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Consumer Network Storage Many Vendors Enter Market

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c25284) has announced the addition of Consumer Network Storage: Many Vendors Enter Market to their offering



As consumers move up the Megapixel stairway to heaven, toward 35mm camera equivalency nirvana, they are noticing their hard drive space is getting tighter and tighter. Users soon find out that they can easily get a 4 to 10MB file or larger with a video clip taken with a digital still camera. As digital camcorder video has risen in popularity, space is even more at a premium. This space crunch will only get worse, not better, especially considering downloading movies from the Internet. Storage for digital audio files is piling up as well. Having a large storage space that is accessible by the whole family for file sharing and access is an ideal solution, and even more ideal for households with multiple computer operating systems and platforms with different file systems.



During 2005, a number of vendors entered the network storage market with product lines that targeted consumers. Good market opportunity is available to be captured, as the number of home networks continues to grow.



This report includes discussions of market trends, suppliers, consumer survey results, and 2004 worldwide vendor market shares, and provides five-year forecasts by capacity, price tier, and geographic region for consumer network storage. In addition, a detailed vendor matrix on product lines and features is also presented.



Executive Summary

Methodology

Methodology for Panel Survey

Methodology for General Consumer Survey

Market Overview

Definition of Consumer Network Storage

Consumer Survey Results

Where Consumers Obtain Their Home Network Equipment

Supporting Multiple PCs & Operating Systems in the Home

New Technology File System (NTFS) vs. File Allocation Table (FAT32) for Storage: Why Both

Types of Storage Options Consumers are Using

How Often Consumers Are Backing Up

Market Trends

Demand & Supply for Consumer Network Storage

Bridge/Adapter Products

Integrated Products (Router + Storage)

Enclosure-Only Products

Feature Differentiator: USB Ports

Feature Differentiator: Embedded Media Adapter Technology

Mediabolic'ss Media Server Software

Networked Media Product Requirements (NMPR)

Digital Living Network Alliance



Serial ATA (S-ATA) Interface Emerging

Gigabit Ethernet Emerging

SAN, NAS & NDAS Technology

SAN & NAS

Zetera'ss Z-SAN-A Proprietary SAN

NDAS

Market Challenges & Opportunities

Detailed Vendor Product & Feature Matrix

Primary Market Vendors

Buffalo Technology

D-Link

Freecom

I-O Data

Iomega

LaCie

Linksys

Maxtor

Netgear

SimpleTech

Western Digital

Ximeta

Worldwide Vendor Market Shares

Forecasts

Market Size by Capacity

Market Size by Price Tier

Market Size by Geographic Region

List of Tables

List of Figures



For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c25284



Laura Wood

Senior Manager

Research and Markets

Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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