This is very big for SUNW!!!!!!
Sun Number One in UNIX With Over Twice the Revenue of Nearest Competitor²Sun's Leading Marketshare Results for 1Q02 Demonstrate Rapid Customer
Adoption Of UNIX based Sun Fire(TM) Server Line
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 14, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- According to the 1Q02 Servers Quarterly statistics US database by Gartner Dataquest, Sun
Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) shipped more UNIX(R) systems than all of its competitors combined, with growth rates of almost 17% year-on-year and 5%
sequentially. Furthermore according to the report, with $925M in revenue, Sun outpaced its two nearest competitors by more than a factor of two.
Overall, Gartner Dataquest reports that Sun's Solaris(TM) Operating Environment and UltraSPARC(R)-based systems experienced the highest level of revenue growth
year-on-year of the top five IT vendors while most competing systems saw a decline. In the UNIX market, with 64% marketshare in shipments and 54% revenue share,
Sun is clearly number one. Compared to the same quarter last year, Sun grew its marketshare in UNIX shipments by 6.8% while its two closest competitors lost share. Sun
also led the pack in year-over-year UNIX revenue marketshare, where it grew by 3.3%.
These Gartner Dataquest results mark the rapid adoption of the Sun Fire product line. "The UltraSPARC III shipment volumes speak for themselves," said Shahin Khan,
Chief Competitive Officer, Sun Microsystems. "Our industry leading intellectual property portfolio and integrated supply chain enable us to quickly respond to the upturn in
the market and translate that into increased business efficiency. Sun believes it is leading the charge in the commoditization of 64-bit computing."
In the entry server space, Sun challenged the Wintel market as the Sun Fire V880 systems showed sequential increases of nearly 200% in both shipments and revenue,
according to Gartner Dataquest's report. Likewise, Sun is clearly on target with the Sun Fire 280R with 58% and 36% sequential increases in shipments and revenue,
respectively. In the high-end, Sun feels the impressive sequential revenue (62%) and shipment (100%) growth for the Sun Fire 15K is evidence of customer enthusiasm.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer(TM)" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength
hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at sun.com .
NOTE: Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Sun Fire, Solaris, and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in
the United States and other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. in the United States and other
countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States
and other countries, exclusively licensed through X/Open Company, Ltd.
For more information, contact: Sabrina Guttman Sun Microsystems, Inc. 650-786-0323 sabrina.guttman@sun.com Emma Hurley Alexander Ogilvy Public Relations
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Sun Takes Lead in UNIX Server Market
May 14, 2002 (NewsFactor.com via COMTEX) -- Although IBM (NYSE: IBM) maintained its top ranking in the overall U.S. server market, rival Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:
SUNW) held the lead in UNIX sales, the most lucrative server market segment, according to a study by Gartner Dataquest (NYSE: IT).
The latest research showed a surge in Sun's market share between the last quarter of 2001 and the first quarter of 2002.
In the overall server market, IBM gained 1.3 percent for a total of 29.3 percent, Gartner reported, with Sun running a close second at 23.6 percent.
The UNIX Market
But overall, challenger Sun is the Goliath in the UNIX server segment, and the company padded its already hefty 50.7 percent market share by an additional 3.3 percent,
reaching 54 percent. Meanwhile, third-place IBM saw a 4.1 percent loss in that market, from 21.3 percent to 17.2 percent.
UNIX server seller Hewlett-Packard increased its market share from 16.6 percent to 19.8 percent, unseating IBM to take the number two spot. However, analysts said they
expect this gain will crumble as a result of Compaq's long-term phaseout of UNIX servers in the wake of the recently approved HP-Compaq merger.
According to Gartner, the UNIX server market accounted for 40 percent of the US$4.3 billion in total server sales in the United States, making it the largest single segment
despite a sales decline of 5.3 percent, from $1.8 billion to $1.7 billion.
Sun Comeback
Stung by an IDC market research report that awarded IBM the top UNIX server seller title in the fourth quarter of 2001, Sun spokesperson Sabrina Guttman told the E-Commerce
Times that the company is making a comeback.
Sun had disputed the IDC report, adding that even if it were true, "a quarter does not a trend make." Sun executives reportedly felt vindicated by Gartner's latest data.
"We've refreshed our complete product line with Ultra SPARC," Guttman said. "Our customers have kicked the tires, and this quarter has shown that they like what they
are seeing."
Sun attributed its market gains to the success of its Sun Fire systems based on Ultra SPARC III microprocessor, the price and price/performance offered by its low-end
servers, its Uniboard technology for mid-range and high-end servers, and the overall strength of the Sun brand.
IBM Optimistic
IBM spokesperson John Buscemi told the E-Commerce Times that Big Blue does not dispute the Gartner figures. He noted that IBM has gained market share for six
straight quarters.
"All in all, we are very pleased with the results," Buscemi said. "We are still number one in the overall market."
Buscemi also pointed to IBM's position in the lower-end Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) and Linux server markets as positive news.
Indeed, third-place IBM gained 2.6 percent in that segment to 10.2 percent, according to Gartner, while first-place Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) lost 2 percent, dropping to 27.5
percent of a $1.5 billion first-quarter market.
IBM also secured the top spot in the overall Linux server market, gaining a whopping 19 percent to reach 34.4 percent of the $236 million market, which Gartner said grew
78.9 percent despite shrinkage in the overall server market.
"We are bringing our eServer line to the low-end market this year, so we think we are positioned for success," Buscemi said.
By Jennifer LeClaire URL: ibm.com sun.com compaq.com idc.com intel.com dell.com
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