This IDC Pivot Table is the Version 2, 2008, release of IDC's Worldwide Electronics Manufacturing Services Forecaster. This releases covers quarterly revenue by region and product segment for all electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and original design manufacturing (ODM) companies in IDC's EMS database, from 1Q04 through 2Q08. The pivot table also provides updated market sizes for the two sectors of the EMS industry, nine product segments for each sector, and the three regions for each sector. For commentary on market, please refer to the forthcoming market briefing presentation. For further information on IDC's segmentation and definitions and for notes related to the data, refer to the appropriate worksheets within the excel file. All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars. This pivot table is structured into six variables:

• Company type: EMS or ODM
• Company name
• Year: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 (through the second quarter)
• Quarter: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th
• Segmentation 1: Geographic or product segment revenue
• Segmentation 2:
• Geographic revenue: Americas, Europe, and Asia
• Product segment revenue: Computers, networking, peripherals, servers and storage, telecommunications, consumer devices, automotive, medical, and industrial

To avoid double counting, when viewing the pivot table, it is critical to select either the geographic or product segment revenue option in the segmentation 1 variable; do not select "all."

Please see the following documents for further information regarding this dataset and the methodology used:

• Worldwide Quarterly Electronics Manufacturing Services Vendor Shares and Market Update Briefing, First Half 2008 (forthcoming)
• Worldwide Quarterly Electronics Manufacturing Services Vendor Shares Version 4 2007 Pivot Table: Q4 2007 (IDC #212128, May 2008)
• Worldwide Quarterly Electronics Manufacturing Services Vendor Shares and Market Update Briefing, 4Q07 and Full-Year 2007 (IDC #212127, May 2008)
• Worldwide IDC Electronics Manufacturing Services Market Forecast, 2008–2012 (IDC #211094, March 2008)
• IDC Interview with Plexus CFO: Invested in Strategy (IDC #210986, March 2008)
• Worldwide Quarterly Electronics Manufacturing Services Vendor Shares and Market Update Briefing, 3Q07 (IDC #210482, February 2008)
• Worldwide Electronics Manufacturing Services Forecaster Version 3, 2007: 3Q07 Vendor Shares (IDC #210481, February 2008)