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2005 Edition, March 2005
ISBN 1-59392-701- 0
PDF $99.99
44 Pages
This report is a summary version of our highly
popular Plunkett’s InfoTech Industry Almanac 2005.
Topics include: Introduction to the InfoTech Industry; The
Technology Sector Recovers; Memory and Storage Needs Soar
While Miniaturization Lowers Prices; PCs Go Down Market;
Dell Seems Unstoppable; Supercomputing Sets Records; Grid
Computing Accelerates; Open-Source Systems Soar; Software
Industry Mergers and Consolidation Evolve; Web Services,
XML and .NET Grow; Wi-Fi and Other Wireless Technologies
Accelerate; Last Mile Challenges Tumble; Mass Broadband
Markets Emerge; Fiber-to-the-Home Gains Traction; Services
Available via Ultra-High-Speed Broadband are Imaginative,
Futuristic; The U.S. Remains Far Behind in Broadband Deployment
and Access Speeds; Many Industry Sectors, Especially Computer
and Software Makers, Focus on Consulting and Outsourcing
Income; The Future: Pervasive Computing Will Be Standard.
