HP Unix servers show good growth results

 Palo Alto 14 Apr 00 Hewlett-Packard Company closed its fourth quarter of 1999 with substantial growth across its entire line of Unix system servers, according to International Data Corporation's (IDC) Unix Servers Quarterly Tracker market-share report. The report shows a increase of 33 percent in factory revenues for entry-level, midrange and high-end HP 9000 Enterprise Servers between the fourth quarter (Q4) 1998 and Q4 1999.

Hewlett-Packard Company closed its fourth quarter of 1999 with substantial growth across its entire line of Unix system servers, according to International Data Corporation's (IDC) Unix Servers Quarterly Tracker market-share report. The report shows a increase of 33 percent in factory revenues for entry-level, midrange and high-end HP 9000 Enterprise Servers between the fourth quarter (Q4) 1998 and Q4 1999.

"HP is reaping the benefits of its winning Unix system server strategy and is generating strong order momentum," said Mark Hudson, marketing manager for HP's Business Critical Computing Business Unit. "Our success in the Internet space stems from our ability to provide a total solution for emerging dot coms as well as Fortune 500 corporations. Customers prefer HP's Unix system server solutions because HP is the only vendor that delivers long-term leading technology in its current line of servers and a leading portfolio of Internet application partners."

IDC's analysis shows HP 9000 N-Class servers continuing to lead the midrange Unix system server market with a Q4 1998 to Q4 1999 unit growth of 35 percent, and an industry-leading 30 percent market share. "The N-Class is a strong foundation for our leadership in the midrange," said Hudson.

According to IDC, with 75 percent growth in high-end Unix system server factory revenue between Q3 1999 and Q4 1999, the high-end HP 9000 Enterprise Servers outpaced their Sun and IBM counterparts by more than two times, which notched Q3 1999 to Q4 1999 growth figures of 37 percent and 22 percent, respectively.

"We have a significant advantage over our competitors with a refreshed product line of Unix system servers and substantial sales momentum in the Internet space," said Hudson.

 

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