DUBLIN — (BUSINESS WIRE) — August 13, 2013 — Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/qllrvz/global_education) has announced the addition of the "Global Education PC Market 2012-2016" report to their offering.

The analysts forecast the Global Education Personal Computer (PC) market to grow at a CAGR of 12.08 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the need for creative and innovative learning in the Education industry. The Global Education PC market has also been witnessing an increasing use of tablet devices in the education vertical. However, the shrinking education IT budget could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.

The key vendors dominating this space include Acer Group, Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., and Lenovo Group Ltd.

The other vendors mentioned in this report are Acer Group, Aleutia Ltd., AMAX Information Technologies Inc., Apple Inc., ASUSTeK Computer Inc., AXIOO International, BenQ Corp., Concurrent Technologies, Dell Inc., Elitegroup Computer Systems Co. Ltd., Fujitsu Ltd., Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd., Gradiente S.A., HCL Technologies, Hewlett-Packard Co., Hitachi Ltd., HTC Corp., IBM Corp., Itautec S.A., Jetta International, Lanix S.A., Lenovo Group Ltd., LG Corp., Maingear Inc., Maxdata AG, Meebox, Mesh Computers, NEC Corp., Oracle Corp., Panasonic Corp., Positivo Informatica S.A., Samsung Group, Sharp Corp., Sony Corp., Toshiba Corp., Unisys Corp., Wipro Ltd., Zenith Computers Ltd., and Zotac International Ltd.

Commenting on the report, an analyst from the team said: One of the main trends witnessed in the Global Education PC market is increase in usage of tablets in the education vertical. Tablets have changed the way by which teachers interact with their students. Tablets allow storing a large volume of information that a student can have an access to at any time. At a secondary or higher education level, tablets reduce the need for a student to refer to many textbooks for each subject. Moreover, with the increasing number of applications being developed that focuses on the Education vertical, teachers can engage students with interesting educational applications.

According to the report, one of the main factors driving the market is the need for creative and innovative learning. In recent times, creativity in the learning process has become extremely essential. Education and learning in the present century is characterized by multi-tasking, reduced attention, and sourcing of information from non-conventional sources.

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