The office scanner market is continually evolving. Multifunctional peripherals (MFPs) with scanning capabilities are now prevalent, but single-function scanners continue to play an important role as well. This multi-client report provides insight into the single-function and multifunctional scanner markets, while also considering how factors like company size and industry can affect scanner ownership and use.

Project objectives included:

- Understand the future and importance of scanning for the MFP and stand alone scanner markets
- Outline the key differentiators in scanning methods between MFPs and scanners
- See if traditional stand alone scans could be displaced by MFPs and, similarly, if MFP scans will be displaced by stand alone scanner devices
- Determine what customers are willing to pay or not pay for in scanning
- Examine customers’ purchasing decisions and methods when scanning becomes a primary feature
- Evaluate what channels will be able to deliver these future technologies most effectively
- Determine what the market today is for electronic scans (page volumes) and what the scan forecast is for the future.