InfoTech Industry Almanac 2018

Table of Contents

Introduction

How to Use This Book

Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the InfoTech Industry

• Introduction to the InfoTech Industry
  
• Hot Fields Within Computer Hardware and Software Include Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Big Data
  
• Smartphones Compete with PC and Laptop Computer Market
  
• Supercomputing Hits 93.01 Petaflops/ IBM’s Watson Expands Commercial Applications for Big Data
  
• Cloud Computing and Software as a Service (SaaS) Point the Way to the Future
  
• Growth in Big Data Supported by Expansion of Cloud Computing and Predictive Analytics
  
• Wi-Fi Enables Wireless Traffic Growth
  
• Google, CableVision, FreedomPop and Republic Wireless Bypass Cellular Networks with Wi-Fi
  
• Global Internet Market Tops 3.8 Billion Users/Ultrafast Broadband Expands, both Fixed and Wireless
  
• Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Gains Traction
  
• TVs Are Internet Ready/Game Consoles and Set Top Accessories like Roku and Chromecast Stream Content
  
• Electronic Health Records (EHR) Digitize Patient Data at an Accelerating Pace
  
• Many Industry Sectors Seek Consulting and Outsourcing Income, Competing with Pure Consultancies
  
• Computer Chips with 7-Nanometer Density/Nanotechnology, FinFET, Memristors to Create Powerful Semiconductors
  
• Breakthroughs Achieved in Quantum Computing
  
• Voice Recognition Changes the Wireless World/Enables New Bots and Hardware
  
• Digital Assistants Include Amazon’s Echo and Google’s Home/Alexa and Similar Software Power Third-Party Developers
  
• Wearable Sensors Track Exercise Data/Apparel and Shoe Manufacturers Adopt Technologies
  
• The “Internet of Things” (IoT) and M2M: Wireless Sensors to Boom, Aided by Nanotechnology
  
• Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deep Learning and Machine Learning Advance into Commercial Applications, Including Health Care and Robotics
  
• Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality and 3-D Games Create Opportunities for the Tech Industry/Immersion Games to Grow
  
• Digital Currency, Bitcoin and Blockchain Technologies Advance
  
• The Future: Pervasive Computing and Complete Mobility Will Be Standard
  

Chapter 2: InfoTech Industry Statistics

• Internet, Computer & Software Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview
  
• Internet Access Technologies Compared
  
• U.S. InfoTech Industry Quarterly Revenue: 2016-2017
  
• Software Publishing Industry, U.S.: Estimated Revenue, Inventories & Expenses:2013-2017
  
• Internet Publishing & Broadcasting & Web Search Portals:
  
• Estimated Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2012-2017
  
• Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail Sales, Total & E-Commerce:
  
• st Quarter 2008-3rd Quarter 2017
  
• Top Ten Suppliers & Destinations of U.S. Computers & Electronic Products: 2011-3rd Quarter 2017
  
• Value of Computers & Electronic Products Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories & Orders by Industry, U.S.: 2009-November 2017
  
• Exports, Imports & Trade Balance of Computers & Electronic Products, U.S.: 2011-3rd Quarter 2017
  
• Exports & Imports of Telecommunications Equipment, U.S.: 2011-3rd Quarter 2017
  
• Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2011-2017
  
• Computer Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2012-November 2017
  
• InfoTech Employment, U.S.: 2000-November 2017
  
• Chapter 3: Important InfoTech Industry Contacts
  
• (Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites)
  
• Chapter 4: THE INFOTECH 500:
  
• Who They Are and How They Were Chosen
  
• Index of Companies Within Industry Groups
  
• Alphabetical Index
  
• Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State
  
• Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country
  
• Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE INFOTECH 500
  
• Additional Indexes
  
• Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities
  
• Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations
  

A Short InfoTech Industry Glossary

Samples

Companies Mentioned

• Accenture plc
  
• Access Co Ltd
  
• Accton Technology Corporation
  
• Acer Inc
  
• ACI Worldwide Inc
  
• Activision Blizzard Inc
  
• Acxiom Corporation
  
• Adobe Systems Inc
  
• ADTRAN Inc
  
• Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)
  
• Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc
  
• Advantest Corporation
  
• Ahnlab Inc
  
• Aisino Co Ltd
  
• Akamai Technologies Inc
  
• Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc
  
• Alphabet Inc
  
• Alps Electric Co Ltd
  
• Altran Technologies SA
  
• Amdocs Limited
  
• American Software Inc
  
• Amkor Technology Inc
  
• Amtech Systems Inc
  
• Analog Devices Inc
  
• Anixter International Inc
  
• ANSYS Inc
  
• Apple Inc
  
• Applied Materials Inc
  
• Arm Holdings plc
  
• Arrow Electronics Inc
  
• Asante Networks Inc
  
• Aspen Technology Inc
  
• Astea International Inc
  
• ASUSTeK Computer Inc
  
• Atos SE
  
• AU Optronics Corp
  
• Autodesk Inc
  
• AVEVA Group PLC
  
• Aviat Networks Inc
  
• Avid Technology Inc
  
• Avnet Inc
  
• AVX Corporation
  
• AVY Precision Technology Inc
  
• Belden Inc
  
• Benchmark Electronics Inc
  
• Black Box Corporation
  
• BlackBerry Ltd
  
• Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc
  
• Bluerush Media Group Corporation
  
• BOE Technology Group Co Ltd
  
• Broadcom Ltd
  
• BroadVision Inc
  
• Brocade Communications Systems Inc
  
• CA Inc (CA Technologies)
  
• CACI International Inc
  
• Cadence Design Systems Inc
  
• CalAmp Corp
  
• Canon Inc
  
• Cap Gemini SA (Capgemini)
  
• Casio Computer Co Ltd
  
• Cegedim SA
  
• Celestica Inc
  
• CEVA Inc
  
• CGI Group Inc
  
• Check Point Software Technologies Ltd
  
• Chicony Electronics Co Ltd
  
• Cicero Inc
  
• Ciena Corporation
  
• Cirrus Logic Inc
  
• Cisco Systems Inc
  
• Citrix Systems Inc
  
• Cognex Corporation
  
• Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
  
• Compal Electronics Inc
  
• Computershare Limited
  
• Concurrent Computer Corporation
  
• CoreSite Realty Corporation
  
• Cray Inc
  
• Cree Inc
  
• CSG Systems International Inc
  
• CTS Corporation
  
• Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
  
• CYREN Ltd
  
• D-Link Corporation
  
• Dassault Systemes SA
  
• DATATRAK International Inc
  
• Dell Technologies Inc
  
• Determine Inc
  
• Diebold Nixdorf Inc
  
• Digi International Inc
  
• Digital China Holdings Limited
  
• Diodes Inc
  
• DSP Group Inc
  
• Electronic Arts Inc (EA)
  
• Electronics For Imaging Inc
  
• Elitegroup Computer Systems Co Ltd
  
• Extreme Networks Inc
  
• F5 Networks Inc
  
• Fabrinet
  
• Finisar Corporation
  
• Flex Ltd
  
• Forrester Research Inc
  
• Fortinet Inc
  
• Foxconn Technology Co Ltd
  
• Fujitsu Limited
  
• Garmin Ltd
  
• Gartner Inc
  
• Gemalto NV
  
• GigaMedia Limited
  
• GlassBridge Enterprises Inc
  
• GSE Systems Inc
  
• Guidewire Software Inc
  
• Hanmi Semiconductor Co Ltd
  
• Harmonic Inc
  
• Harris Corporation
  
• HCL Infosystems Limited
  
• HCL Technologies Ltd
  
• Hitachi Limited
  
• Hon Hai Precision Industry Company Ltd
  
• Hosiden Corporation
  
• Hoya Corporation
  
• HP Inc
  
• HTC Corp
  
• Immersion Corporation
  
• Indra Sistemas SA
  
• Infineon Technologies AG
  
• Infosys Ltd
  
• Innolux Corporation
  
• Inphi Corporation
  
• Insight Enterprises Inc
  
• Intel Corporation
  
• InterDigital Inc
  
• International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
  
• Intuit Inc
  
• Inventec Corporation
  
• iRobot Corporation
  
• Itautec SA
  
• ITI Limited
  
• Jabil Circuit Inc
  
• Jack Henry & Associates Inc
  
• Juniper Networks Inc
  
• KEMET Corporation
  
• Key Tronic Corporation
  
• KLA-Tencor Corporation
  
• Konami Holdings Corporation
  
• Koninklijke Philips NV (Royal Philips)
  
• L-3 Communications Holdings Inc
  
• Lam Research Corporation
  
• Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
  
• Lenovo Group Limited
  
• Leonardo DRS Inc
  
• LG Display Co Ltd
  
• LG Electronics Inc
  
• Limelight Networks Inc
  
• Lite-On Technology Corp
  
• LivePerson Inc
  
• Logitech International SA
  
• LogMeIn Inc
  
• Macronix International Co Ltd
  
• Manhattan Associates Inc
  
• ManTech International Corporation
  
• Marvell Technology Group Ltd
  
• Maxim Integrated Products Inc
  
• MediaTek Inc
  
• Mellanox Technologies Ltd
  
• Micro-Star International Co Ltd
  
• Microchip Technology Incorporated
  
• Micron Technology Inc
  
• Microsoft Corporation
  
• MicroStrategy Inc
  
• MiTAC Holdings Corp
  
• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
  
• ModusLink Global Solutions Inc
  
• Moser Baer India Limited
  
• Motorola Solutions Inc
  
• Nan Ya PCB Corporation
  
• Nanya Technology Corporation
  
• National Instruments Corporation
  
• NCR Corporation
  
• NEC Corporation
  
• NetApp Inc
  
• NETGEAR Inc
  
• NetScout Systems Inc
  
• Nidec Corporation
  
• Nintendo Co Ltd
  
• Nokia Corporation
  
• Novatek Microelectronics Corp
  
• Nuance Communications Inc
  
• NVIDIA Corporation
  
• NXP Semiconductors NV
  
• ON Semiconductor Corporation
  
• Open Text Corporation
  
• Oracle Corporation
  
• Otello Corporation
  
• Panasonic Corporation
  
• PAR Technology Corporation
  
• PC Connection Inc
  
• PCM Inc
  
• Pegasystems Inc
  
• Pegatron Corporation
  
• Photronics Inc
  
• Pioneer Corporation
  
• Plantronics Inc
  
• Plexus Corp
  
• Positivo Informatica SA
  
• Progress Software Corporation
  
• ProofPoint Inc
  
• Proxim Wireless Corp
  
• PTC Inc
  
• Qisda Corporation
  
• Qualcomm Inc
  
• Quality Systems Inc
  
• Quanta Computer Inc
  
• Quantum Corporation
  
• RadiSys Corporation
  
• Radware Ltd
  
• Rambus Inc
  
• RealNetworks Inc
  
• Red Hat Inc
  
• Redington (India) Ltd
  
• Ribbon Communications Inc
  
• Ricoh Company Ltd
  
• Rockwell Collins Inc
  
• Rohm Co Ltd
  
• SalesForce.com Inc
  
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
  
• SanDisk Corporation
  
• Sanmina Corporation
  
• SAP SE
  
• ScanSource Inc
  
• Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
  
• SCSK Corporation
  
• SeaChange International Inc
  
• Seagate Technology plc
  
• Sega Sammy Holdings Inc
  
• Seiko Epson Corporation
  
• Seiko Holdings Corporation
  
• Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation
  
• ServiceNow Inc
  
• Sharp Corporation
  
• Siemens AG
  
• Sigma Designs Inc
  
• SigmaTron International Inc
  
• Silicon Laboratories Inc
  
• Silicon Motion Technology Corporation
  
• Siliconware Precision Industries Co Ltd
  
• Simplo Technology Co Ltd
  
• SK Hynix Inc
  
• Skyworks Solutions Inc
  
• SMTC Corporation
  
• Software AG
  
• Sony Corporation
  
• Spectris plc
  
• Splunk Inc
  
• STMicroelectronics NV
  
• Super Micro Computer Inc
  
• Support.com Inc
  
• Symantec Corporation
  
• Synaptics Inc
  
• Synchronoss Technologies Inc
  
• SYNNEX Corporation
  
• Synopsys Inc
  
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC)
  
• Take-Two Interactive Software Inc
  
• Tech Data Corporation
  
• Tech Mahindra Limited
  
• Telefon AB LM Ericsson (Ericsson)
  
• Teradata Corporation
  
• Texas Instruments Inc (TI)
  
• TiVo Corporation
  
• Tokyo Electron Limited
  
• TomTom NV
  
• Toshiba Corporation
  
• TPV Technology Limited
  
• Transcend Information Inc
  
• Trend Micro Inc
  
• Trimble Navigation Ltd
  
• TTM Technologies Inc
  
• Tyler Technologies Inc
  
• Ultimate Software Group Inc
  
• Unisys Corp
  
• United Microelectronics Corp
  
• UTStarcom Inc
  
• VASCO Data Security International Inc
  
• VeriSign Inc
  
• VIA Technologies Inc
  
• Videocon Industries Limited
  
• VMware Inc
  
• VSE Corporation
  
• Web.com Group Inc
  
• Westell Technologies Inc
  
• Western Digital Corporation
  
• Wipro Limited
  
• Xerox Corporation
  
• Xilinx Inc
  
• Xperi Corporation
  
• Zebra Technologies Corporation
  

Methodology

Through the years, a research methodology evolved based on strict guidelines used to build and maintain the content of six proprietary business and industry databases: