Research and Markets: Technology Vendor Financials Quarterly Analysis - Q4 2008 - This Report Provides a Detailed Analysis of Quarterly Revenues, Profits and Market Capitalization
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DUBLIN--(Business Wire)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/46ba56/technology_vendor) has announced the addition of the "Technology Vendor Financials Quarterly Analysis - Q4 2008" report to their offering. This report provides a detailed analysis of quarterly revenues, profits and market capitalization for companies in the telecoms, communications infrastructure and applications, security, IT services, hardware, information management, software infrastructure, and business applications sectors for Q4 2008. Scope * Covers global markets, including North America, EMEA and the emerging markets in APAC and Latin America * Includes large IT generalists, telecoms, communications infrastructure and applications, security, IT services, hardware, and business applications * Features a regularly updated market capitalization index Highlights of this title * The key trends observed during the quarter include double-digit revenue decline in hardware and communications infrastructure segments. IT generalist, security and communications infrastructure sectors experienced a tough quarter in profitability terms. All the sectors witnessed share price volatility in Q4 2008. * Other trends include increasing focus on emerging markets by IT services, communications infrastructure and IT generalist vendors. Oracle, EMC and Symantec reported the highest revenues in their respective sectors. Key reasons to purchase this title * Track differences between sub-sectors * Analyze trends in the industry as a whole * Benefit from analyst insight into technology evolution and external business pressures which shape the fate of the major IT suppliers Key Topics Covered: CATALYST SUMMARY ANALYSIS * Hardware and communications infrastructure vendors reported a double-digit decline in revenues * The hardware sectors revenues fell 16% * The communications infrastructure segment witnessed another tough quarter * The communications infrastructure, IT generalist and security sectors experienced a tough quarter in profitability terms * The communications infrastructure sector reported a 31.6% decline in profitability * The telecoms sectors profitability fell 38% * The IT generalist sector experienced a tough quarter * All the sectors witnessed share price volatility in Q4 2008 * IT services, communications infrastructure and IT generalist vendors increased their focus on emerging markets * Oracle, EMC and Symantec reported the highest revenues in their respective sectors * Oracle, HP Services and EMC recorded the highest operating profit in their respective sectors * Future outlook * Appendix * Definitions * Datamonitor consulting For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/46ba56/technology_vendor Source: Datamonitor Laura Wood Senior Manager press@researchandmarkets.com Fax from USA: 646-607-1907 Fax from rest of the world: +353-1-481-1716 Copyright Business Wire 2009
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