Q299 Network Interface Card Market Returns to Moderate Growth According to Leading Market Researcher, Cahners In-Stat Group.NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 1999-- Cahners In-Stat Group reveals that the Network Interface Card (NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. ) market experienced a quarter of moderate growth in the second quarter of 1999. Strong Fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. unit shipments, lower channel inventories and intense price competition resulted in a 3.6% increase in Q299 to 13 million units, according to Cahners In-Stat Group's report, Q299 Network Interface Card Market Analysis "The NIC market had a mild recovery from what was an exceptionally slow Q1," said Mike Wolf, senior analyst with Cahners In-Stat Group. "Fast Ethernet NICs led the recovery while smaller, emerging segments such as Gigabit Ethernet and High Speed Token also contributed. The more mature sectors of Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. continued to decline in overall units and revenues." Cahners In-Stat Group also found:
-- Fast Ethernet continues to grow as a percentage of overall
revenues, growing from 55% in Q298 to over 68% in Q299
-- 3Com grew its share of the Fast Ethernet NIC market by over 2% to
45.1%
While Cahners In-Stat Group expects the Fast Ethernet market to continue to grow, more PC OEMs are implementing LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. connectivity directly on the motherboard. "With the rapid declines in PC prices beginning to penetrate the Enterprise, PC manufacturers are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to adjust their cost models and LAN on the Motherboard is one way to do this," said Wolf. "The slow migration to LOM (1) (LAN On Motherboard) Refers to building the Ethernet circuits directly on the motherboard rather than requiring that a separate network adapter be plugged in. (2) (Lights Out Management) See lights out server room. implementations will have a slight slowing effect on Fast Ethernet NIC growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. going forward." Cahners In-Stat Group (http://www.cahnersinstat.com) is a high-technology market research firm with comprehensive understanding of computer and convergence, networking, wireless, telecommunications, Internet and semiconductor markets. Headquartered in Newton, offices are also located in Scottsdale, Ariz. and San Jose, Calif. Cahners In-Stat Group is part of Cahners Business Information, the largest publisher of specialized business publications in the United States and a division of Reed Elsevier. |
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