The report sums up the development and basic characteristics of the global and Chinese IT industries in 2004. It analyzes the restructuring of China's information industry and development trend of the industry chain, and looks into the policy environment, market space and competition situation in this industry. A profile of major enterprises is also presented.

The report especially points out the following: In 2004, China's IT industry grew fast and , which has made China become a major IT nation in the world. It ranks first fir the number of telecommunications subscribers and third by the size of the manufacturing industry. In the IT international competition, China keeps improving its policy environment. It also offers political and social stability, low production costs, and superior supporting production facilities. Thus, it attracts many multinational companies. With a remarkable industry cluster effect, the industry chain keeps improving. China has become one of the major manufacturing bases in the global IT industry. Driven by IT application, the integration of the industry is growing, and the IT market is expanding. With the rise of emerging segments, the IT industry holds bright development prospects.

The report looks into major factors affecting the development of China's IT industries. On such basis, it presents qualitative and quantitative forecast of the development trend of China's IT industry. Finally, it provides development strategy and recommendations for the government, enterprises and investors respectively.

2.Overview of China's IT Industry in 2004
2.1 Present Situation
2.1.1 Development Environment
2.1.2 Industry Size
2.1.3 Industry Structure
2.2 Basic Characteristics
2.3 Overview of Major Areas in China
2.3.1 Beijing
2.3.2 Guangdong
2.3.3 Shanghai

3.Analysis of the Industry Chain of China's IT Industry in 2004 
3.1 Upstream Enterprises
3.2 Downstream Enterprises
3.3 Bottleneck for the Development of the Industry

4.Competition Situation in China's IT Industry in 2004 & SWOT Analysis for Major Enterprises 
4.1 Competition Situation
4.1.1 Main Competitors
4.1.2 Potential Entrants
4.1.3 Substitutes
4.1.4 Upstream & Downstream
4.2 Competition Behavior
4.2.1 Products
4.2.2 Price 
4.2.3 Channels 
4.2.4 Services 
4.2.5 Investment 
4.3 Assessment of Competition Performance
4.3.1 Profitability
4.3.2 Technology Innovation
4.4 SWOT Analysis for Major Enterprises

5.Factors Affecting the Development of China's IT Industry from 2005 to 2009
5.1 Favorable Factors
5.1.1 Market Demand
5.1.2 Industry Policy
5.1.3 Product Technology
5.1.4 Consumption Level
5.1.5 Emerging Markets
5.2 Unfavorable Factors
5.2.1 Market Saturation
5.2.2 Policy Changes
5.2.3 Profile of the Industry Chain

6.Development Trend of China's IT Industry from 2005 to 2009
6.1 Products 
6.2 Technology 
6.3 Enterprises 

7.Forecast of China's IT Industry from 2005 to 2009
7.1 Industry Size
7.2 Industry Structure

8.Analysis of Investment Opportunities in China's IT Industry from 2005 to 2009 

9.Recommendations 
9.1 For the Government
9.2 For Enterprises
9.3 For Investors