Constricted spending will significantly impact growth in network hardware among FIRE companies. While falling prices on low-end networking gear are slowing market growth, the market continues to be propelled forward, albeit slowly, by the need for more intelligent and robust networking solutions as business processes are optimized for a “networked economy.” This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the FIRE subscription and includes market intelligence on network hardware expenditures for the FIRE vertical by size of business. Network hardware consists of equipment purchased to connect PCs to one another in local area networks, as well as to connect locations/LANs via wide-area networks. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rate, as well as percentage of total market. This is an On-Demand Market report. In an effort to provide our customers with the most current forecast and trending data available, once ordered, this report will be generated and made available to the client within 24 hours.