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HUMMINGBIRD INCREASES DOMINANCE OF PC X SERVER MARKET
Company now commands over 62% of global market for leading PC-UNIX
integration technology, 4-1/2 times the share of closest competitor
TORONTO, March 31 /CNW/ - Hummingbird Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ:
''HUMCF'' and TSE: ''HUM''), a leading PC to enterprise connectivity software company, has increased its worldwide market share in the PC X server market dramatically to 62.2%, according to a report released recently by International Data Corp., a leading industry analyst organization covering the PC X server market. Hummingbird's number one position represents a market share that is almost 4-1/2 times that of its nearest competitor. By contrast, all other competitors except one lost market share.
The report, entitled 1997 PC X Server Market Results (IDC No.15630, March 1998), states: ''The PC X server market in 1997 belonged, as it has every other year, to Hummingbird. The company consistently has managed throughout its history to soar above the majority.'' In addition, the report states: ''No vendor will be able to unseat Hummingbird as the dominant vendor.''
PC X servers, which give desktop PC users access to mission-critical applications running on UNIX servers, are a key enabling technology in enterprise internetworks. Perhaps the most successful and widely-adopted PC-to-UNIX integration technology, PC X servers are used in a wide range of industries, from telecommunications to aerospace. The newest X Window System
standard, X11R6.3, of which Hummingbird Exceed is the first complete
implementation, enables users to access UNIX/X applications through a browser like any other intranet resource, bringing this powerful technology to enterprise intranets and giving new and remote users easy access to mission-critical applications without additional training.
Hummingbird Communications Ltd. specializes in the development of
enterprise software solutions, including network connectivity and business intelligence products, that provide high performance access to internetwork-based information and applications. Hummingbird products are sold and supported internationally by authorized resellers in more than 40 countries. The Company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices strategically located throughout Canada and the United States, Australia, Switzerland, Germany, France, Sweden and the United Kingdom. |
