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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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)


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