Viewpoint

1. In 2000, there was a rapid growth of R/W CD-COM in China. Its total sales volume reached 252,000, up 142.3% from the previous year.  Its sales value arrived at 529 million RMB, representing an increase of 88.34% comparing to the previous year.

2. In 2000, CD storage saw considerable development. In the early part of this year, the demand for R/W CD-COM fell behind its supply,.

3. Only few suppliers established their own production base in China. Most of the R/W CD-COM had to be imported abroad, which places limitations on the product.

4. In 2000, many new brands of R/W CD-COM appeared with high-speed reading, writing and erasing. The comparability of R/W CD-COM has been improved by large degree.

5. In the next few years, the demand for R/W CD-COM will continue to rise. It is predicted that the growth rate of R/W CD-COM sales will arrive at 100% in China in 2001.

I. Overview of Market Conditions in 2000

1. Macro Economic Conditions

2. Background of the Industry

3. Development of R/W CD-COM Technology

4. Policy Conditions

Chapter Highlights

CCID has analyzed the development conditions for R/W CD-COMs, as well as the prospective application of technology by suppliers. With the robust growth of the information industry, the development of R/W CD-COMs is believed to have a promising future. CCID’s research points out that the development of R/W CD-COM technology never stagnated, even though its price continually dropped. New technology developed in the past few years will serve as the powerful support for the rapid development of the R/W CD-COM market.

II. Total Volume of R/W CD-COM and Market Development in 2000

1. Total Volume and Growth

a. Total volume of R/W CD-COM market in 2000

b. Growth rate of R/W CD-COM market from 1999 to 2000

2. Structure of R/W CD-COM Market

a. Analysis on Ranking and Share of R/W CD-COM Market

b. Analysis on Market Structure of Different R/W CD-COM products

3. Regional Market Structure of R/W CD-COM

4. Structure of R/W CD-COM’s Application Market

Chapter Highlights

In 2000, there was significant growth in the R/W CD-COM market.  Industry remained the leading consumer in the sales market. Large purchases from six industries finance (insurance included), post, telecommunication, energy, resources, government and education) account for the majority of the market share. Sales of R/W CD-COM’s are focused on several preliminary and secondary markets, namely large cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. At the same time, R/W CD-COM is becoming more and more popular with the public, whose market share is therefore rising rapidly. Detailed data and analysis are included in the annual report.

III. Analysis on Supply and Demand of R/W CD-COM in 2000

1.   Analysis on demand of R/W CD-COM

a. Total volume of demand
b. Factors influencing total volume of demand

c. Structure of demand

d. Characteristics of demand

2. Analysis on Supply of R/W CD-COM

a. Total volume of supply

b. Factors influencing total volume of supply

c. Structure of supply

d. Characteristics of supply

Chapter Highlights

In 2000, there was rapid growth in the demand of R/W CD-COM.  The requirements for individual customers are R/W CD-COM with high performance-cost ratio. Larger enterprise customers require stability and speed. Until now, most of R/W CD-COMs in China are imported from abroad, as the domestic market is still being formed. Customers are still learning more about R/W CD-COM and the market.

IV. Competition in R/W CD-COM Market in 2000

1. HP

2.Acer

3. Ricoh

4. SONY

5. TsinghuaTongfang

6. YAMAHA

7. Daheng/PHILIPS

Chapter Highlights

CCID conducted analysis on the competition of the R/W CD-COM market through studying the operation channels of different suppliers. In addition, it presents a comprehensive introduction and comparison of brand price, channels, advertisement and after-sale service of different suppliers.

V. Characteristics of Main R/W CD-COM Markets in 2000

Chapter Highlights

As a storage product featuring large capacity, low price and sound interoperability, CD-ROM has become indispensable for PC users. Sales of R/W CD-COM will have sustained increase with the growing maturity of the products, the adjustment of prices and markets, as well as the increase in demand.

Ⅵ. Forecasts for R/W CD-COM Market Developments 2001-2003

1. Forecast of Trends for R/W CD-COM Market Development

2. Forecast of Total Volume of R/W CD-COM Market and its Structure

Chapter Highlights

The CCID study shows that demand for R/W CD-COM will grow rapidly in the next few years, and the increase rate of sales of R/W CD-COM in China will stand at 100%.  R/W CD-COM with IDE interface will remain its leading force, while R/W CD-COM with SCSI interface will lose its market share to some degree. R/W CD-COM with USB interface and PCMCIA interface may also experience a significant growth. In terms of price, mid-end products will account for a large part of sales, while at the same time the market share of low-end products will also rise.

Ⅶ. Analysis on Market Development Under New Economy Conditions

Data

Figure        Total Sale Volume of R/W CD-COM in China in 1999 and 2000

                            Data Source: CCID