Overview:
Whereas business for traditional computing (PC, laptop, mainframe, etc.) is currently struggling, and new personal computing (tablet computing such as iPad) is growing at a reasonable pace, we believe that the next large growth opportunity for computing lies with low cost, pervasive computing. More specifically, our research indicates that embedded systems, The Internet of Things, and next generation devices will be the driver for the next leg of substantial growth in the computing industry.
Embedded systems represents a huge wave of innovation in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT), but it impacts much more than ICT as transformative solutions rely upon the evolution of broadband wireless, telemetry, the "Internet of Things", and more. Several forces are coming together including decreasing production costs and size of the transistors, decreased costs for data communications, identifying everything by IP address, machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, and other factors.
This research evaluates developments in low cost computers including an analysis of technology evolution, solutions, and positioning of key companies in the industry. The report includes an evolution of computing, analysis of leading companies and solutions, analysis and forecast of computing in key industry verticals, and evaluation of opportunities for embedded computing with forecasts. The report also includes information about key technologies and solutions driving the marketing for low cost computing including Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications, presence detection, location determination, IPv6, and more.
Target Audience:
Whereas business for traditional computing (PC, laptop, mainframe, etc.) is currently struggling, and new personal computing (tablet computing such as iPad) is growing at a reasonable pace, we believe that the next large growth opportunity for computing lies with low cost, pervasive computing. More specifically, our research indicates that embedded systems, The Internet of Things, and next generation devices will be the driver for the next leg of substantial growth in the computing industry.
Embedded systems represents a huge wave of innovation in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT), but it impacts much more than ICT as transformative solutions rely upon the evolution of broadband wireless, telemetry, the "Internet of Things", and more. Several forces are coming together including decreasing production costs and size of the transistors, decreased costs for data communications, identifying everything by IP address, machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, and other factors.
This research evaluates developments in low cost computers including an analysis of technology evolution, solutions, and positioning of key companies in the industry. The report includes an evolution of computing, analysis of leading companies and solutions, analysis and forecast of computing in key industry verticals, and evaluation of opportunities for embedded computing with forecasts. The report also includes information about key technologies and solutions driving the marketing for low cost computing including Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications, presence detection, location determination, IPv6, and more.
Target Audience:
- Network operators of all types
- Wireless device manufacturers
- Telephony infrastructure providers
- Enterprise companies in every industry
- Computer and semiconductor companies
- Regulatory policy and planning organizations
- Data capture, processing, and reporting companies
- Anyone focused on Big Data, M2M, and the Internet of Things
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 KEY BENEFITS
1.2 KEY FINDINGS
1.3 QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY REPORT
1.4 TARGET AUDIENCE
2. INTRODUCTION
2.1 BACKGROUND
2.2 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
2.3 FACTORS
2.3.1 CPU
2.3.2 DATA STORAGE
2.3.3 SOFTWARE
2.3.4 ESSENTIAL SOFTWARE
2.3.5 RAM
2.3.6 POWER REQUIREMENT
2.3.7 DISPLAY
3. DEFINITION OF LOW COST COMPUTERS
3.1 BASIC FUNCTIONALITY & DEFINITION OF LOW COST COMPUTERS
3.2 USAGES
3.3 TYPES
3.4 ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES
4. EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYSTEMS
4.1 THE LOW COST ALTERNATIVE
4.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
4.3 COMMON USAGES OF EMBEDDED COMPUTERS
4.3.1 SOFTWARE BASED SYSTEMS VS. EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYSTEMS
5. COMPANY ANALYSIS
5.1 SMART PROJECTS
5.2 RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION
5.3 INTEL
5.4 VIA
5.5 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
5.6 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY
6. A DETAILED ANALYSIS ON THE AVAILABLE SYSTEMS
6.1 ANALYSIS ON AVAILABLE SYSTEMS
6.2 ARDUINO
6.2.1 DIFFERENT FLAVORS
6.2.2 ARDUINO DUEMILANOVE
6.2.3 ARDUINO MEGA
6.2.4 ARDUINO NANO
6.2.5 ARDUINO BT
6.2.6 ARDUINO MINI
6.3 RASPBERRY PI
6.4 BEAGLE BOARD/BONE
6.5 PIC
6.6 VIA - APC
6.7 POPULAR SINGLE BOARD COMPUTERS
6.8 OVERVIEW MATRIX
7. GROWTH ANALYSIS AND FORECAST TILL 2016
7.1 SOFTWARE
7.2 HARDWARE
7.3 PREDICTIONS AND FORECAST
7.3.1 EDUCATION SECTOR
7.3.2 GAMING
7.3.3 BIOMETRICS
8. TREND ANALYSIS AND GROWTH OF EMBEDDED COMPUTERS
8.1 THE GROWTH OF EMBEDDED SYSTEMS & FORECASTS
8.2 IMPACT OF EMBEDDED SYSTEMS DATA AND FORECAST TO 2016
8.3 IMPACT OF EMBEDDED COMPUTERS ON WIRELESS DATA
8.4 IMPACT OF EMBEDDED COMPUTERS ON STORAGE AND FORECAST
8.5 CONCLUSION ON KNOWN ISSUES
9. FUTURE TRENDS & BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
9.1 INTEL
9.2 VIA
9.3 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
10. INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS
10.1 COST EFFECTIVE OPTION FOR EDUCATION
10.2 STORAGE SERVERS
10.3 REPLACEMENT DUMB TERMINALS/THIN CLIENTS
10.4 HIGHLY INTERACTIVE VENDING MACHINES
10.5 AMR SOLUTIONS
11. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
12. APPENDICES
12.1 THE INTERNET OF THINGS
12.2 ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF IPV6
12.3 MACHINE-TO-MACHINE (M2M) COMMUNICATIONS
12.4 PRESENCE DETECTION AND PRESENCE-BASED APPLICATIONS
12.5 LOCATION DETERMINATION AND LOCATION-BASED APPLICATIONS
12.6 REAL-TIME LOCATION SERVICES (RTLS)
1.1 KEY BENEFITS
1.2 KEY FINDINGS
1.3 QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY REPORT
1.4 TARGET AUDIENCE
2. INTRODUCTION
2.1 BACKGROUND
2.2 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
2.3 FACTORS
2.3.1 CPU
2.3.2 DATA STORAGE
2.3.3 SOFTWARE
2.3.4 ESSENTIAL SOFTWARE
2.3.5 RAM
2.3.6 POWER REQUIREMENT
2.3.7 DISPLAY
3. DEFINITION OF LOW COST COMPUTERS
3.1 BASIC FUNCTIONALITY & DEFINITION OF LOW COST COMPUTERS
3.2 USAGES
3.3 TYPES
3.4 ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES
4. EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYSTEMS
4.1 THE LOW COST ALTERNATIVE
4.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
4.3 COMMON USAGES OF EMBEDDED COMPUTERS
4.3.1 SOFTWARE BASED SYSTEMS VS. EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYSTEMS
5. COMPANY ANALYSIS
5.1 SMART PROJECTS
5.2 RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION
5.3 INTEL
5.4 VIA
5.5 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
5.6 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY
6. A DETAILED ANALYSIS ON THE AVAILABLE SYSTEMS
6.1 ANALYSIS ON AVAILABLE SYSTEMS
6.2 ARDUINO
6.2.1 DIFFERENT FLAVORS
6.2.2 ARDUINO DUEMILANOVE
6.2.3 ARDUINO MEGA
6.2.4 ARDUINO NANO
6.2.5 ARDUINO BT
6.2.6 ARDUINO MINI
6.3 RASPBERRY PI
6.4 BEAGLE BOARD/BONE
6.5 PIC
6.6 VIA - APC
6.7 POPULAR SINGLE BOARD COMPUTERS
6.8 OVERVIEW MATRIX
7. GROWTH ANALYSIS AND FORECAST TILL 2016
7.1 SOFTWARE
7.2 HARDWARE
7.3 PREDICTIONS AND FORECAST
7.3.1 EDUCATION SECTOR
7.3.2 GAMING
7.3.3 BIOMETRICS
8. TREND ANALYSIS AND GROWTH OF EMBEDDED COMPUTERS
8.1 THE GROWTH OF EMBEDDED SYSTEMS & FORECASTS
8.2 IMPACT OF EMBEDDED SYSTEMS DATA AND FORECAST TO 2016
8.3 IMPACT OF EMBEDDED COMPUTERS ON WIRELESS DATA
8.4 IMPACT OF EMBEDDED COMPUTERS ON STORAGE AND FORECAST
8.5 CONCLUSION ON KNOWN ISSUES
9. FUTURE TRENDS & BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
9.1 INTEL
9.2 VIA
9.3 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
10. INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS
10.1 COST EFFECTIVE OPTION FOR EDUCATION
10.2 STORAGE SERVERS
10.3 REPLACEMENT DUMB TERMINALS/THIN CLIENTS
10.4 HIGHLY INTERACTIVE VENDING MACHINES
10.5 AMR SOLUTIONS
11. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
12. APPENDICES
12.1 THE INTERNET OF THINGS
12.2 ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF IPV6
12.3 MACHINE-TO-MACHINE (M2M) COMMUNICATIONS
12.4 PRESENCE DETECTION AND PRESENCE-BASED APPLICATIONS
12.5 LOCATION DETERMINATION AND LOCATION-BASED APPLICATIONS
12.6 REAL-TIME LOCATION SERVICES (RTLS)