Strategy Analytics: Sony, Panasonic and Samsung Lead Race to Dominate the Connected Home; HP And Dell Falling Behind Rivals.BOSTON Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. -- Sony, Panasonic and Samsung lead the wave of the leading mobile, PC and consumer electronics companies that are targeting the connected home for their next major growth opportunity, 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. the latest research from Strategy Analytics. The report, "Connected Home Leaderboard lead·er·board n. A board that displays the leaders in a competition. leaderboard Noun a board displaying the current scores of the leading competitors, esp in a golf tournament : A Strategic Assessment of Leading CE, PC and Mobile Companies," assesses the key business challenges facing major technology vendors that intend to lead in the connected digital home market. By contrast, the strategies of leading PC vendors HP and Dell exhibit significant weaknesses, such as limited proprietary technology ownership and inability to penetrate emerging device segments. "In spite of in opposition to all efforts of; in defiance or contempt of; notwithstanding. See also: Spite the tendency of the general media to focus on emerging players from the PC and mobile sectors, our analysis suggests that traditional consumer electronics companies are currently best placed to dominate the emerging digital connected consumer market," comments Peter King, the report's author. "In our view, with their strengths in both Consumer Electronics and mobile markets, Sony and Samsung are best positioned to address emerging connected device segments." This report suggests that companies, such as Cisco and Motorola, must address important weaknesses if they are to meet their strategic objectives. Specifically, Cisco has yet to demonstrate successful consolidation of its acquisitions, and must continue to strengthen its consumer positioning, particularly in non-US markets. Motorola has also failed to develop significant synergies between its mobile and connected home divisions. Using a series of business metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. , the report ranks the world's top eleven leading consumer technology vendors, according to their performance in key aspects of marketing, consumer targeting, R&D, technology leadership, channel cooperation and product portfolio. Apart from Sony, Panasonic and Samsung, the companies analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. included Apple, Cisco, Dell, HP, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola and Nokia. About Strategy Analytics Strategy Analytics, Inc. - a global research and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a - provides timely insights and strategic business solutions to companies operating at the convergence of information, communications and entertainment technologies. For more information, see www.strategyanalytics.com |
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