TAIWAN : 2ND Q. MFP INKJET SALES UP, 108,818 UNITS SOLD

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taiwan : Inkjet MFP sales rise in second quarter
Domestic
sales of inkjet multifunctional peripherals (MFP) in the second quarter
reached 108,818 units, representing an increase of 6.2 percent from the
first quarter but a decrease of 10.2 percent from the same period last
year, market researcher IDC said yesterday.inkjet MFP has achieved 70
percent penetration of the individual and home-based segments, but IDC
research shows that it is also quickly gaining traction in the small
business and home office segments,IDC analyst Joey Yen  said in a
report yesterday.

Hewlett-Packard Co (HP) and Epson Inc dominate
the local inkjet MFP market with market shares of 46.4 percent and 40.1
percent respectively. Coming in a distant third is US print and imaging
company, Lexmark Corp, with an 8.3 percent market share, replacing
Canon Inc in the second quarter, the report said.inkjet MFP
manufacturers are releasing new wireless printers with fax
functionality,Yen said. moreover, these companies are lowering the unit
price for inkjet MFP and ink cartridges, as well as launching various
promotions to boost sales.ll these additional functions and savings are
luring customers away from conventional inkjet single function
printers  Yen said.

Based on IDC second-quarter analysis, MFP
took up 65.6 percent of the entire inkjet market, leaving 35 percent,
or 57,118 units, to SFP. MFP has been leading the inkjet market by a
wide margin over SFP for eight consecutive quarters.

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October 2, 2008 at 12:42 PM