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PDA Market to Reach $6.6 Billion by 2005
URL(s): www.aberdeen.com
BOSTON, Oct. 2, 2001--In a new research report, Aberdeen Group, a leading
provider of technology market consulting and research, states that the personal digital assistant (PDA) market
will reach $6.6 billion by 2005 with approximately 39 million units shipped. This research is a product of
Aberdeen's Information Appliances practice, which covers emerging and established suppliers of mobile
handheld devices while analyzing marketing, technology, and business trends.
"Although PDAs have enjoyed great success in the consumer market to date, enterprise purchases will be
the chief driver of growth moving forward," says report author Isaac Ro. "To that end, Microsoft's Pocket
PC operating system stands well positioned to emerge as the leading handheld platform by 2005."
The report, entitled "Mobile Handheld Devices: Enabling Enterprise Communications and Data
Management," provides IT managers; corporate executives; and relevant network, enterprise application,
and device suppliers with the following insights:
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A framework for understanding the mobile handheld devices marketplace;
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The benefits and challenges of deploying mobile handhelds across the enterprise;
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Identification of key trends, enabling technologies, and barriers to adoption;
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Analysis of the next generation of devices from both a form-factor and functionality perspective;
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Profiles of 19 key hardware and platform suppliers; and
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Forecasts for market size, PDA supplier market share, operating system (OS) market share, and
enterprise versus consumer adoption.
Profiled suppliers include: Agenda Computing; AirSpeak, Inc.; Casio, Inc.; Compal PMCC; Compaq
Computer Corporation; Fujitsu PC Corporation; HandEra, Inc.; Handspring; Hewlett-Packard; Hitachi
America Ltd.; Mainstreet Networks; Microsoft Corporation; Palm, Inc.; Research in Motion Limited;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd ; Sony Electronics, Inc.; Symbian Ltd.; and Symbol Technologies.
For more information about "Mobile Handheld Devices: Enabling Enterprise Communications and Data
Management," visit www.aberdeen.com or call (800) 577-7891.
About Aberdeen
Aberdeen Group is a leading market analysis and positioning services firm that helps Information
Technology vendors establish leadership in emerging markets. Steeped in technology and armed with
end-user field research, Aberdeen answers clients' critical business and technology questions in the context of
the Internet economy and across the product life cycle. Founded in 1988, Aberdeen is headquartered in
Boston, MA, and has research divisions in Fort Collins, CO; Palo Alto, CA; and Amsterdam, the
Netherlands. Aberdeen is accessible via the Web at www.aberdeen.com.
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