24/05-04   -   Pressmeddelande

Record Sales and Strong Outlook for Nordic PC Market, Says IDC

The Nordic PC market grew more than 20% in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the same quarter in 2003. This is the largest growth for five years and strong sales are expected throughout 2004, according to the latest IDC Nordic PC Trackers.

With growth above 20% the Nordic PC market kept the momentum of late 2003 in the first quarter of this year, with a total of 830,000 desktop and portable PCs being shipped in the four countries — the highest number ever recorded in the first quarter. Though the market is fuelled by very low prices, they seem to have settled and are not expected to drop further quarter on quarter. Other factors contributing to growth include a strong upgrade cycle from businesses.
Though slightly outpaced by total market growth, Hewlett-Packard remains the largest vendor, with 31% of the market, followed by Dell, Fujitsu Siemens, and IBM. The fastest growing vendor is Acer, with 6% market share.

For more information about the Nordic PC market, please refer to the following IDC Trackers:
· Norway PC Tracker Q1 2004 (IDC #NO510411L, May 2004) http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=NO510411L
· Sweden PC Tracker Q1 2004 (IDC #SE510406L, May 2004) http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=SE510406L
· Denmark PC Tracker Q1 2004 (IDC #DK510401L, May 2004) http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=DK510401L
· Finland Quarterly PC Tracker Q1 2004 (IDC #FI510416L, May 2004) http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=FI510416L

To purchase the Trackers, contact Andreas Lange (Denmark, +45 39 16 22 43) or Pelle Hallberg (Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Nordic, +46 8 751 0415), or visit www.idc.com.


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For more information, contact:
Anders Elbak
aelbak@idc.com
+45 39162222