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SUMMARY
The global outlook series on Personal Computers provides statistical
anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The
report also recapitulates recent mergers, acquisitions, and other noteworthy
strategic corporate developments. Major markets discussed in the report
include United States, Canada, Japan, Europe, France, Germany, Spain, Asia,
China, India, Saudi Arabia, Chile and Mexico, among others. The report also
includes an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the
addresses, and contact details of 521 companies worldwide.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Overview 1
- Global Online/ Internet Services Market 1
- Drivers for the Growing Market 1
- Broadband Access 1
- e-Commerce 1
- Leading Global Online Services Companies 1
- Major Online Service Categories Worldwide 1
- e-Commerce: A Multi-Trillion Market 1
- Table 1: World e-Commerce Revenues: Annual Market Estimates for 2003
through 2008 in Billions of US$ 2
- B2B e-Commerce 2
- B2C e-Commerce 3
- Online Retailing - A Comprehensive Approach 4
- Online Retail Categories 5
- Online Gaming 5
- Overview 5
- Major Markets 5
- The Future 5
- Online Advertising 6
- Table 8: World Market for Online Advertising by Mode/Format - Search,
Display and Other Modes/Formats Independently Analyzed by Annual Revenues
in US$ Million for the Years 2006 through 2008 6
- Trends and Issues 6
- e-Recruiting 9
- Online Music Services 9
- Table 9: World Market for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard
Format, One-off Downloads &Subscription Downloads Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2006 through 2008 9
- Online Music - Music Industry's Knight in Shining Armor 9
- Record Industry Moves Rapidly Towards the Internet 9
- Video on Demand (VOD) Services 9
- Table 10: Global Video on Demand (VOD) Services Based on IP Networks'
Subscribers by Region: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in
Millions for North America, Europe, Asia, and Rest of the World 10
- e-Governance - An Overview 10
2. Market Trends & Issues 10
- Online Insurance Advertising to Grow at a Rapid Pace 10
- Online Photo Services Treading High Growth Track 11
- Online Shopping - A Burgeoning Sector in the US 11
- Online Clipping Services Picking Up 11
3. Mergers and Acquisitions 11
4. Strategic Corporate Developments 45
5. Product/Service Launches 55
6. Technological Advancements 81
- Broadband Audio-Visual Services - An Emerging Concept 81
- Benefits of BAV Services 82
- Consumer Perspective 82
- ISP Perspective 82
- Content Provider's Perspective 82
- Advertiser's Perspective 82
- Popular Broadband Audio-Visual Services 82
A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
1. United States 83
- Overview 83
- Leading Online Service Categories 83
- e-Commerce 83
- Table 11: e-Commerce Revenues in the US: Annual Market Estimates for
2003 through 2008 in Billions of US$ 83
- B2B e-Commerce Market 84
- B2B Sales through Internet 84
- B2C e-Commerce 85
- e-Procurement 85
- Online Music 86
- Online Advertising 87
2. Canada 89
- Leading Online Service Categories 89
- B2C e-commerce Gains Momentum 89
- Internet Advertising Expenditure to Register Good Growth 90
- Table 23: Canadian Market for Online Advertising by Mode/Format -
Search, Display and Other Modes/Formats Independently Analyzed by Annual
Revenues in US$ Million for the Years 2006 through 2008 90
- Online Music 90
- Table 24: Canadian Market for Online Music by Distribution Format -
Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2006 through 2008 90
3. Japan 91
- e-Commerce - An Overview 91
- B2C e-Commerce 91
- Table 25: B2C e-Commerce Revenues in Japan: Annual Market Estimates
for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of US$ 91
- B2B e-Commerce 91
- Table 26: B2B e-Commerce Revenues in Japan: Annual Market Estimates
for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of US$ 92
- Online Music 92
- Table 27: Japanese Market for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard
Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through
2008 92
4. Europe 93
- Overview 93
- Internet Users in Europe 93
- Table 28: Internet Users in Europe (2006): Breakdown by Leading
Nations in terms of Thousands of Subscribers - Germany, United Kingdom,
France, Italy, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Netherlands, Poland, and Others 93
- Leading Online Service Categories 93
- e-Commerce 93
- Table 29: e-Commerce Revenues in Western Europe: Annual Market
Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of US$ 94
- B2C e-Commerce Market 94
- B2B e-Commerce Market 95
- Online Advertising 95
- Table 32: European Market for Online Advertising by Mode/Format -
Search, Display and Other Modes/ Formats Independently Analyzed by Annual
Revenues in US$ Million for the Years 2006 through 2008 96
4a. France 96
- Overview 96
- Online Advertising 96
- Table 33: French Market for Online Advertising by Mode/Format - Search,
Display and Other Modes/Formats Independently Analyzed by Annual Revenues in
US$ Million for the Years 2006 through 2008 96
- Online Music 97
- Table 34: French Market for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard
Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through
2008 97
4b. Germany 97
- Leading Online Service Categories 97
- e-Commerce 97
- Table 35: Internet/Online Business-To-Consumer Electronic Commerce
Consumer Spending on Sites in Germany: Annual Market Estimates for 2003
through 2008 in Billions of US$ 97
- Online Advertising 98
- Table 36: German Market for Online Advertising by Mode/Format -
Search, Display and Other Modes/ Formats Independently Analyzed by Annual
Revenues in US$ Million for the Years 2006 through 2008 98
- Online Music 98
- Table 37: German Market for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard
Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2006 through 2008 98
4c. Switzerland 99
- e-Banking 99
- Impact of e-Commerce on Banking 99
4d. United Kingdom 99
- e-Commerce 99
- Overview 99
- B2C e-Commerce 99
- Online Advertising 99
- Table 38: UK Advertising Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Online
Ad Spending in Major Industries -Finance, Recruitment, Travel &
Transport, Automotive, Technology and Others 100
- Broadband Potential Pull Marketers Online 100
5. Asia-Pacific 100
- Internet Users in Asia 100
- Table 39: Internet Users in Asia (March 2007): Breakdown by Leading
Nations in terms of Thousands of Subscribers - Germany, United Kingdom,
France, Italy, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Netherlands, Poland, and Others 101
- Internet Users in Australia & New Zealand 101
- e-Commerce 101
- B2B Emerges Stronger than B2C 101
- B2B e-Commerce 101
- Table 40: B2B e-Commerce Revenues in Asia-Pacific (Excl. Japan):
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of US$ 101
- B2C e-Commerce Market Lures Western Companies 102
- Table 41: B2C e-Commerce Revenues in Asia-Pacific (Excl. Japan): Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of US$ 102
- Online Advertising 102
- Table 42: Asia-Pacific Market for Online Advertising by Geographic
Region - South Korea, China, Australia and Rest of Asia-Pacific
Independently Analyzed by Annual Revenues in US$ Million for the Years 2006
through 2008 102
- Online Music 102
- Table 43: Asia-Pacific Market for Online Music by Distribution Format -
Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2006 through 2008 103
5a. China 103
- Leading Online Service Categories 103
- e-Commerce 103
- Factors Promoting e-Commerce 103
- Implications of e-Commerce Revolution 103
- B2B e-Commerce 104
- B2C e-Commerce 104
- Online Advertising 104
- Table 44: Chinese Online Advertising Market (2005): Percentage
Breakdown of Online Advertising Revenues for Leading Portals - Sina, Sohu,
NetEase, QQ, TOM online and Others-Ranked in Yuan Million 104
- Branded Advertising Vs. Search Ads 104
5b. India 105
- e-Commerce Market 105
- Online Advertising 105
- Overview 105
- Growth Inhibitors 105
5c. South Korea 106
- e-Commerce - An Overview 106
- Online Advertising Market 106
- Overview 106
- Table 45: South Korean Market for Online Advertising by Mode/Format -
Search, Display and Other Modes/Formats Independently Analyzed by Annual
Revenues in US$ Million for the Years 2006 through 2008 106
- Contextual Advertising - The Next Advertising Mantra 106
5d. Taiwan 107
- Taiwanese Internet Content Industry 107
- e-Learning 107
- Online Gaming 107
5e. Vietnam 107
- e-Commerce Market Registers Robust Growth 107
6. Latin America 107
- Internet Users 107
- Table 46: Internet Users in South America (March 2007): Breakdown by
Leading Nations in terms of Thousands of Subscribers - Brazil, Argentina,
Chile, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Others 108
- Table 47: Internet Users in Central America (March 2007): Breakdown by
Leading Nations in terms of Thousands of Subscribers - Mexico, Guatemala,
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, and Belize 108
- e-Commerce Market 109
- e-Commerce and Internet Advertising 109
- The Contemporary Developments 109
- The Industry Bottlenecks 109
- B2B e-Commerce 109
- Internet Penetration 109
7. Rest of World 110
- Internet Users in the Middle East 110
- Table 48: Internet Users in Middle East (March 2007): Breakdown by
Leading Nations in terms of Thousands of Subscribers - Iran, Israel, Saudi
Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Syria, Kuwait, Lebanon, Jordan, Oman,
Palestine (West Bank), Yemen, Qatar, Bahrain, and Iraq 110
- Internet Users in Africa 110
- Table 49: Internet Users in Africa (March 2007): Breakdown by Leading
Nations in terms of Thousands of Subscribers - South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria,
Morocco, Sudan, Algeria, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tunisia, and Others 110
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