The 2011 Embedded Hardware & Systems Market Intelligence Service will provide market estimates and forecasts, embedded customer requirements and preferences, and competitive share for all embedded hardware and systems under study. The goal is to provide an in-depth market intelligence service that will help suppliers and other stakeholders understand the key trends needed to sharpen their value propositions and solution development efforts in the embedded space.

The merchant market for embedded boards and systems continues to evolve throughout the recession and create new opportunities for agile suppliers of embedded technology. These opportunities are driven by a conversion taking place for OEMs: from internally building and integrating captive systems to buying merchant products from embedded suppliers. Firms competing in the embedded hardware market must understand how rapidly this conversion is occurring, in which market segments and account types, and what the key migration triggers are to properly plan for future growth and expansion. While this conversion is taking place, several other challenges are forcing embedded suppliers to rethink how they compete and differentiate their services in order to keep pace. Alternative competitors, such as ODMs/ECMs and IT vendors, are joining the market to get a piece of the action. The traditional embedded market is being squeezed on margins as hardware becomes increasingly commoditized.  Technologies and vertical markets within the embedded market remain as highly fragmented as ever, making it vital for suppliers to stay on top of the trends within these segments to meet growth targets.

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TRACK 1: EMBEDDED BOARDS & EMBEDDED INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DEMAND ANALYSIS

TRACK 2: EMBEDDED BOARDS SUPPLIER ANALYS

TRACK 3: EMBEDDED INTEGRATED SYSTEMS SUPPLIER ANALYSIS

TRACK 4: EMBEDDED BOARDS & EMBEDDED INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CHANNEL ANALYSIS