IDC Mid-Range Server Figures for Western Europe show fast growth for Compaq

 Munich 12 Jan 00 According to International Data Corporation (IDC), Compaq was the fastest-growing computer company in the UNIX segment of the mid-range server market in Western Europe in Q3, 1999. IDC reports that Compaq's year-on-year customer revenue increase was 54 percent and that unit sales of Tru64 UNIX running on the Alpha platform soared by 73 percent. In the same period Compaq also increased its total share of the $2.3 billion mid-range server market by 3.5 percentage points to 10.2 percent, says IDC.

This success marks a considerable achievement for Compaq following its decision to concentrate most of its efforts on sales of its Tru64 UNIX in the mid-range server market. According to IDC, the average market increase in unit sales of UNIX was just 17 percent in terms of year-on-year growth, meaning that Compaq out performed the market by more than four times. Moreover, Compaq grew unit shipments and revenue in an increasingly competitive market place that saw overall end-user revenue fall by 12.7 percent, says IDC.

Commenting on Compaqís results, IDC spokesman, Peter Lemon, research manager, European Commercial Systems and Servers, said: "Compaq strengthened its UNIX market share position by successfully focusing on its core Tru64 UNIX offering running on Alpha. Compaqís unit shipment growth has outpaced the market average by far. The recent announcement by Compaq, Samsung and API to invest $500 million this year in Alpha technology is clearly designed to strengthen Compaqí' position still further. "

IDC puts Compaq's total customer sales at $240 million, meaning that Compaq maintained its fifth ranking in the mid-range server market. While IDC also reports that the market leader IBM saw its revenues decline by 40 percent, resulting in a sharp 7.2 percentage points decline in market share.

 

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