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cent for the year, with most of that growth occurring in the latter half of the year.”Many consumers are hold- ing off making PC purchases at the moment because tablet devices like Apple’s iPad are proving to be a pow- erful distraction,” according to Bob O’Donnell, vice president of Clients and Displays at IDC. “However, end user surveys tell us that few people consider media tablets as replace- ments for their PCs, so later this year when there is a new Microsoft operating system, available in sleek new PC form factors, we believe con- sumer interest in PCs will begin to rebound.” Although emerging mar- kets have continued to show good up- take, IDC has slightly reduced its outlook in some regions. The 2012 forecast for China has been lowered to 9 percent, the first time single-dig- it growth has been forecast for a year. Part of the adjustment among emerging markets comes from the
shortage of hard disk drives, which greatly impacts white box PC manu- facturers who play a prevalent role in these markets. Secondly, the prospect of slowing exports will also likely affect PC spending as both con- sumers and SMBs in developing countries scale back. “2012 and 2013 will bring signif-
icant challenges for Microsoft and the PC community,” said Jay Chou, senior research analyst, Worldwide PC Tracker. “The Wintel platform must evolve to accommodate user expecta- tions of ubiquitous computing on a multitude of devices and physical set- tings. Windows 8 and ultrabooks are a definitive step in the right direction to recapturing the relevance of the PC, but its promise of meshing a tablet ex- perience in a PC body will likely entail a period of trial and error, thus the market will likely see modest growth in the near term.” Source: IDC Worldwide Quar- terly PC Tracker, February 2012 r
John Mitchell Appointed New IPC President
Bannockburn, IL — IPC — Associa- tion Connecting Electronics Indus- tries®, has appointed John W. Mitchell as its new president and CEO, effective April 23, 2012. Mitchell succeeds Denny McGuirk, who became president of SEMI after 12 years with IPC. Jim Herring, IPC’s interim president and CEO, will assist with the transition. As IPC’s chief staff officer,
Mitchell will lead the organization’s global operations and staff and will report to the IPC Board of Directors. Working with the Board, he will help develop, refine and implement the Board’s strategic vision and goals. Mitchell brings to IPC a wealth
of experience in strategic and tactical planning, international alliances and joint ventures, engineering manage-
ment, creation of intellectual proper- ty, product marketing and business negotiations. His background includes management of both nonprofit and electronics industry organizations such as Bose Corporation and Alpine Electronics of America, Inc. Most re- cently he served as the CEO of Golden Key International Honour Society, the world’s premier collegiate honor socie- ty, with more than 2 million members from more than 190 nations. Mitchell will be responsible for
continuing IPC’s growth while meet- ing the needs of diverse constituents around the world through local pro- grams and advocacy. r
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Special Focus: Components and Dist............ 52
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