Computer Industry Report articles from January 1992

Computer Industry Report archives from January 1992

United States 1991 IT market tops $116 billion: software and services growth offsets sluggish hardware revenue. (information technology)
January 10, 1992... Despite the chilling effect of the first recession in a decade, the United States information technology (IT) market topped $116 billion in 1991, representing growth of 4.2% from 1990's $111 billion. Systems revenue, fueled by a slight decrease...

IT vs. economic growth. (information technology)
January 10, 1992... The U.S. IT industry grew at a compound annual rate from 1970 to 1990 of 16.7%. This compares to an average GNP growth of 9% for the same period (above left); the rate for durable manufactured goods was 8%, and for services 10%. (All...

Japan's 1991 IT growth rate is lower than 1990, but compared to the U.S. and Europe.... (information technology)
January 27, 1992... The Japanese market for information technology (IT) accounted for over 18% of the worldwide market in 1991. It is almost invariably the second largest country market in the world (behind the U.S.) in every software and hardware market segment...

Suceeding in Japanese IT markets requires planning and patience. (information technology)
January 27, 1992... Much of the current interest in Japanese IT (and automobile, toy and agriculture) markets is the result of recent examples of what non-Japanese viewers call "protectionism." But some of the difficulty in selling IT in Japan is due to cultural...

Japan's growing software opportunity.
January 27, 1992... While the Japanese hardware market was about 65% of the size of the U.S. hardware market, Japan's packaged software market was only 25% of the 1991 U.S. market. In addition, Japan's professional services market during 1991 was essentially equal...