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The global hardware market is expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 4.4%
over the period 2009-2014 to reach $307.7bn in the year 2014. Security hardware
and appliances is the expected to be the fastest growing segment of the market,
estimated to grow at a CAGR of 7.7% over the period 2009-2014. Western Europe is
the largest hardware market in the world, followed by North America. Latin
America is expected to be the fastest growing market, estimated to grow at a
CAGR of 6.1%.



Green IT and virtualization are the two key trends in the global hardware
market. Concerns such as global warming, greenhouse effect, power and cooling
costs and space constraints are driving these two trends.



The market is dominated by large global players such as IBM, Intel, Dell,
Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, NEC and Fujitsu. However, the market also comprises a
large number of small vendors, including emerging hardware vendors, that
primarily operate in smaller niche segments of the market. A majority of
emerging vendors operate in the high growth areas of VoIP and mobile
communication hardware and security hardware.




Key features of this report



-- Market dynamics and trend analysis of the global hardware industry over the
period 2008-2014.



-- Historical analysis of the performance of emerging hardware vendors over
2004-08.



-- Company analysis of the emerging ten players in the hardware market:
CarrierNet, XIRING, Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Immersion, Anoto Group,
Sielox, Cardlink Technology, ViewCast.com, xG Technology and SCOTTY Group.




Scope of this report



1. Understand the strategies and best practices of the emerging hardware
vendors.

2. Understand the major issues affecting key emerging players.

3. Study the performance of the emerging players during the global economic
downturn.

4. Save time, money and resources on researching the performance and best
practice strategies of the emerging players in the global hardware market using
this report.




Key Market Issues




1. Focus on green IT and virtualization: Concerns such as global warming, green
house effect, power and cooling costs and space constraints are driving the
adoption of green technology and virtualization.

2. Focus on product innovation: Product innovation is one of the key focus areas
of the emerging hardware vendors. A majority of vendors spend large amounts of
their revenues on research and development.

3. Intense competition: Some of the key areas, such as the security hardware
market and the telecom hardware market, where the emerging vendors operate are
marked by intense competition. Intense competition is leading to price cuts and
margin pressures.

4. Growth in security hardware market: The security hardware market is expected
to be the fastest growing segment of the global hardware market, estimated to
grow at a CAGR of 7.7% over the period 2009-2014.




Key findings from this report



1. The global hardware market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.4% over the
period 2009-2014 to reach $307.0bn at the end of 2014.

2. Security hardware and appliances is expected to be the fastest growing
segment of the hardware market, estimated to grow at a CAGR of 7.7% over the
period 2009-2014 to $15.5bn.

3. Western Europe is the largest hardware market in the world, followed by North
America. Latin America is expected to be the fastest growing market, estimated
to grow at a CAGR of 6.1%, followed by Eastern Europe, expected to grow at a
CAGR of 5.0% over the period 2009-2014.




Key questions answered



1. What is the size of the global hardware market?

2. What is the market break-up of the global hardware market by segments and by
geographies?

3. What are the key trends in the global hardware industry?

4. Who are the emerging players in the market?

5. Why are emerging hardware vendors growing?




Table of Contents

Emerging Hardware Vendors

Executive Summary 12

Market Development 12

CarrierNet 12

XIRING 13

Alliance 14

Immersion 14

Anoto 15

Sielox 16

Cardlink 16

ViewCast 17

xG Technology 17

SCOTTY 18

Chapter 1 Introduction 20

What is this report about? 20

Methodology and definitions 20

Chapter 2 Market Development 24

Summary 24

Overview 25

Market size and growth 25

Market by segments 26

Client Computing and Peripherals 26

Sever Computing Infrastructure 26

Storage Infrastructure 26

LAN and WAN Hardware 27

Security Hardware and Appliances 27

Enterprise Telephony Equipment 27

Market by geographies 28

Key Market trends 30

Move towards green IT 30

Virtualization 30

Emerging hardware vendors 31

Chapter 3 CarrierNet 34

Summary 34

Company overview 35

Products 35

Recent financial performance 36

Performance by business segments 37

Performance by geographies 37

Growth Strategies 38

Focus on telecommunications operations 38

Inorganic growth led by key strategic acquisitions 38

Organic growth through geographic expansion and product introductions 38

SWOT Analysis 40

Chapter 4 XIRING 42

Summary 42

Company overview 43

Products 43

Recent financial performance 44

Performance by market segments 45

Performance by geographies 46

Growth Strategies 46

Plans to divest banking business 46

Strong emphasis on R&D and product innovation 46

Increase international sales 47

SWOT Analysis 48

Chapter 5 Alliance 50

Summary 50

Company Overview 51

Products 51

Recent financial performance 52

Performance by product lines 53

Performance by geographies 54

Growth Strategy 55

SWOT Analysis 56

Chapter 6 Immersion 58

Summary 58

Company Overview 59

Products 59

Recent financial performance 60

Performance by business segments 61

Performance by geographies 61

Growth Strategies 62

Business restructuring 62

Focus on organic growth measures 62

Product innovation 62

Expanding geographic presence 62

Entering new application markets 63

SWOT Analysis 64

Chapter 7 Anoto 66

Summary 66

Company overview 67

Products 67

Recent financial performance 68

Performance by business segments 69

Performance by geographies 70

Growth Strategies 71

Move towards customer-centric business model 71

Focus on product innovation and strengthening of product portfolio 71

Strategic partnerships 72

Divestment of non-core activities 72

SWOT Analysis 73

Chapter 8 Sielox 76

Summary 76

Company overview 77

Products 78

Recent financial performance 78

Performance by product lines 79

Performance by geographies 80

Growth Strategies 81

Strategic acquisitions and divestments 81

Focus on product innovation 81

Strategic partnerships 81

SWOT Analysis 82

Chapter 9 Cardlink 84

Summary 84

Company overview 85

Products 85

Recent financial performance 86

Performance by business segments 87

Performance by geographies 88

Growth Strategies 88

SWOT Analysis 90

Chapter 10 ViewCast 92

Summary 92

Company overview 93

Products 93

Recent financial performance 94

Performance by product lines 95

Performance by geographies 95

Growth Strategies 96

Strategic acquisitions 96

Two-pronged sales organization 96

Focus on R&D and product enhancements 96

SWOT Analysis 97

Chapter 11 xG Technology 100

Summary 100

Company overview 101

Products 101

Recent financial performance 102

Growth Strategies 102

Outsourced business model 102

Targeting regional carriers 102

Using infrastructure partners to boost sales 102

Shift to chip sales in the long-term 103

SWOT Analysis 104

Chapter 12 SCOTTY 106

Summary 106

Company Overview 107

Products 107

Recent financial performance 108

Performance by geographies 109

Growth Strategies 110

Strategic partnerships 110

Streamlining operations and cost reduction 111

Regular product enhancements 111

SWOT Analysis 112

Chapter 13 Other emerging players 114

Ambient Corporation (Ambient) 114

Company overview 114

Recent financial performance 114

Advanced Card Systems (ACS) 116

Company Description 116

Recent Financial Performance 116

Sangoma Technologies (Sangoma) 119

Company Description 119

Recent Financial Performance 120

e.Digital Corporation (e.Digital) 122

Company Description 122

Recent Financial Performance 122

GigOptix 124

Company Description 124

Recent Financial Performance 125

iSECUREtrac 126

Company Description 126

Recent Financial Performance 127

Icron Technologies (Icron) 128

Company Description 128

Recent Financial Performance 128

ICOP Digital (ICOP) 130

Company Description 130

Recent Financial Performance 130

China VoIP & Digital Telecom (China VoIP) 132

Company Description 132

Recent Financial Performance 132

Gigamon 134

Company Description 134

KACE 135

Company Description 135

Smartfish Technologies (Smartfish) 137

Company Description 137

Index 139



List of Figures

Figure 2.1: Global hardware market size and growth ($bn), 2008-2014 25

Figure 2.2: Global hardware market size break-up ($bn), 2008-2014 28

Figure 2.3: Global hardware market by geographies ($bn), 2008-2014 29

Figure 3.4: CarrierNet's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 36

Figure 3.5: CarrierNet's SWOT analysis 40

Figure 4.6: XIRING's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 44

Figure 4.7: XIRING's SWOT analysis 48

Figure 5.8: Alliance's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 53

Figure 5.9: Alliance Fiber Optic Products' SWOT analysis 56

Figure 6.10: Immersion's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 60

Figure 6.11: Immersion's SWOT analysis 64

Figure 7.12: Anoto's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 69

Figure 7.13: Anoto's SWOT analysis 73

Figure 8.14: Sielox's financial performance ($m), 2006-2008 79

Figure 8.15: Sielox's SWOT analysis 82

Figure 9.16: Cardlink's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 87

Figure 9.17: Cardlink's SWOT analysis 90

Figure 10.18: ViewCast's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 94

Figure 10.19: ViewCast's SWOT analysis 97

Figure 11.20: xG Technology's SWOT analysis 104

Figure 12.21: SCOTTY's financial performance ($m), 2006-2008 109

Figure 12.22: SCOTTY's SWOT analysis 112

Figure 13.23: Ambient's financial performance ($m), 2005-2008 115

Figure 13.24: ACS's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 117

Figure 13.25: Sangoma's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 120

Figure 13.26: e.Digital's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 123

Figure 13.27: iSECUREtrac's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 127

Figure 13.28: Icron's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 129

Figure 13.29: ICOP's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 131

Figure 13.30: China VoIP's financial performance ($m), 2006-2008 133



List of Tables

Table 2.1: Global hardware market size and growth ($bn), 2009-2014 25

Table 2.2: Global hardware market size break-up ($bn), 2009-2014 28

Table 2.3: Global hardware market size by geographies ($bn), 2009-2014 29

Table 2.4: Emerging hardware vendors, 2009 32

Table 3.5: CarrierNet's snapshot 34

Table 3.6: CarrierNet's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 37

Table 3.7: CarrierNet's business segment performance ($m), 2008 37

Table 3.8: CarrierNet's geographic performance ($m), 2008 38

Table 4.9: XIRING's snapshot 42

Table 4.10: XIRING's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 45

Table 4.11: XIRING's market segment performance ($m), 2008 45

Table 4.12: XIRING's geographic performance ($m), 2008 46

Table 5.13: Alliance's snapshot 50

Table 5.14: Alliance's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 53

Table 5.15: Alliance's product segment performance ($m), 2008 54

Table 5.16: Alliance's geographic performance ($m), 2008 54

Table 6.17: Immersion's snapshot 58

Table 6.18: Immersion's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 61

Table 6.19: Immersion's business segment performance ($m), 2008 61

Table 7.20: Anoto's snapshot 66

Table 7.21: Anoto's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 69

Table 7.22: Anoto's business segment performance ($m), 2008 70

Table 7.23: Anoto's geographic performance ($m), 2008 70

Table 8.24: Sielox's snapshot 76

Table 8.25: Sielox's financial performance ($m), 2006-2008 79

Table 8.26: Sielox's product line performance ($m), 2008 80

Table 8.27: Sielox's geographic performance ($m), 2008 80

Table 9.28: Cardlink's snapshot 84

Table 9.29: Cardlink's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 87

Table 9.30: Cardlink's business segment performance ($m), 2008 88

Table 9.31: Cardlink's geographic performance ($m), 2008 88

Table 10.32: ViewCast's snapshot 92

Table 10.33: ViewCast's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 95

Table 10.34: ViewCast's product line performance ($m), 2008 95

Table 11.35: xG Technology's snapshot 100

Table 12.36: SCOTTY's snapshot 106

Table 12.37: SCOTTY's financial performance ($m), 2006-2008* 109

Table 12.38: SCOTTY's geographic performance ($m), 2008 110

Table 13.39: Ambient's snapshot 114

Table 13.40: Ambient's financial performance ($m), 2005-2008 115

Table 13.41: ACS's snapshot 116

Table 13.42: ACS's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 118

Table 13.43: Sangoma's snapshot 119

Table 13.44: Sangoma's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 121

Table 13.45: e.Digital's snapshot 122

Table 13.46: e.Digital's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 123

Table 13.47: GigOptix's snapshot 124

Table 13.48: GigOptix's financial performance ($m), 2007-2008 125

Table 13.49: iSECUREtrac's snapshot 126

Table 13.50: iSECUREtrac's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 127

Table 13.51: Icron's snapshot 128

Table 13.52: Icron's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 129

Table 13.53: ICOP's snapshot 130

Table 13.54: ICOP's financial performance ($m), 2004-2008 131

Table 13.55: China VoIP's snapshot 132

Table 13.56: China VoIP's financial performance ($m), 2006-2008 133

Table 13.57: Gigamon's snapshot 134

Table 13.58: KACE's snapshot 135

Table 13.59: Smartfish's snapshot 137




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