Released on = November 28, 2005, 10:25 am

Press Release Author = Madhan Dhandayutham.

Industry = Electronics

Press Release Summary = New analysis from Frost & Sullivan
(www.testandmeasurement.frost.com), World General Purpose Test & Measurement
Equipment Market - A Compendium, reveals that revenue in this market totaled $3.84
billion in 2004 and projects to reach $5.407 billion in 2011.

Press Release Body = Palo Alto, Calif. - November 28, 2005 - A series of
technological and functional advancements in the global test and measurement market
has stepped up end-user demand for test sets with additional capabilities.
Cost-conscious end-users, however, are unwilling to pay more for the extra features.
This has put manufacturers under severe pricing pressure to supply test and
measurement products at competitive prices, which in turn affects their profit
margins.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (www.testandmeasurement.frost.com), World General
Purpose Test & Measurement Equipment Market - A Compendium, reveals that revenue in
this market totaled $3.84 billion in 2004 and projects to reach $5.407 billion in
2011.

If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides manufacturers, end-users
and other industry participants an overview of the latest analysis of the World
General Purpose Test & Measurement Equipments Market - A Compendium - then send an
e-mail to Tori Foster - Corporate Communications at tori.foster@frost.comwith the
following information: your full name, company name, title, telephone number, fax
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to you via e-mail.

The downturn in the overall test and measurement market in 2001 and 2002 inhibited
its growth and the subsequent recovery has been uneven. Badly hit companies, which
lost more than half their business, have no capital to invest further.

"Nevertheless, 2003 was a turnaround year as many leading companies have recovered
from the downturn and contributed to the rebuilding of the industry," emphasizes
Frost & Sullivan Sr. Research Analyst Madhan Dhandayutham.

The main growth driver is the end-users' requirement to speed up the testing
process, which spurs demand for advanced test equipment. These advanced instruments,
such as the spectrum analyzer, can process signals faster, increasing the speed of
the manufacturing throughput.

In addition, as wireless and other electronic industries experience a wide range of
technological advancements in terms of speed, accuracy, features and other
capabilities, consumer demand for high-end products is surging. These enhancements
push research and development activities in test and measurement companies,
especially in the case of products such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and
signal generators.

Research focus is particularly required to provide equipment where measurement
systems are integrated into the instruments. Along with expansion of product
portfolios, this can help the growing test industry keep pace with its end-user
base.

World General Purpose Test & Measurement Equipment Market - A Compendium, a part of
the 9403 subscription, provides detailed revenue forecasts by region and end user.
This enables manufacturers of the test & measurement equipment to design strategies
and position their products to benefit from the changing markets and obtain maximum
return on investments. Interviews and executive briefings are available to the
press.

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Keywords in this Press Release: test & measurement, T&M, general purpose,
functional, downturn, computer-controlled, throughput, spectrum analyzer,
oscilloscopes, signal generators signals, research, information, market, trends,
technology, service, forecast, electronic counters, logic analyzers, network
analyzers, power meters, multimeters, LCR meters, PC-based test equipments, PXI,
VXI, AWG, function generator


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