This IDC study forecasts the ownership of a number of technology products in small businesses — firms with fewer than 100 employees — through 2009. Products include PCs, MFPs, LANs, and servers. Estimates for penetration levels associated with each of the different technologies are presented for the end of each year in the forecast period.

"Small businesses continue to represent a major opportunity for technology providers, based on the sheer size of the market as well as their increasing technological sophistication," says Merle Sandler, senior research analyst in the SMB and Home Office services at IDC. "The important benefits provided by technology products and services ensure that small businesses will continue to make significant investments."