Study On Development Of Chinese IA Industry In The Trend Of Digital Information Resources

Information Appliance (IA), is a new category of Internet-enabled consumer electronics goods with which people can access information from various locations. Owing to the popularization of Internet and the inherent weakness of PC, IA industry has gained a rapid growth in recent years. It is replacing PC industry as one of the most important portions of the entire electronic and information manufacturing industry. China's competitive advantage in IA industry will lead to her high rank in the whole information industry. This thesis is a review of Chinese IA industry which content is arranged as follows:Part one, including chapter 1 and 2, lays the theoretic foundation for the emergence of IA industry.Part two, including chapter 3, 4 and 5, analyzes three representative types of IA from the different angles of product itself, manufacturer and market performance to better understand the development of the entire industry in China.Part three, only chapter 6, covers the review of the whole industry. This part of research is performed under the famous Five Forces model and SWOT Analysis model. At end of the thesis, some advice is given to IA industry policy.