Ibexx,
Take a look at this! Mr Van Meter<CLRT/CEO> will be at the conference mentioned in Japan...He'll be the guest of honor...Good stuff!
Sandra
Tuesday September 8, 8:12 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
GartnerGroup's Dataquest Forecasts Internet Server
Market to Grow 114 Percent in 1998
Upcoming Dataquest Conference to Examine Emerging Server Technologies
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1998--As more users look to purchase full-featured Internet servers, rather
than upgrade their current systems with Internet software, the worldwide Internet server market will reap the benefits, with
revenue projected to reach $13.27 billion in 1998, according to Dataquest Inc., a unit of Gartner Group Inc.
(NASDAQ:GART - news). The market experienced explosive growth in 1997 as the worldwide Internet server market grew
276 percent with revenue reaching $6.21 billion.
In 1997, the worldwide Internet server market was led by Sun Microsystems, whose revenue accounted for 22.3 percent of the
market, followed by Hewlett-Packard with 19.6 percent market share. While the Internet server market was dominated by a
relatively small number of vendors, Dataquest analysts said it's not too late for vendors to succeed in this thriving market.
''It's important to remember that the Internet server market is still in its infancy and has the kind of dynamic qualities that
promise not just change, but very quick change,'' said Kimball Brown, vice president and chief analyst for Dataquest's Intranet
and Web Servers Worldwide program. ''As a result, significant opportunities exist for vendors that do not currently reside in
the upper reaches of the revenue and shipment picture.''
The midrange Internet server market accounted for more than 63 percent of the worldwide Internet server market in 1997, with
revenue reaching $3.97 billion. The entry-level Internet server market followed with revenue at $1.60 billion in 1997. Dataquest
forecasts midrange Internet servers to continue to dominate the market through 2002.
''Midrange systems are often found in such applications as Internet database serving, Internet compute serving, and high-end
Internet file serving, where they handle huge numbers of HTML pages for ISPs or function in technical/engineering
environments,'' said Brown.
''The superior availability and scalability of these systems over entry-level servers are essential in environments in which the
ISP's entire business rests on the availability of its services.''
More information on this market is available in Dataquest's Market Statistics report ''1997 Internet Server Market Share and
Forecast.'' This report identifies the important trends in the Internet server market, including developments in systems hardware
features and performance, and focuses on the key vendors that make those systems. The report also includes a five-year
forecast for the Internet server market.
This report is produced by Dataquest's Intranet and Web Servers Worldwide program. This program provides in-depth
analysis of the market, products and issues that drive the hardware Internet server industry throughout the world. This new
program provides the data and the analysis required to make strategic product, marketing, and investment decisions. Additional
information on this program is available on Dataquest's Web site at
dataquest.com.
Additional information on the server industry wil be presented during Dataquest's upcoming conference, ''Emerging Server
Technologies: Will the Server Be Forever Reshaped?'' The one-day conference will be held on Sept. 14 at Dataquest's Bay
Area Research Center in San Jose. Dataquest analysts and vendor guests will discuss the evolution of the server industry from
traditional servers to Internet servers, thin clients, thin (appliance) servers, and Storage/Server Area Networks (SAN).
Additional information on this conference, as well as a registration form can be obtained from Dataquest's Web site at
dataquest.com.
To purchase the report or subscribe to Dataquest's Intranet and Web Servers Worldwide program, please call
800/419-DATA, or 408/468-8009. More information about Dataquest's programs, descriptions of recent research reports,
and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at dataquest.com.
The server industry will also be discussed during the upcoming GartnerGroup Symposium/ITxpo 98. This conference is the IT
industry's largest, most comprehensive, and prestigious strategic planning event. GartnerGroup Symposium/ITxpo 98 will be
held Oct. 12-16 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; Oct. 21-23 in Tokyo, Japan; Oct. 28-30 in Brisbane, Australia; and Nov. 2-5 in
Cannes, France. For more information, call 1-800-778-1997 or 1-203-316-6757, e-mail ashley.pearce@gartner.com, or visit
the GarnterGroup Web site at www.gartner.com/events.
GartnerGroup's Dataquest is the recognized leader in providing the high-technology and financial communities with market
intelligence for the semiconductor, computer systems and peripherals, communications, document management, software, and
services sectors of the global information technology industry.
As the world's leading authority on IT, GartnerGroup provides clients with a wide range of products and services in the areas of
IT advisory services, measurement, research, decision support, analysis, and consulting. Founded in 1979, with headquarters in
Stamford, Conn., GartnerGroup is at the center of a global community with more than 11,000 client organizations served by
analysts in 80 locations worldwide. Additional information about the company is available on the Internet at
gartner.com. |
