EMEA Printer, Copier and MFP Unit Shipments, 2008

Vendor 2008 Shipments 2008 Market Share (%) 2007 Shipments 2007 Market Share (%) 2008 – 2007 Growth (%)
Hewlett-Packard 20,737 43.0 23,221 44.1 -10.7
Canon 8,212 17.0 8,337 15.8 -1.5
Epson 6,576 13.6 6,651 12.6 -1.1
Brother 3,306 6.9 3,224 6.1 2.5
Samsung Electronics 2,826 5.9 2,430 4.6 16.3
Others 6,572 13.6 8,789 16.7 -25.2
Total 48,229 100.0 52,652 100.0 -8.4
Source: Gartner

Worldwide storage software revenue in Q2 2008

Vendor Q2 2008 Revenue Q2 2008 Market Share Q2 2007 Revenue Q2 2007 Market Share Growth, YTY
1. EMC $745 24.2% $685 25.4% 8.7%
2. Symantec $588 19.1% $464 17.2% 26.9%
3. IBM $409 13.3% $364 13.5% 12.3%
4. NetApp $239 7.8% $215 8.0% 11.3%
5. Hewlett-Packard $147 4.8% $131 4.9% 12.5%
5. CA $136 4.4% $129 4.8% 5.2%
Others $812 26.4% $706 26.2% 14.9%
All Vendors $3,076 100.0% $2,694 100.0% 14.2%
Source: IDC

Asian printer consumables market grew 5% YTY

The printer consumables market in Asia/Pacific region grew about 5% YOY to reach 46 mln units in Q2 2008. Inkjet cartridge remained dominant, accounting for 80% of the total printer consumables market or close to 37 mln units. Strong growth continued in the laser toner market with 18% growth YOY to exceed the 9 mln mark Q3 2008, according to IDC.

In Q2 2008 inkjet cartridge market grew 2%

HP continued to garner the largest unit market share at 58% in the toner market, maintaining a good lead ahead of Samsung at 12%, who had done a commendable job in pushing its main unit sales. In Q2 2008, the inkjet cartridge market only managed to ink a 2% growth, which pales in comparison to 8% growth in Q2 2007. Growth in most countries were modest at 3 to 4% in Q2 2008 except for slightly better compared to the growth in Thailand (10%) and Philippines (7%). HP, Epson and Canon remained the key stakeholders in the inkjet cartridge market with a combined unit market share of 90%, according to IDC.

Slovenian shipments of hardcopy peripherals declined 5.3% in 2008

Slovenian shipments of hardcopy peripherals (HCPs) declined 5.3% YOY to less than 147,350 devices, while market value grew 5.1% to $52.2 mln in 2007. The top 3 vendors on the Slovenian volume market in 2007 were HP, Canon, and Samsung. Together, they controlled almost 75% of the market and were the only players exceeding a 10% market share each. In total, laser devices accounted for 45.6% of total shipments and inkjet almost 53%. The steepest growth was seen in the color laser MFP category, with shipments skyrocketing 162.2%, albeit from a relatively small base, according to IDC.

Croatian printer market grew 2.2% in 2007

In 2007, the Croatian HCP market grew 2.2% in volume and 2.1% in value YOY to almost 200,000 units, worth $54.4 mln. Accounting for more than 62% of shipments, single-function (SF) printers – particularly inkjet – remained the most popular device in the Croatian HCP market in 2007. However, printers have been losing market share to multifunctional peripherals (MFPs), sales of which surged almost 25% in 2007 to account for 37.6% of total market volume. Shipments of color laser peripheral grew 27.3% year on year in 2007. MFPs accounted for 17.3% of total color laser shipments in Croatia in 2007, up from just under 13% in 2006. The top 3 vendors in the Croatian hardcopy devices market in 2007 – HP, Canon, and Epson – retained their rankings from 2006. Together, they accounted for more than 78% of total shipments in 2007. IDC expects the Croatian market for hardcopy devices to grow, on average, 2.6% year on year over the next five years, with MFPs fueling the growth, according to IDC.

Asia printer market grew 6.3% in Q1 2008

According to IDC’s Asia/Pacific Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals (HCP) Tracker, the combined printer and MFP market grew 6.3% YTY to reach 6.5 mln units in Q1 2008. Prices of A4 monochrome and color laser MFPs hit new low at $160 and $250 respectively following aggressive trade-in and end-user promotions. The A3 laser MFP market grew 16.4% sequentially in conjunction with the fiscal year-end closing of most Japanese vendors.

Only 23% of printers in China are inkjets

China’s hardcopy peripheral market share of inkjet printers has fallen drastically from 31% in Q3 2007 to 23% in Q4 2007, according to IDC. Sales of laser printers were also higher than inkjet printers for the first time in Q4 2007. Laser printers accounted for nearly 30% of the total printing peripheral market in Q4 2007. IDC predicts that the total shipment of laser printers will surpass inkjet printers in 2008, making laser printers the key product in China’s printing peripheral market.

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.

Global external disk storage systems in 2007

Vendor 2007 Revenue Market Share 2006 Revenue Market Share Growth, YTY
1. EMC $3,995 21.6% $3,727 21.6% 7.2%
2. IBM $2,693 14.5% $2,570 14.9% 4.8%
3. HP $2,440 13.2% $2,432 14.1% 0.3%
4. Dell $1,646 8.9% $1,406 8.1% 17.0%
4. Hitachi $1,487 8.0% $1,360 7.9% 9.3%
4. Network Appliance $1,482 8.0% $1,243 7.2% 19.2%
Others $4,789 25.8% $4,543 26.3% 5.4%
All Vendors $18,531 100% $17,281 100% 7.2%
Source: IDC

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 disk storage systems market in Q4 2007

Vendor 4Q07 Revenue Market Share 4Q06 Revenue Market Share Growth, YTY
1. IBM $1,720 22.9% $1,670 23.9% 3.0%
2. HP $1,362 18.1% $1,349 19.3% 1.0%
3. EMC $1,200 16.0% $1,059 15.2% 13.3%
4. Dell $671 8.9% $595 8.5% 12.7%
5. Sun $428 5.7% $369 5.3% 16.1%
5. Hitachi $410 5.4% $356 5.1% 14.9%
Others $1,724 22.9% $1,588 22.7% 8.6%
All Vendors $7,515 100.0% $6,985 100.0% 7.6%
Source: IDC

Open SAN market grew 17.2% in Q4 2007

In the Open SAN market, which grew 17.2% YOY, EMC lead with 24.3% revenue share, followed by IBM with 17.5%. The NAS market grew 10.5% year over year, led by EMC with 41.2% revenue share and followed by Network Appliance with 28.3% share. The iSCSI SAN market continues to show strong momentum, posting 74.9% revenue growth compared to the prior year’s quarter. Network Appliance continues to lead the market with 19.6% share, followed by EMC with 17.4% share, according to IDC.

NAS storage grew 15.8% in Q4 2007

The total network disk storage market (NAS Combined with Open SAN) posted 15.8% YTY growth in Q4 2007 to more than $3.9 bln. EMC continues to maintain its leadership in the total network storage market with 27.8% revenue share, followed by IBM and HP with 15.4% and 12.5% revenue share, respectively, according to IDC.

PC sales up 14% in 2007, printer sales up 3%

Overall PC unit sales climbed 14% in 2007, while printer units rose just 3%, Bernstein Research said. The status of printer sales trailing PCs is in contrast to 5 years ago, when PC unit sales rose 11% and printer units grew by 15%. In 2007, for every 100 consumer PCs sold, there were only 90 inkjet printers. In 2003, 136 inkjets were sold for every 100 consumer PCs. Inkjet printer unit sales will grow 6% to 8% a year.

High-definition drives to generate $2 bln by 2012

ABI Research expects high-definition drives to bring in revenues of about $2 bln by 2012. About 30% of consumers use DVDs for data storage. However the adequate 4 GB/disk capacity of conventional DVD-Rs and the steep cost per gigabyte of high-definition disks will limit consumer demand for HD as a storage medium.