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VIRTUALISATION MFPs, print devices hold up in tough EMEA market
VIRTUALISATION MFPs, print devices hold up in tough EMEA market | MFPs, print devices hold up in tough EMEA market |
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| by Peter Dinham | |
| Sunday, 13 September 2009 | |
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According to IDC’s long-term forecast, the MFP and printer devices segment is expected to achieve a 12.1 percent CAGR between 2009 and 2013, and it says these strong double-digit growth rates “come as good news to the HCP market in EMEA, particularly as other technology segments in this market come under increasing pressure from both the ongoing macroeconomic situation and longer-term industry trends such as the transition from monochrome to colour, increasing levels of print consolidation, and the shift from single function printers to MFPs in both the home and office environments.” The outlook for other segments is not so bright, with IDC saying that the HCP market in the EMEA will continue to struggle to deliver little more than modest growth. “Total HCP shipments in EMEA are expected to achieve 2.0% CAGR over the five-year forecast period,” IDC analyst, Julio Vial says, adding that the number of high volume technology segments are expected to “continue declining, including colour inkjet printers (-16.6% CAGR) and monochrome laser printers (-2.5% CAGR). However, according to Vial, these segments have been shrinking for some time, and the decline rates are the anticipated result of longer-term industry trends beginning to unfold. "New devices are becoming faster with higher monthly duty cycles, increased paper management, and greatly improved connectivity levels, and as a result organizations will continue to replace multiple older devices, which are often single function monochrome printers, with a single new device, often a colour MFP." CONTINUED PAGE 2 |
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