Abstract :
As businesses demand more low-cost storage and more PCs infiltrate the home market, sales of CD-ROM drives are rising. Worldwide sales of CD-ROM readers are expected to reach $50 million by the end of 1995, according to Infotech, a multimedia research firm. Infotech reports that sales last year were $27 million. Worldwide unit shipments of CD-ROM drives grew from nearly 7 million units in 1993 to 17.6 million in 1994, according to market researcher Dataquest in San Jose´, California. To ensure that CD-ROM better competes with other forms of storage, several initiatives are underway. Manufacturers are preparing to deliver six-speed drives and higher-density products to support the continued merging of audio, video, and other multimedia technologies
Keywords :
CD-ROMs; DP industry; economics; multimedia computing; 6-speed drives; CD-ROM drive sales; CD-ROM readers; CD-ROM technology; Dataquest; Infotech; high-density products; home market; low-cost storage; market research; multimedia research; personal computers; technology merging; worldwide unit shipments; CD-ROMs; Chemical industry; Consumer electronics; Drives; Hardware; Manufacturing; Marketing and sales; Merging; Personal communication networks; Read only memory;
