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To: StanX Long who wrote (9180)	3/28/2003 3:43:38 AM
From: StanX Long	Respond to of 96005

Japan 2002 PDA shipments down 21 pct yr/yr-Gartner Reuters, 03.28.03, 3:20 AM ET forbes.com TOKYO, March 28 (Reuters) - Japan's domestic shipments of personal digital assistant (PDA) handheld computers tumbled last year as individual demand ran its course and a slow economy dampened corporate demand, a research firm said on Friday. PDA shipments in 2002 fell 21 percent from a year earlier to 680,000 units, Gartner Japan Ltd said. The research firm, however, expects PDA shipments in Japan to grow 6.3 percent in 2003, partly because the expected entry of Dell Computer Corp (nasdaq: DELL - news - people) into Japan's PDA market by the middle of the year is likely to stir up individual demand for upgrades. Sony Corp <6758.T> replaced Sharp Corp <6753.T> as Japan's top PDA supplier in 2002 on the back of brisk demand for its high-end models equipped with keyboard and camera and low-priced versions that were launched in the third quarter, Gartner Japan said. Sony's PDAs represented 21.8 percent of Japan's total PDA shipments in 2002, followed by Sharp and Casio Computer Co Ltd <6952.T>. PDAs have been slow to catch on in Japan because of the popularity of Internet-enabled colour-screen cellphones that allow users to take photos, play games and download news and entertainment content. Japan's domestic shipments of cellphone handsets totalled 40.5 million units in 2002. Copyright 2003, Reuters News Service