Dear Steve: You must have a rich girlfriend!! Anyhow, dont know if this has been posted as read your post before going to thread and I am so thrilled about this PR I just have to post it. JDN
Sun Servers at Head of the Class
Sun Continues Its Commanding Lead over HP and IBM in the UNIX Server
Market - Stellar Performance Marks 12th Consecutive Quarter
As the Number One Vendor
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Lead by accelerating demand for its entry-level systems, Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) brought home top scores and widened its lead over IBM and HP in the UNIX(R) server market. According to International Data Corporation's (IDC) Q1CY00 Server Tracker report, Sun shipped twice as many UNIX servers as HP and nearly three times as many as IBM -- ending the quarter with a resounding 38 percent share.
It was the 12th consecutive quarter that Sun lead in UNIX server shipments. Sun was also number one in UNIX server revenue with 32 percent market share -- a category the company has led for five consecutive quarters.
The IDC report reinforces Sun's leading position in the UNIX server market. Sun(TM) servers continue to be voted "most popular" UNIX platform with corporate data centers as well as fast-growing service provider, e-commerce and dot-com companies. Customers are looking for high service levels, at low service cost and with low risk -- all while managing unpredictable user workloads and changing application environments. And Sun servers with the UltraSPARC(TM) processors and Solaris(TM) Operating Environment are delivering the highest grades.
"Sun's aggressive, focused and seamless strategy continues to be a key differentiator and a competitive advantage as we're obviously aceing the test with customers," said Shahin Khan, vice president, product marketing and planning of system products at Sun. "Sun servers offer a unique blend of scalability and binary compatibility that is helping us grow faster than our competition. And while HP and IBM try to make up ground with new offerings, the marketshare numbers show that they're not scoring points where it counts -- customer choice is the true test."
Astounding Growth Fueled by Commanding Lead in the Entry Server Market
Sun servers continue at an unparalled growth rate. The company posted 51 percent higher shipments and 27 percent more revenue in Q1CY00 than in the same period last year, and in the process outpaced its nearest rivals in both UNIX and total (UNIX, Windows NT and other platforms) server markets.
This growth was propelled by astounding performance in the entry-level UNIX server space where the popularity of the Sun Enterprise(TM) workgroup, Sun Enterprise 3500 and Netra(TM) servers were responsible for a whopping 62 percent growth rate (Q1CY00 over Q1CY99) to take a staggering 39 percent of the market in unit shipments -- well more than double the next closest vendor, HP with 16 percent. Sun also led this class in revenue scoring 39 percent of the market and a 29 percent quarter-over-quarter growth rate. This quarter's number one ranking in the UNIX entry server class marks 9 consecutive quarters of leadership in UNIX revenue and 12 consecutive quarters in shipments.
In addition, the IDC report reinforces the continued success of the Sun Enterprise 10000 server, also known as Starfire. With this system, Sun solidified its leadership position in the high-end UNIX category with 83 percent revenue growth and 42 percent marketshare. Sun also led this segment with 51 percent unit marketshare, compared to HP and IBM which had 23 percent and 5 percent respectively. |
