List of Research group

Forrester - Lisa Pierce, wireless analyst,
http://www.forrester.com/
(Nasdaq: FORR) is an independent technology and market research company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice

Informa Telecoms & Media -
http://group.informa.com/corporate/index.htm
Informa Telecoms & Media (IT&M) is the leading provider of business intelligence and strategic services to global telecoms and media markets.

Oppenheimer & Co - Sandeep Aggarwal, analyst
http://www.opco.com/
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. ("Oppenheimer")OPY is a leading national investment boutique that provides financial services and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions.

Yankee Group - John Jackson, wireless analyst
http://www.yankeegroup.com/
International organization specializing in the analysis of trends in strategic planning, technology forecasting and market reasearch.

Gartner - Ken Dulaney, wireless analyst
http://www.gartner.com/
IT (GARTNER INC) Gartner delivers the technology-related insight necessary for our clients to make the right decisions every day.

iSuppli Corporation
http://www.isuppli.com/
iSuppli Corporation helps clients improve performance in the electronics value chain by providing them with the facts, analysis and advice they require to know precisely how to succeed.

IDC Corporate
http://www.idc.com/
IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy.

Juniper Research
http://www.juniperresearch.com/
Juniper Research is an established analyst house specialising in the identification and appraisal of high growth opportunities across the telecoms and media sectors. We offer market expertise in the areas of wireless and mobile as well as content, applications and device strategies.

Strategy Analytics
http://www.strategyanalytics.net/
Strategy Analytics began as Mackintosh Consultants, founded in 1968 by a member of Bell Labs and a group of electronics industry veterans, and focused on emerging digital technologies. Since that time Strategy Analytics, now an independent employee-owned international research and consulting firm, has continued the tradition of exploring new opportunities and illuminating the changing dynamics of existing opportunities in the fast paced and converging worlds of Information, Communication and Entertainment.

CCID Consulting
http://www.ccidconsulting.com/
China's First Listed Consulting Company Consisting of the Head Office and a subsidiary CCID Data, CCID Consulting is a company that dedicates to providing professional market research and management consultancy services. Through more than ten-year of efforts, CCID Consulting was successfully listed in Hong Kong Growth Enterprises Market on December 12, 2002 (Stock code: HK8235) and became China’s first listed consulting company.

Handheld device shipments down over 43% on year as vendors exit or transition product lines, says IDC

12 Nov, 2007

The worldwide handheld device market posted its fifteenth consecutive quarter of decline in shipments, signaling either vendor intent to scale back production or exit from market entirely, or both, according to research firm IDC. Vendors shipped 728,894 handheld devices in the third quarter of 2007, approximately 1.5% more than the previous quarter but 39.3% less from the same quarter a year ago, noted IDC.
"The handheld device market has been under constant pressure, with mobile phones and converged mobile devices appropriating many of the handheld's salient attributes," says Ramon T Llamas, research analyst with IDC's Mobile Device Technology and Trends team. "Handheld product portfolios have suffered as vendors have reallocated their production resources."
"However, the handheld device market may be down, but is not necessarily out. The handheld still has a loyal, if shrinking, following in developed economies, especially among enterprise users. In emerging markets, the appeal of the handheld devices seems anchored in the fact that, in the absence of a monthly service plan, it has a lower total cost of ownership compared to mobile phones and/or the converged mobile device."
Top-five handheld device vendors
Palm remained the clear leader in the handheld market even though it has not launched a new model for over two years. However, over the same period, the company has released nearly a dozen new Treo converged mobile devices. After having retired the Life Drive, Palm is relying on its Z22, TX, and Tungsten E2 handheld devices to represent the company.
Hewlett-Packard (HP) retained the number two position during the quarter, still trailing Palm but far outpacing any of the remaining vendors. In September, HP announced plans for several new devices including two handheld devices – the 111 Classic Handheld and the 211 Enterprise Handheld – as well as the iPAQ 610 Business Navigator, a converged mobile device.
Mio has standardized GPS capability on all of its handheld devices, and by leading with that value proposition, the company has experienced continued growth. Recently Mio announced two new additions to its portfolio, the P360 and the P560. The P560 boasts Wi-Fi as one of its key features.
Fujitsu-Siemens climbed back into the top-five rankings after a one quarter hiatus, and stayed far ahead of the remaining vendors to claim the number four spot as its own. Helping to drive volumes were its C Series and N Series devices shipped into EMEA, and recently the company has begun to offer a competing converged mobile device with its Pocket LOOX T Series device.
Sharp narrowly stayed ahead of a crowded group of other vendors to take the number five spot during the quarter, and suffered the largest on-year decline in the group. All of its shipments were recorded in Japan, and they accounted for nearly two-thirds of all handheld devices shipped to that country. While Sharp's business has floundered, its success in the mobile phone and converged mobile device segments has propelled it to the number one position in Japan.