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AutoID & Data Capture

    The retail sector for Stationary Point of Sale Scanners experienced growth in 2021 following a sharp cyclical decline in 2019 and a COVID-driven drop in 2020. How is the global market responding to rising inflation and component cost increases? How will the 5 year future outlook vary across region as well as bioptic, presentation, and mini-slot form factors? Learn more

    This research report analyzes the key strategic issues, trends, and market drivers for stationary thermal barcode printers. The report offers market analysis (historical, prior year, and forecast revenues and unit shipments), vendor considerations, and growth opportunities across technology types, end-user industries, distribution channels, and geographies. Learn more




Enterprise Mobility & the Connected Worker

    VDC’s Enterprise Mobility Mobile Hardware Dataset provides critical market sizing and trend insights supported by our rigorous research methodologies. It features granular market size models and forecasts segmented by region, country market, mobile form factor, level of ruggedness, and major industry and application. Learn more

    This report covers the market opportunity for rugged slate tablets and 2-in-1 devices used to support mobile enterprise and government line of business applications. It breaks down market opportunity by region and industry, analyzes current trends driving investments, and provides future outlook for vendors. Learn more



Industrial Automation & Sensors



IoT & Embedded Technology

    This report examines the market for IoT and embedded operating systems, quantifying and qualifying market dynamics through an in-depth discussion of recent events, engineering trends, and vendor strategies. This report also analyzes market dynamics according to leading vendors, geographic regions, and vertical markets. Learn more

    This report examines and sizes the IoT and embedded market for cloud-native development solutions. It also includes discussion of trends, vertical and regional markets, leading vendors, and selected insights from VDC Research’s survey of embedded device engineers and developers. Learn more