Computer Hardware Industry Overview

Companies that design and manufacture personal and large-scale computers, peripheral devices, data storage systems, networking equipment, point-of-sale (POS) devices, automated teller machines (ATMs), and other computer-based systems.

Summary

Encompassing products ranging from mice to mainframe computers, the computer hardware industry serves an equally wide range of customers -- from consumers purchasing PC peripherals to multibillion-dollar global corporations installing entire networks.

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Growth in Venture Capital

The venture capital industry has grown rapidly in the last 20 years to fund the commercialization of promising new technologies. Venture capitalists are willing to take financing risks that regular banks avoid, and have developed expertise in various advanced technologies.

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• Hewlett-Packard Company
• NEC Corporation
• 3D Systems Corporation

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Hoover's has developed its own industry classifications to better serve its customers. These classifications are mapped to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the older U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The Computer Hardware maps to a number of NAICS codes including:

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• American Electronics Association
  
• Association for Competitive Technology
  
• Association for Computing Machinery
  

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