Consumer Network Storage: Heavy Hitters Enter Market

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Market Overview
  • In-Stat’s Definition of Consumer Network Storage
  • Market Challenges & Opportunities
  • Advantages of Network Storage as a Home Server vs. Direct Storage
• Consumer Survey Results
  • Supporting Multiple PCs & Operating Systems in the Home
    • New Technology File System (NTFS) vs. File Allocation Table (FAT32) for Storage: Why Both?
• Market Trends
  • Demand & Supply for Consumer Network Storage
  • Bridge/Adapter Products
  • Integrated Products (Router + Storage)
  • Enclosure Products
  • USB Ports & Print Server
  • Media Serving & Media Streaming
• Media Serving Software, Firmware & Platform Vendors
  • DigiOn
  • Mediabolic (Macrovision)
  • Microsoft
    • Windows Home Server
    • To RAID or Not to RAID?
    • Customers
    • OS Support
    • CE Device Support
    • Privacy & Password Protection
    • Platform Requirements
    • Network Health Monitoring
  • TwonkyVision
  • Syabas Technology
• Technology Trends
  • Digital Living Network Alliance
  • Networked Media Product Requirements (NMPR)
  • Transcoding
  • Serial ATA Interface
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • SAN, NAS, & NDAS Technology
    • SAN & NAS
    • Zetera’s Z-SAN-a Proprietary SAN
    • NDAS
• Primary Market Vendors
  • Buffalo Technology
  • D-Link
  • Freecom
  • Hewlett-Packard
  • I-O Data
  • Iomega
  • LaCie
  • Linksys
  • Maxtor (Seagate)
  • Netgear
  • SimpleTech (Fabrik)
  • Western Digital
  • Ximeta
  • ZyXel
  • Vendors That Exited
    • Anthology Solutions
    • SMC Networks
• Detailed Vendor Product & Feature Matrix
• Worldwide Vendor Market Shares
• Forecasts
  • Market Size by Capacity
  • Market Size by Price Tier
  • Market Size by Geographic Region
• Methodology
  • General Consumer Surveys
• Related In-Stat Reports

List of Tables

• Table 1. Number of PCs Per Home: Broadband Users vs. Home Network Users vs. General Consumers
• Table 2. Detailed Vendor Product & Feature Matrix, Section 1
• Table 3. Detailed Vendor Product & Feature Matrix, Section 2
• Table 4. Detailed Vendor Product & Feature Matrix, Section 3
• Table 5. Detailed Vendor Product & Feature Matrix, Section 4
• Table 6. Detailed Vendor Product & Feature Matrix, Section 5
• Table 7. 2005 & 2006 Worldwide Vendor Market Shares: Consumer Network Storage (Units)
• Table 8. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage by Capacity, 2004-2011 (Units)
• Table 9. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage by Price Tier, 2004-2011 (Units)
• Table 10. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage by Geographic Region, 2004-2011 (Units)

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage, 2004-2011 (Units)
• Figure 2. 2005 vs. 2006 Worldwide Vendor Market Shares: Consumer Network Storage
• Figure 3. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage by Capacity, 2004-2011 (Units)
• Figure 4. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage by Price Tier, 2004-2011 (Units)