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Servers The five top server manufacturers are IBM (29.8%); hp (28.2%); Dell (11.2%); and Sun (10.3%) and Fujitsu Siemens (5.4%). Estimated at $687 million, the server market has grown by 4% in 2006. French corporations continue decreasing expenditures related to maintenance and platform administration and supervision while increasing expenditures related to information system’s availability, security and quality of service. Personal Computers According to estimates from market research firm IDC, the French PC market has grown by 13.8% in volume and by 4% in value. It is primarily pulled upwards by the sale of notebooks to consumers, which grew 35%, including 16% for professional applications and 51% for consumers. About 53% of the PCs being sold are now notebooks rather than desktops. The PC market is dominated by HP (18%); Dell (14.8%); Acer + Gateway + Packard Bell (9.4%); Lenovo (7.9%); Acer (7.1%); and Toshiba (3.9%). Printers The French printer market is dominated by HP, with 42% of this market, followed by Canon (16.2%), Epson (12.3%), Lexmark (9.9%) and Brother (5.7%). This market is estimated at $1.6 billion. The average price for a printer has reached $288. The market for Inkjet printers has dropped by a third since 2002. This market is estimated at $238 million. The sale of laser printers grew in volume by 10%. Multifunction printers represent a $686 million market. Flat vs. CRT Monitors While only 20 percent of panel displays – 576,000 out of total of 3.3 million - were LCDs four years ago, this rate has gone up to 90 percent now, with over 5 million units being sold. Meanwhile, average pricing for LCDs has decreased threefold to reach $287. This dramatic drop in pricing has affected manufacturers’ revenue, which dropped in 2005 and 2006 while volumes kept rising. While market value for LCDs went from $748 million to $4.01 billion from 2002 to 2004, it dropped down to $1.4 million in 2006. Consumer electronics According to market research firm Gfk, the market for consumer electronics grew by 7% from 2006 with flat TV screens representing 75% of total TV sales. LCD screens represent 85% of these sales. 78% of the panels are HD-ready, 8% are full-HD, while the sale of hard disk recorders turned to be lower than expected. The market for digital Walkman increased in volume by less than 6% against 25% in 2006. On the other hand, the market for Walkman is significant enough to favor the sale of car radios and MP3 docking stations. Also, 2.3 million GPS units have been sold against 1.2 million in 2006. 2/15/2008 Country Commercial Guide for France 46 INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. & FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, © 2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Best Prospects/Services Return to top • Portable devices (laptops, palmtops, smart phones, etc.) • Wireless solutions • I-mode related products • Portable storage devices (USB keys, hard-drives, etc.) Opportunities Return to top The ATAWAD (i.e. “any time, anywhere, any device”) era causes the French to increasingly seek portable solutions that provide them with permanent access to data across the Internet, whether personal or professional. The market for devices such as laptops, palmtops, and blackberries is therefore growing very rapidly. Great opportunities are also available for wireless solutions both for the home and the office, especially with the advent of 3G high-speed mobile Internet bandwidth. Resources Return to top International Data Corporation (IDC) [http://www.idc.fr/] Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC) [http://www.pac-online.fr] BIPE (leading European provider of forward-looking economic analyses and consulting services) [http://www.bipe.fr] European Information technology observatory (EITO) [http://www.eito.com] Embassy U.S. Commercial Service Trade Specialist: [Charles.Defranchi@mail.doc.gov] Phone: 33-1 43 12 71 63 - Website: [http://www.buyusa.gov/france/en] 2/15/2008 Country Commercial Guide for France 47 INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. & FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, © 2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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