IT Facts for PCs

Inkjet and laser multifunction peripherals enjoyed a healthy growth of 11% and 13% respectively in Q4 2007 in China

Both the inkjet and laser multifunction peripherals enjoyed a healthy growth of 11% and 13% respectively in Q4 2007 in China, according to IDC. The demand from the public, education and financial sectors increased the sales of the SDM (Serial Dot Matrix) printer, resulting in a 16% increase in Q4 2007. IDC expects demand for SDM printers to continue through 2008.

71% of teens currently have a cell phone and computer at home

Cell phone Desktop or laptop
computer
All Teens 71% 59%
Gender
Girls 75 64
Boys 66 55
Age
12-14 61 54
15-17 81 65
Race/Ethnicity
White 72 63
Black 65 49
Hispanic 71 53
Annual Household Income
Less than $50,000 65 62
$50,000+ 75 60
Source: Pew Internet Project

Global PC shipments grew 14.6% to 69.5 mln units in Q1 2008

Worldwide PC shipments grew by 14.6% to 69.5 mln units in Q1 2008, which was above previous estimates of 13.2%, according to IDC. US market slipped to a meager 3.5% YOY growth rate as the general economic malaise currently affecting the U.S. economy has begun to impact the local PC market as well.

US PC market in Q1 2008, Apple has 6% share

Rank Vendor 1Q08
Shipments
Market
Share
1Q07
Shipments
Market
Share
QTQ
Growth
1 Dell 4,938 30.9% 4,271 27.7% 15.6%
2 HP 3,881 24.3% 3,869 25.1% 0.3%
3 Acer 1,389 8.7% 720 4.7% 92.9%
4 Apple 950 6.0% 759 4.9% 25.1%
5 Toshiba 832 5.2% 784 5.1% 6.1%
Others 3,966 24.9% 5,017 32.5% -20.9%
All Vendors 15,956 100.0% 15,420 100.0% 3.5%
3 Acer (Merged) 1,389 8.7% 1,742 11.3% -20.2%
Source: IDC

Global PC market in Q1 2008

Rank Vendor 1Q08
Shipments
Market Share 1Q07
Shipments
Market
Share
QTQ
Growth
1 HP 13,251 19.1% 11,291 18.6% 17.4%
2 Dell 10,913 15.7% 8,971 14.8% 21.6%
3 Acer 6,914 9.9% 4,164 6.9% 66.0%
4 Lenovo 4,814 6.9% 3,980 6.6% 21.0%
5 Toshiba 3,069 4.4% 2,544 4.2% 20.6%
Others 30,537 43.9% 29,674 48.9% 2.9%
All Vendors 69,498 100.0% 60,624 100.0% 14.6%
3 Acer (Merged) 6,914 9.9% 5,278 8.7% 31.0%
Source: IDC

Q1 2008 PC shipments grew 19% in EMEA

According to IDC EMEA, Q1 2008 PC shipments recorded robust 19% growth compared with Q1 2007. Notebooks continued to drive growth across the region with shipments recording an increase of over 43% year on year, while desktops suffered from the market contraction in Western Europe and declined by 1.7%, boosting the share of notebooks to over 55% of total EMEA shipments.

EMEA PC market in Q1 2008

Vendor 1Q07 1Q08 Share 1Q07 Share 1Q08 QTQ Growth
Hewlett-Packard 3,777 4,853 19.1% 20.7% 28.5%
Acer 2,335 3,622 11.8% 15.4% 55.1%
Dell 2,317 2,813 11.7% 12.0% 21.4%
Fujitsu Siemens 1,420 1,550 7.2% 6.6% 9.2%
Toshiba 984 1,350 5.0% 5.8% 37.1%
Others 8,896 9,285 45.1% 39.6% 4.4%
Total 19,729 23,475 100.0% 100.0% 19.0%
Acer+Gateway 2,989 3,622 15.2% 15.4% 21.2%
Source: IDC

76.2 mln PCs sold worldwide in Q4 2007

In Q4 2007 HP’s global PC shipments rose to 14.6 mln units, up 25.5% from 11.6 mln during Q4 2006, according to iSuppli. With sequence of six quarters of worldwide PC shipment leadership, Hewlett-Packard claimed the #1 ranking for worldwide PC shipments for the entire year of 2007. Dell’s shipments rose to 11.3 mln units in Q4 2007, up 17.4% over Q4 2006. This compares to 1.5% growth during Q3. Dell’s shipments were up 14.1% compared to Q3– in is the largest percentage increase among the Top-6 brands. Apple is brand at No. 6, a position the company has held since Q3 2007. The company’s total fourth-quarter PC shipments grew 39.3% YoY, with equally strong growth for its desktop and notebook businesses. Total worldwide PC shipments in Q4 2007 amounted to 76.2 mln units, up 11.7% sequentially and up 14.2% from 66.7 mln during Q4 2006.

PC shipment growth by region, 2007-2012

Region Form Factor 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
USA Desktop & x86 Server -2.8% -4.6% -4.7% -4.3% -3.7% -5.6%
Portables 23.6% 21.0% 14.8% 13.1% 11.1% 6.6%
Total 7.5% 6.9% 5.2% 5.3% 5.1% 2.1%
International Desktop & x86 Server 7.3% 6.3% 5.6% 5.6% 5.3% 4.8%
Portables 38.2% 28.3% 22.4% 17.1% 13.0% 11.5%
Total 17.5% 14.8% 12.9% 11.0% 9.1% 8.3%
Worldwide Desktop & x86 Server 4.8% 3.8% 3.4% 3.6% 3.7% 3.1%
Portables 33.8% 26.2% 20.3% 16.1% 12.5% 10.3%
Total 14.8% 12.8% 11.1% 9.7% 8.3% 7.0%
Source: IDC

660 mln virtualized PCs by 2011

Gartner believes that virtualization reduced the x86 server market by 4% in 2006. As hypervisor prices drop sharply and management costs decrease because of increased competition, virtualization will have a significantly larger impact. Gartner predicts that more than 4 mln virtual machines will be installed on x86 servers by 2009. The use of PC virtualization is also set to increase rapidly. The number of virtualized PCs is expected to grow from less than 5 mln in 2007 to 660 mln by 2011.

Global disk storage systems market in 2007

Vendor 2007 Revenue Market Share 2006 Revenue Market Share Growth, YTY
1. IBM $5,289 20.1% $5,124 20.7% 3.2%
1. HP $5,111 19.4% $4,996 20.2% 2.3%
3. EMC $3,995 15.2% $3,727 15.1% 7.2%
4. Dell $2,471 9.4% $2,099 8.5% 17.7%
5. Hitachi $1,522 5.8% $1,393 5.6% 9.3%
5. Network Appliance $1,482 5.6% $1,243 5.0% 19.2%
Others $6,465 24.6% $6,123 24.8% 5.6%
All Vendors $26,335 100% $24,705 100% 6.6%
Source: IDC

Global PC shipments to grow by 12.8% in 2008

Worldwide PC shipments are projected to grow by 12.8% in 2008 to reach 302 mln units, according to IDC. Growth will continue at above 11% in 2009 followed by high single-digit growth through 2012, boosting annual shipments to over 426 mln in 2012. The total value of PC shipments is projected to grow by 7.4% in 2008 to nearly $280 bln. Shipment value will continue to grow by roughly 4% annually from 2009 through 2012, reaching nearly $330 bln by 2012. Portable adoption remains the primary driver in all regions, nearly matching record quarterly growth in Q3 2007, and record annual growth in 2005. Increases of more than 50% in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) and Rest of World helped boost these regions to more than 36% of Portable volume, while the United States and Western Europe saw growth above 20% and continue to account for more than 50% of portable volume.

Small displays to generate $6.4 bln in Q1 2008

Pricing strength will contribute to a strong Q1 2008 for small/medium displays, with global revenue reaching $6.4 bln in Q1 2008, up 17.3% from $5.4 bln in the Q1 2007, according to iSuppli. Revenue in Q1 2008 will decline by 6.5% compared to Q4 2007, but such a seasonal slowdown is typical in the small/medium market. For all of 2008, small/medium display revenue is expected to rise to $27.6 bln, up 14.7% from $24 bln in 2007. This represents a significant acceleration compared to 8.8% growth in 2006.

Prices for small displays to reach $6.80 in Q1 2008

Although prices for digital photo frame displays will decline by 3.3% in Q1 2008, prices will increase slightly in other areas, including Portable Media Players (PMPs), mobile handsets, automotive applications, camcorders, cameras and industrial/financial applications, iSuppli predicts. This will cause the overall ASP of small/medium displays to rise to $6.80 in Q1 2008, up 22 percent from $5.60 in Q4 2007, according to iSuppli.

Only 8% of US consumers plan to buy a laptop in the next 3 months

8% of the US consumers surveyed by ChangeWave

Global storage software market grew to $2.9 bln in Q4 2007

The worldwide storage software market experienced its 17th consecutive quarter of YTY growth in the Q4 2007 with revenues of $2.9 bln, an 11.2% increase over Q4 2006, according to IDC. For the full year 2007, storage software revenues totaled $10.9 bln, growing 10.4% year over year. The archiving market grew 18.6% year over year, driven by e-discovery, regulatory compliance, and overall storage optimization needs. Data protection and recovery had strong year-over-year growth of 11.5%. This growth was perpetuated by four out of the top six vendors experiencing double-digit growth over Q4 2006.

Global storage software revenues in Q4 2007

EMC led the overall market with 26.0% revenue share in Q4 2007. Symantec took the second position with 17.9% revenue share, while IBM finished in the third position with 12.5% revenue share. NetApp finished in the fourth position with 8.3% revenue share while HP rounded out the top 5 with 5.2% revenue share.

Vendor 4Q07 Revenue 4Q07 Market Share 4Q06 Revenue 4Q06 Market Share 4Q07/4Q06
Revenue Growth
EMC $755 26.0% $716 27.5% 5.4%
Symantec $518 17.9% $446 17.1% 16.0%
IBM $363 12.5% $312 11.9% 16.4%
NetApp $241 8.3% $191 7.3% 26.3%
Hewlett-Packard $152 5.2% $138 5.3% 10.0%
Others $871 30.0% $805 30.9% 8.3%
All Vendors $2,899 100.0% $2,607 100.0% 11.2%
Source: IDC

Small displays for digital photoframes rose to $30 in Q4 2007

The global Average Selling Price (ASP) of small/medium displays used for digital photo frames rose to $30 in Q4 2007, up 20% from $25 in Q3 2007. The ASP for small/medium displays for tiny LCD televisions rose to $8.40 in the fourth quarter, up 2.4% from $8.20 in Q3 2007, according to iSuppli.