This Spotlight provides Gartner Dataquest's key predictions for the worldwide computing hardware market in 2003. Against a background of continuing economic malaise and with no obvious drivers of short-term growth, we expect 2003 to be a year in which IT decision makers make pragmatic technology investments rather than innovation-orientated ones. The business value of IT is under scrutiny, and the selective investments that are made will need to have a demonstrable return on investment. How to get more from infrastructure will be another key theme, as will be a focus on reducing cost. For technology suppliers, this means a highly competitive pricing environment. The year 2003 will be another buyers’ market, which will lead to further vendor consolidation as users mitigate risk by selective spending and choosing trusted suppliers.  Read more		Charles Smulders Vice President, Chief Analyst, Gartner Dataquest Anne Powell Vice President Gartner Research

			Computing Hardware Predictions, 2003 15 November 2002 Charles Smulders  Anne Powell  Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, users and vendors will take a pragmatic approach to computer hardware technology in 2003.

	Notebook Market Predictions, 2003 4 November 2002 Leslie Fiering  Ian Keene  Lillian Tay  Kiyomi Yamada  Andy Woo  Robin Simpson  Microprocessor churn, a disappointing Tablet PC introduction, increasing wireless hot spots and wireless interfaces plus higher memory and optical storage capacity are on the horizon for notebooks in 2003.		Desktop PC Market Predictions, 2003 5 November 2002 Leslie Fiering  Charles Smulders  Mark Margevicius  Kiyomi Yamada  Brian Gammage  End-of-life issues rather than technology innovation will be the major PC growth driver in 2003.
	Server Market Predictions, 2003 1 November 2002 Jeffrey Hewitt  Server market changes in 2003 will include an overall market turnaround, Linux growth, Intel growth and new modular computing standards. Vendors and end users must understand these changes to be successful.		U.S.-Based Mainframe Vendor Prediction for 2003 15 November 2002 Carl Claunch  Josh Krischer  IBM and Unisys will continue the evolution and expansion of their mainframe families in 2003. Each will make important product announcements during the year.
	European-Based Mainframe Vendor Predictions for 2003 15 November 2002 Carl Claunch  Josh Krischer  Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Bull will continue the evolution and expansion of their mainframe families in 2003. Each will make important product announcements during the year.		Storage Market Predictions, 2003 31 October 2002 Pushan Rinnen  Carolyn DiCenzo  John Monroe  Roger W. Cox  James Opfer  Changing vendor dynamics and evolving strategic technologies will determine the shape of various storage markets.
	Office Document Output Devices and Services: Predictions, 2003 7 November 2002 Andrew Johnson  Peter Grant  Businesses need to redirect, not reduce, spending on document output devices.