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Ever since digital copier shipments surpassed analog copier shipments in 2000, the demise of analog copiers has continued unabated (see figure). Digital copiers' initial advantage over analog devices was scan-once-print-many technology, which allows users to make multiple copies of a hard copy document after scanning a document once and helped fuel the rapid growth in this market. In today's office environment, however, most documents are created electronically, which makes a copier's scanning feature far less important. In order to compete with office printers, the next move for digital copier vendors is to increase the connect rate of digital copiers, which will drive page volume.
Digital Copiers and MFPs: Worldwide Market Trends and Forecast examines the current state of the copier market and forecasts future growth opportunities. This 120-page report contains over 100 figures, including shipment, revenue, and installed-base forecasts for digital copiers by region (United States, Europe, Pacific-Rim, Latin America, and rest of the world) through 2006. For the U.S. market, the report includes market-share data for vendors in each of the seven standard copier segments and in the color copier market as of year-end 2001.
The report also presents the results of a late 2001 Lyra survey of 576 producers of color output in the office. Combining the primary research and forecast information provides vendors with a clear picture of the current state of the market and a vision of what changes can be expected in the future.
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