PCS AND PRINTERS PER HOUSEHOLD RISES FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR.According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Lyra Lyra (lī`rə) [Lat.,=the lyre], northern constellation lying S of Draco, E of Hercules, and W of Cygnus. Although many civilizations represented it as a bird, it was also depicted as a tortoise. Research's latest U.S. Home Printing Survey, the overall number of printers owned, the number of printers per PC-owning household, and the number of PCs with connected printers all rose this past year. The survey, conducted annually since 1997, shows that printer ownership among households with one or more PCs has grown 31 percent since 1998 to 1.37 printers per PC-owning household. The telephone-interview survey of more than 500 households is conducted as part of Lyra's syndicated Hard Copy Industry Advisory Service (IAS See iPlanet Application Server. 1. (computer) IAS - The first modern computer. It had main registers, processing circuits, information paths within the central processing unit, and used Von Neumann's fetch-execute cycle. ). "Printers have become much more affordable, with many capable models priced below $100," explained Larry Lar´ry n. 1. Same as Lorry, or Lorrie. Jamieson Jamieson may refer to: Surname
The survey further reveals that the number of PCs per household (of those owning PCs) increased from 1.3 to 1.5 per household from 1998 to 2000 -- a 23 percent increase. During the same period, however, the number of printers per household (of those owning PCs) increased much faster -- from 1.04 per household surveyed in 1998 to 1.37 in 2000, an increase of nearly 32 percent. In addition, the survey shows that the percentage of PCs with printers attached, a basic indicator of the need for printing, has increased every year, from 5 percent in 1997 to 6 percent in 1998, and to 7 percent in 1999. The IAS provides detailed coverage of the entire hard copy industry, from low-end low-end adj. 1. Cheapest in a line of merchandise: low-end subcompact cars. 2. Informal Of, relating to, or intended for low-income consumers; downscale: ink jet See inkjet printer. and laser printers to digital copiers and high-end production printing devices. Staffed by the industry's largest and most experienced team of analysts and researchers, the multi-delivery platform IAS provides both data and analysis through a comprehensive primary research program, a daily news advisory with analyst commentary, in-depth market perspective reports, the Microsoft Excel-based interactive hard copy market forecast and forecast perspective reports, industry pulse updates, key product specifications, and expert consultation with Lyra's analysts.? |
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