Market Research Reports in the AutoID & Transaction Automation Practice

VDC’s Managed Services – RFID Solutions: 2010 Market Requirements and Opportunities Analysis, First Edition will focus on the end-user community demand for, and the supplier/ partner community readiness to provide RFID solutions through a hosted or managed services deployment model.  VDC will begin its work by providing clear definitions for the key technical and commercial aspects of the RFID managed services market opportunity: i) is a hosted or managed services deployment model relevant to RFID solutions? What examples do we have to evidence this?; ii) what are the definitions of ‘RFID managed services’? How does it relate to Software as a Service (SaaS)? Cloud computing? Other important technical or commercial value-chain trends in RFID?; iii) which market segments represent the best fit for managed services deployment models?; iv) which stakeholder communities participate in the delivery of managed services?; and v) how will managed services impact the overall RFID opportunity?

VDC’s Near Field Communication (NFC): Emerging Market Analysis will provide developers, integrators and users with actionable market intelligence to help support their product, market and channel development decisions including: i) Current NFC solution developments and deployments, in-depth analysis of global market opportunity for NFC, detailed definition and segmentation of the potential applications for NFC, ii) Conservative market penetration models, adoption rates, estimates and forecasts for NFC in a wide range of applications, iii) Technical and commercial requirements analysis from OEMs, integrators and end users considering NFC as a part of their solution(s), iv) Industry structure and competitive analysis of NFC component and device suppliers, including market share, position, direction and profiles, and v) Discussion of key challenges, mandates, standards, forces and trends driving market demand for and resistance to NFC.

VDC’s analysis of the China RFID market provides the most comprehensive perspective on the country’s evolving RFID market, based on primary research conducted in conjunction with our Chinese partner. All communities (i.e., suppliers, channels, end users, governing bodies) were interviewed in order to provide the most robust, granular, and accurate assessment of this critical RFID geographic. Data is presented in both units and consumption dollars. RFID revenue shipments and forecasts are segmented by: i) Product offering (Transponders, Readers, Printer/Encoders and Applicators, Software/Middleware, Professional Services); ii) Frequency (LF, HF, UHF, EPC UHF, Microwave); iii) Functionality (Active, Passive, Semi-active/Semi-passive); iv) Form Factor; v) Vertical market; vi) Application segment; and vii) Primary distribution channel.

Clients of Mobile Printers: Global Market Demand Analysis, Fourth Edition will be provided with information and insights through an extensive and robust schedule of research, which include: i) global geographic coverage with detailed technical market definitions and segmentation; ii) supplier analysis, including conservative, granular market estimates and forecasts for all product and technology segments, coverage of leading and emerging suppliers including: current position, market share and strategic analysis vendor profiles; iii) end-user analysis, including product and vendor selection criteria, purchasing trends, adoption barriers, budgets, and feature preferences; and iv) discussion of key issues, forces and trends driving market demand for shaping opportunities and requirements for growing share and profit.

The 2009 AIDC Service is a multi-track, multi-volume research program with deliverables throughout the year. Clients of the 2009 AIDC Service will be provided with an in-depth analysis of global market opportunity for hand-held and stationary bar code scanners, bar code printers, RFID transponders, printer consumables, and direct part marking equipment. This service also includes: i) detailed market definitions and segmentations including: core technology, application, vertical markets, etc. ii) Market penetration scenarios, estimates and forecasts for bar code scanners, printers, RFID transponders, consumables and direct part marking equipment, iii) Users’ technical and commercial requirements and preferences, including end-user investment drivers and applications, system integrator/OEM selection criteria, and distribution channel capabilities, iv) Analysis of the structure of the bar code scanners, printers, RFID transponders, consumables and direct part marking equipment supplier communities, including leading and emerging supplier market share, position, direction and profiles v) and Discussion of key issues, forces and trends driving and restraining market growth and development, including opportunities and requirements for suppliers to grow share and profit.

The 2008 AIDC Service is a multi-track, multi-volume research program with deliverables throughout the year. This study provides in-depth analysis of global market opportunity for handheld and stationary bar code scanners, bar code printers, printer consumables, and direct part marking equipment with detailed market definitions and segmentations including: core technology application, vertical markets, etc. Also included in this service is: i) Market penetration scenarios, estimates and forecasts for bar code scanners, printers, consumables and direct part marking equipment, users’ technical and commercial requirements and preferences, including end-user investment drivers and applications, system integrator/OEM selection criteria, and distribution channel capabilities ii) Analysis of the structure of the bar code scanners, printers, consumables and direct part marking equipment supplier communities, including leading and emerging supplier market share, position, direction and profiles; and iii) Discussion of key issues, forces and trends driving and restraining market growth and development, including opportun-ities and requirements for suppliers to grow share and profit.

Clients of Mobile Printers: Global Market Demand Analysis, Fourth Edition will be provided with information and insights through an extensive and robust schedule of research, which includes: i) in-depth analysis of global market opportunities for touch screen sensors and displays, with detailed market definitions and trend analyses; ii) market estimates and forecasts for touch screen sensors and displays, including segmentations by product/services, applications, and market segments; iii) detailed OEM and VAR/systems integrator requirements analysis, including component and sub-system vendor selection criteria, component performance and feature requirements; iv) analysis of the structure of the screen sensor and display community, including leading and emerging supplier market share, position, direction and profiles; and v) discussion of key issues, forces and trends, including current economic conditions and changes in vertical market business model requirements.

The 2007 Touch Screen Study will provide clients with an in-depth analysis of global market demand for touch screens and touch screen sensors, including detailed market definition and segmentation. Also included in this study is: i) Conservative, granular market estimates and forecasts for touch screens and touch screen sensors, ii) End-use device screening model, analyzing short and moderate term deployment opportunities for touch screens and sensors iii) Detailed OEM and VAR/systems integrator requirements analysis, including component and sub-system vendor selection criteria, component performance and feature requirements, iv) Industry structure and analysis of touch screen and touch screen sensor suppliers, including market share, position and profiles, and v) Key success requirements for touch screen suppliers, touch screen sensor suppliers, and touch screen integrators.