GartnerGroup's Dataquest Forecasts Internet Server Market to
Grow 114 Percent in 1998; Upcoming Dataquest Conference to
Examine Emerging Server Technologies
08:12 a.m. Sep 08, 1998 Eastern
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). 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.
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