother Rolls Out New Mono Laser Model.....II-25
Roland Unleashes Large-Format Integrated Printer/Cutter.....II-25
Epson Introduces New Printer Models.....II-25
1$100
   HP Expands Laser Printers Line by Introducing Four New Models.....II-26
Samsung Unveils Latest Network Color Laser Printer.....II-26
OKI Develops New B&W LED Printers.....II-26
Lexmark Unveils New Inkjet Printer Models.....II-26
1$100
   Toshiba Develops Latest Monochrome Laser Printer.....II-27
Canon Introduces Three New Printers.....II-27
Epson Unleashes Two High Quality Photo Printers.....II-27
1$100
   Epson Launches High Quality Single-Function Inkjet Printer.....II-28
Samsung Unveils World’s Smallest Color Laser Printer.....II-28
Epson Unveils Stylus C120, World’s Fastest Inkjet.....II-28
1$100
  7. Recent Industry Activity.....II-293 $300  
   Ricoh Americas Purchases BSA Business Solutions.....II-29
Kyocera Mita to Acquire Assets and Intellectual Property of Peerless.....II-29
HP Closes Acquisition of MacDermid ColorSpan.....II-29
Global Imaging Takes Over an Indiana Office Technology Supplier.....II-29
HP to Purchase Exstream Software.....II-29
1$100
   Printronix Acquired by a San Francisco PE Firm.....II-30
RISO Forms Partnership with a Premium Die-Cut Paper Supplier.....II-30
Apple Purchases CUPS modular printing software.....II-30
TPM Buys A&E Printing.....II-30
Ricoh to Establish Copier and Printer Unit in Thailand.....II-30
Kyocera Mita and Microsoft Create Patent Licensing Agreement.....II-30
1$100
   Ricoh and IBM Establish Joint Venture Printing Systems Company.....II-31
HP Acquires NUR Macroprinters.....II-31
Orbotech Acquires New System.....II-31
1$100
  8. Focus on Select Global Players.....II-325 $500  
   Brother Industries, Ltd. (Japan).....II-32
Canon, Inc. (Japan).....II-32
Dell, Inc. (USA).....II-32
1$100
   Fujitsu Limited (Japan).....II-33
Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P. (USA).....II-33
1$100
   Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, Inc. (USA).....II-34
Lexmark International, Inc. (USA).....II-34
1$100
   Oki Data Americas, Inc. (USA).....II-35
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea).....II-35
1$100
   Seiko Epson Corporation (Japan).....II-36
Xerox Corporation (USA).....II-36
1$100
  9. Global Market Perspective.....II-37   
   Table 3: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Computer Printers by Product Segment- Inkjet, Laser, (Monochrome Lasers, Color Lasers) and Impact Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2002 through 2010 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-37

Table 4: World Long-Term Projections for Computer Printers by Product Segment- Inkjet, Laser, (Monochrome Lasers, Color Lasers) and Impact Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2011 through 2015 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-37
1$350
   Table 5: World 10-Year Perspective for Computer Printers by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Inkjet, Laser, (Monochrome Lasers, Color Lasers) and Impact for the Years 2003, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-381$350
III. MARKET26$1950
  1. The United States.....III-110 $750  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-1
Laser Printers: Outlook and Overview.....III-1
Its All-in-One All the Way.....III-1
Competitive Outlook.....III-1
Key Players.....III-1
Dell, Inc......III-1
1$75
   Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P......III-21$75
   Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, Inc......III-3
Lexmark International, Inc......III-3
Oki Data Americas, Inc......III-3
1$75
   Xerox Corporation.....III-4
Product Launches.....III-4
3$225
   Strategic Developments.....III-72$150
   B. Market Analytics.....III-9
Table 6: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Laser Printers by Segment – Color Laser and Monochrome Laser Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2003 through 2010 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-9

Table 7: US Long-Term Projections for Laser Printers by Segment – Color Lasers and Monochrome Lasers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2011 through 2015 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-9

Table 8: US 10-Year Perspective for Laser Printers by Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for Color Lasers & Monochrome Lasers for the Years 2003, 2008 and 2012.....III-9
1$200
   Table 9: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Laser Printers by Segment – Color Laser and Monochrome Laser Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2003 through 2010 in US$ Billion (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-10

Table 10: US Long-Term Projections for Laser Printers by Segment – Color Lasers and Monochrome Lasers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2011 through 2015 in US$ Billion (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-10

Table 11: US 10-Year Perspective for Laser Printers by Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Color Lasers & Monochrome Lasers for the Years 2003, 2008 and 2012.....III-10
1$200
  2. Japan.....III-115 $475  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-11
Current and Future Analysis.....III-11
Key Players.....III-11
Brother Industries, Ltd......III-11
Canon, Inc......III-11
1$75
   Fujitsu Limited.....III-12
Seiko Epson Corporation.....III-12
Product Launches.....III-12
1$75
   Recent Industry Activity.....III-131$75
   B. Market Analytics.....III-14
Table 12: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Computer Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2000 through 2010 in Billion Yen (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-14

Table 13: Japanese Long-Term Projections for Computer Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2011 through 2015 in Billion Yen (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-14
1$200
   Table 14: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Computer Printers by Product Segment –Monochrome and Color Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2000 through 2010 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-15

Table 15: Japanese Long-Term Projections for Computer Printers by Product Segment – Monochrome and Color Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2011 through 2015 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-15
1$200
  3. Europe.....III-166 $875  
   A. FRANCE.....III-16
Current and Future Analysis.....III-16
Table 16: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Computer Printers by Product Segment – Inkjet Printers and Laser Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2002 through 2010 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-16

Table 17: French Long-Term Projections for Computer Printers by Product Segment – Inkjet Printers and Laser Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2011 through 2015 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-16
1$200
   Table 18: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Computer Printers by Product Segment – Inkjet Printers and Laser Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2002 through 2010 in US$ Million (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-17

Table 19: French Long-Term Projections for Computer Printers by Product Segment – Inkjet Printers and Laser Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2011 through 2015 in US$ Million (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-17
1$200
   B. GERMANY.....III-18
Current and Future Analysis.....III-18
Table 20: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Computer Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2001 through 2010 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-18

Table 21: German Long-Term Projections for Computer Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2011 through 2015 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-18
1$200
   Table 22: Leading Vendors in German Printers Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for HP, Lexmark, Canon, Epson, Kyocera and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-19
C. RUSSIA.....III-19
Current and Future Analysis.....III-19
Table 23: Russian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Computer Printers by Product Segment – Inkjet Printers, Laser Printers and Impact Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2000 through 2010 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-19
1$200
   Table 24: Russian Long-Term Projections for Computer Printers by Product Segment – Inkjet Printers, Laser Printers and Impact Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2011 through 2015 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-20

Table 25: Russian 10-Year Perspective for Computer Printers by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for Inkjet Printers, Laser Printers and Impact Printers for the Years 2003, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-20
1$200
   Table 26: Leading Vendors in Russian Printers Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for HP, Epson, Samsung, Canon and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-21
Product Launch.....III-21
1$200
  4. Asia-Pacific.....III-225 $675  
   A.CHINA.....III-22
Current and Future Analysis.....III-22
Table 27: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Computer Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2001 through 2010 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-22

Table 28: Chinese Long-Term Projections for Computer Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2011 through 2015 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-22
1$200
   Table 29: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Color Laser Computer Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2001 through 2010 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-23

Table 30: Chinese Long-Term Projections for Color Laser Computer Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2011 through 2015 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-23

Table 31: Leading Vendors in Chinese Printers Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for HP, Epson, Cannon, Lenovo, Lexmark and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-23
1$200
   B. INDIA.....III-24
Current and Future Analysis.....III-24
Overview.....III-24
Table 32: Indian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Computer Printers by Product Segment – Dot Matrix, Laser and Inkjet Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2001 - 02 through 2010 - 11 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-24
1$200
   Table 33: Indian Long-Term Projections for Computer Printers by Product Segment – Dot Matrix, Laser and Inkjet Printers Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales for the Years 2011-12 through 2014-15 in ‘000 Units (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-25

Table 34: Leading Vendors in Indian Dot Matrix Printers Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for TVSE, Epson, WEP and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-25
C. SOUTH KOREA.....III-25
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.- A Key Player.....III-25
1$200
   Product Launches.....III-262$150
IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 321$995
  
Total Companies Profiled: 68 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 139)

Region/Country                 Players


The United States                 33  
Canada                             2
Japan                             16
Europe                            65
     France                       10
     Germany                      15
     The United Kingdom           17
     Italy                         4
     Spain                         3
     Rest of Europe               16
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)    20
Africa                             1
Middle East                        2
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