This study looks at the U.S. multifunction peripheral (MFP) market for 2002-2005 to analyze trends in base configurations. MFP vendors, whether primarily digital copier based or printer based or both will benefit from understanding the rate configuration change by segment for both product and market development strategies. With the data included in this analysis, vendors can see leading indicators of business model ramifications stemming from the migration to the lower-value printer-based office MFPs.
Companies Mentioned: Ricoh; Canon. Xerox; Hewlwtt-Packard; Dell; 'Brother; Lexmark; Tosiba