Sun leads in Unix serversPalo Alto 13 December 2000 According to International Data Corporation's (IDC) Q3CY00 Server Tracker Report, the tally shows that Sun registered 48 percent market share of the world wide Unix server shipments -- shipping more than three times as many servers as HP, nearly four times as many as Compaq and almost five times that of IBM. Sun has been named the No. 1 vendor in total Unix server shipments for a record 14th consecutive quarter. Sun also continued its leadership in world wide Unix server revenue with 39 percent market share - HP, IBM and Compaq posted 23 percent, 16 percent and nine percent respectively.
The total Unix server market recorded substantial growth in both
revenue and units - 20 percent.
Entry-level Category:
First place in world wide Unix server market with $1,179M in
revenue (44 percent market share); first place in world wide Unix
server market with 88,108 units shipped (49 percent market share).
In units, HP claimed 13 percent, Compaq 13 percent and IBM 10
percent In the world wide total server market, Sun posted 109 percent
quarter-to-quarter growth in units shipped; Dell grew 31 percent,
IBM grew 30 percent, Compaq 15 percent, HP managed 4 percent growth.
In revenue, Sun jumped to second on 43 percent growth.
Midrange Category: SUN on the first place in world wide Unix server market with 8,110 units shipped
(43 percent market share); HP shipped 5,182 units (27 percent share),
IBM shipped 1,927 (10 percent share), Compaq 1,676 (nine percent share).
Sun had
$902M in revenue (27 percent share), while HP had $942M (29 percent
share); IBM posted $739M (23 percent share) and Compaq $291M (nine
percent share).
SUn had the first place in world wide total server market with 8,110 units
shipped (35 percent market share)
High-end Category:
SUN had the first place in world wide Unix server market with $750M in revenue
(56 percent market share); first place in world wide Unix server
market with 723 units shipped (63 percent market share)
IBM came in with $190M in revenue on 80 units, HP had $147 revenue,
158 units.
SUN also had the first place in world wide total server market in units shipped
(723), 36 percent market share.
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