This study forecasts the transactional continuous form page printer market. The forecast covers total engine shipments. 2007 vendor shares are provided for units shipped for each of the 16 countries. Key forecast assumptions are identified with the factors accelerating and inhibiting the various technology segments.

Western Europe comprises Germany, France, the U.K., Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Greece, and the Republic of Ireland.

According to Julio Vial, quarterly research manager with IDC's Printers Group, "More automation in the printer equipment market will make the process cheaper to run, in other words, less expensive to train users."