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Personal Computers The Race is On: HP faces serious competition from Dell and Acer; a host of other pretenders wait in the wings Monitors Preparing for New Demands: Even as the overall monitor market continued to dip in terms of revenue, there was no stagnation in new technology adoption Peripherals Mixed Emotions: Recessionary trends continued to haunt enterprise buying decisions, but it was typically the SMBs that kept the market ticking sales pitch Storage Peripherals No More Peripheral: The rising demand for digital storage and mobility have pushed the growth of storage peripheral devices UPS Power Blip: The dip in FY10 revenues might be just an aberration, but increasing market consolidation could change the DNA of the Indian UPS market Smartphones Twist in the Smart Tale: The plunging sales in 2009 was a dampener to the enthusiasm around smartphones Processors Core Wars: Both Intel and AMD came out with various flavors, but in the end it was the mighty Intel that dominated the processor market in each and every segment Networking The Changing Equation: The spate of M&As in FY10 could change the networking market dynamics. Cisco could face its most serious competition till date from HP Servers The Big Fall: FY10 was clearly a year to forget--with worst ever decline, servers badly need a turnaround in FY11

Security The overall domestic security market faced slowdown hiccups in FY10 but spending is expected to bounce back in FY11 Storage Flat, But Still Hot: The market might have been flat, but de-duplication and unified storage kept vendors busy throughout the year; fierce competition between the leading vendors made it one of the hottest sectors Systems Software Raising the Bar: Windows 7 redefined the PC experience; on the server side both Microsoft and Red Hat significantly upped their presence Enterprise Applications Intelligent Turnaround: The applications market is back on the growth track, mostly thanks to analytics and predictive applications Infrastructure Software Crux of the Matter: The increasing adoption of infrastructure software showed the growing maturity of Indian enterprises Vertical Applications They Make India Tick: The markets for applications like core banking, OSS/BSS, PLM and graphics have become extremely competitive Domestic Services Under Transformation: The Indian services market is undergoing a change. In the next three years, government projects are going to rule Exports Tough Times, Tougher Men: Just as currencies stabilized for the benefit of IT services exporters, recession struck. The resilient industry however stuck by its guns and weathered the storm BPO Tech It or Leave It: Applying technology to enhance process efficiency, productivity and business value became an industrywide norm, even as captives continued to lose their market share

Entertainment Past Tense, Future Perfect!: Indian players are doing more offshore work for Hollywood; domestic work is moving up the value chain�the future looks bright for Indian VFX Engineering Services As Frugality Beckons...: Even as growth slowed down significantly last year, the trend of driving new product development out of India became stronger Semiconductor Design Betting on Revival: FY10 was a challenging year, but with massive electronic device refresh cycles and consumption on the cards, revival shouldn�t be too far off Racks & Enclosures Cosmetic or Aesthetic?: The market for racks and enclosures is waking up to newer design concepts and technologies Structured Cabling The Good, the Bad....and the Better?: The structured cabling market declined, but signs of recovery were visible in the latter half of the year. And a possible market consolidation in FY11 ATM Manufacturing Money: Financial inclusion and a liberalized ATM environment could change the ATM landscape in FY11 Distribution The Regional Tilt: As vendors decided to revisit their policies and focus on regional distributors, it was clearly a loss for the national biggies Training Back to School: Schools are turning out to be key growth drivers for IT training companies; the overseas third world market remains the other big draw Unified Communications Vying for Interoperability: The scope for unified communications got expanded, even as vendors competed against each other to showcase their solutions as interoperable Biometrics Eyes Everywhere: The biometrics space is expected to explode with growth, thanks primarily to UID