Remote Access Growth in Asia Undeterred by Regional Economy, Finds IDC
09:23 a.m. Jun 09, 1998 Eastern
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- IDC Asia/Pacific, a subsidiary
of U.S. market research firm International Data Corporation (headquarters:
Framingham, Mass.) recently announced 1997 year end results for the
Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) Remote Access Server (RAS) market.
Despite the region's economic troubles, shipments of remote access
servers showed considerable growth, increasing 81 percent in 1997 in
revenue and 109 percent in port growth.
Despite 3Com's controlling position in worldwide RAS market share,
Ascend Communications posted the highest market share for the
Asia/Pacific region. Agarwal explained Ascend's successes by
stating, "Ascend's growth in the region is due to its exclusive focus
on RAS, aggressive marketing and sales efforts, as well as a widespread
presence in Asia/Pacific."
IDC data included aggregate shipments from Australia, Hong Kong, India,
Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, PRC, Singapore,
Taiwan and Thailand.REFERENCE:
Table 1: Overall RAS Market by Country, 1997
Country 1996 % Share 1997 % Share1997/1996 Growth
Australia 28.7 29.8% 33.8 19.3% 17.7%
Hong Kong 7.8 8.1% 14.4 8.2% 85.0%
India 0.3 0.3% 1.3 0.7% 323.5%
Indonesia 1.4 1.5% 1.7 1.0% 16.7%
Korea 17.8 18.5% 37.3 21.4% 109.2%
Malaysia 3.9 4.0% 10.7 6.1% 178.0%
New Zealand 3.5 3.6% 5.6 3.2% 60.5%
Philippines 1.9 2.0% 2.3 1.3% 20.2%
PRC 13.9 14.5% 29.6 16.9% 112.3%
Singapore 6.6 6.9% 11.2 6.4% 69.3%
Taiwan 8.1 8.4% 23.7 13.6% 194.1%
Thailand 2.4 2.5% 3.1 1.7% 25.6%
Total 96.4 100.0% 174.7 100.0% 81.2%
Source: International Data Corporation, April 1998
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