This study analyzes a selected portion of our Corporate Print and Document Infrastructure Survey and focuses on the potential for workgroup color hardcopy devices in the corporate marketplace. It is part of a series of several short research pieces that discuss user responses to a variety of hardcopy issues. Other topics covered in this survey, but analyzed in separate IDC research documents, include hardcopy procurement process, MFPs, page volume and supplies, channel preferences, and document solutions/services.

• In This Study
  • Methodology
• Situation Overview
  • Respondent Profile
  • Color as an Addition or Replacement to the Hardcopy Fleet
  • Table: Reason for Acquiring Color-Capable Devices by Company Size, Role, and Industry (% of Respondents)
  • Table: Devices Being Replaced by Color-Capable Devices by Company Size, Role, and Industry (% of Respondents)
  • What Departments Need More Color Capacity
  • Color as a Percentage of the Hardcopy Fleet ? Current and Future
    • Color as a Percentage of the Current Hardcopy Fleet
    • Table: Departments Requiring or More Onsite Color Output Capacity by Company Size, Role, and Industry (% of Respondents)
    • Table: Share of Current Workgroup Hardcopy Devices Capable of Both Color and Black-and-White Output by Company Size, Role, and Industry (% of Respondents)
    • Table: Expected Share of Workgroup Hardcopy Devices Capable of Both Color and Black-and-White Output in Two Years by Company Size, Role, and Industry (% of Respondents)
    • Color as a Percentage of the Future Hardcopy Fleet (Two Years)
  • Color as a Percentage of Output
  • Table: Share of Current Workgroup Color Laser Devices Producing Mainly Color Output by Company Size, Role, and Industry (% of Respondents)
  • Table: Share of Current Workgroup Color Laser Devices Producing an Even Mix of Color and Black-and-White Output by Company Size, Role, and Industry (% of Respondents)
  • Table: Share of Current Workgroup Color Laser Devices Producing Mainly Black-and-White Output by Company Size, Role, and Industry (% of Respondents)
• Future Outlook
• Essential Guidance
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  • Related Research
  • Synopsis