The printing and imaging markets are in the midst of a conversion to a series of newly affordable technologies. IDC's Canadian Quarterly Multifunction Peripherals Tracker offers an encompassing view of the printing and imaging marketplace in order to help subscribers of this research address the new requirements of today's customer. IDC's Canadian Quarterly Multifunction Peripherals Tracker targets sales efforts and aligns product offerings by identifying growth opportunities in the market as well as highlighting the relative position of each vendor. Coverage includes every major digital printing vendor on the Canadian landscape. By leveraging both supply-side and demand-side research, supported by channel sources, the Canadian Quarterly Multifunction Peripherals Tracker examines all products and technologies at a model-level view with segmentation by price band, speed range, and channel. The intelligence provided by IDC's Canadian Quarterly Multifunction Peripherals Tracker can help increase market share in growing market segments, leading to increased revenue.

This product covers the following segments of the hardcopy peripherals market:

• Quarterly unit shipment and value of shipment market shares by technology/speed: Laser/LED (monochrome), laser/LED/solid ink (colour), inkjet, serial dot matrix, and line printers
• Technology/speed unit shipment and value of shipment splits by user segment: Home and business class
• Technology/speed unit shipment and value of shipment splits by distribution channel

Throughout the year, this product will address the following topics:

• Hardcopy peripherals market trends
• Hardcopy peripherals market forecast by technology
• Hardcopy peripherals shipments and revenue
• Vendor performance by technology (Printers, MFPs, Copiers)
• More than 15 vendors and 400 models

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. Which printing technology and speed segment currently represents the greatest growth opportunity?
2. When can customers expect emerging technologies, and what impact will they have over time?
3. What are the relative market performance strengths and weaknesses of the digital printing vendors?
4. What do customers require from their hardcopy peripheral products?
5. What shifts are occurring in the go-to-market strategies and routes to market?

IDC's Canadian Quarterly Multifunction Peripherals Tracker examines how the major vendors are positioning themselves to compete in the Canadian hardcopy peripherals market. This product reviews strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers in this market, including Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson, HP, IBM, Konica Minolta, Kyocera Mita, Lexmark, Océ, Oki Data, Panasonic, Ricoh, Sharp, TallyGenicom, Toshiba, and Xerox.

Subscribers to this product receive quarterly delivery and IDC support, including:

The hardcopy peripherals market is segmented by technology, speed range, price band, distribution channel, end-user segments, unit shipments, and value.

IDC's Canadian Quarterly Multifunction Peripherals Tracker is delivered in CD format.

Timely Delivery and Support

IDC's Canadian Quarterly Multifunction Peripherals Tracker offers the most timely, detailed, and accurate multifunction peripherals market data just weeks after the end of each quarter:

• Week 6: Preliminary data
• Week 7: Final historical data
• Week 8: Final data with forecasts

Ten hours of access to an analyst for specific inquiries is included.

A quarterly strategy review with analysis, insights, and in-depth guidance on the hardcopy peripherals market with customized advice is included.

As a privately held company, IDC believes that our customers are our primary constituency. A large percentage of every revenue dollar is reinvested back into our products, including more analysts, more geographic coverage, and extensive primary research.

Our steady growth over the past 10 years reflects our commitment to investing in our customers.