So that was a nice release about leadership on the server side, Bala. Here's a pretty good complementary story about Sun's leadership on the workstation side.
Now these two combined should register in the WSJ tomorrow, and also in the stock price, if there's any fairness in the world.
Regards,
--QwikSand
Ultra Workstation Success Helps Sun Maintain Leadership Position in Total Workstation Market Revenue
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A fifty-two percent increase in workstation sales by Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUNW) helped to drive a nearly 15 percent growth in the UNIX(R) workstation market in the third quarter of 1998 (Q398), according to a report recently released by Dataquest(1). Data released in the report indicates that gains in UNIX market share came have come at the expense of Microsoft Windows NT in recent quarters.
Sun maintained its leadership in workstation market revenue, contributing nearly one-third of the total market revenue, a position gained in part by the tremendous popularity of the company's Ultra (TM) 5 and Ultra 10 workstations introduced earlier this year.
Sun's Ultra workstations helped fuel positive sales and revenue growth in the entire UNIX workstation market, enabling UNIX to take market share from Windows NT. Up 14.6 percent over the same quarter a year ago, UNIX sales accounted for 157,067 units, or 46.9 percent of the total workstation market in Q398. Dataquest's Advanced Desktop and Workstations Quarterly Statistics Q398 report(1) also shows that UNIX workstation revenues now account for 67.4 percent of the total workstation market, an increase over the previous quarter, indicating that UNIX systems continue to control sales in the mid-range and high-end technical and creative computing markets.
"The groundswell of interest in UNIX, due in large part to Sun's popular Ultra 5 and Ultra 10 workstations, demonstrates that people are embracing alternatives to Windows NT systems," said Ken Okin, vice president and general manager, Workstation Products at Sun Microsystems. "The Ultra 5 and Ultra 10 systems deliver UNIX workstation reliability and performance at PC-level prices. The overwhelming reception to these systems by the workstation community proves that technical computing professionals prefer to purchase UNIX solutions when price is removed as an issue."
Sun furthered its command of the UNIX workstation market by again selling more workstations than all competitors combined. Sun continues to consolidate the UNIX workstation market around its Solaris (SPARC(TM) Platform Edition), taking UNIX market share away from such competitors as Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI). In Q398, Sun accounted for 56.3 percent of UNIX workstation market unit shipments and 43.1 percent of total UNIX workstation market revenue. Sun's closest competitor held 15.3 percent and 24.1 percent to total UNIX shipments and revenue, respectively.
Dataquest reports that for the total workstation market, including Windows NT workstations, Sun(TM) workstation revenues exceeded its closest competitor, HP by $54.2 million and were nearly three times that of its second-closest competitor, IBM. Sun workstations accounted for 26 percent of the units shipped for the entire workstation market. Sun unit sales increased 52.2 percent over the same period last year.
UNIX workstations are the preferred computing platform for engineers, graphics designers and scientists who demand powerful, reliable and scalable solutions. Statistics from the Dataquest report again confirm that Sun's workstations are the platform of choice over HP, SGI, IBM and Compaq in these mission-critical environments, further positioning the Solaris Operating Environment(TM) as one of the leading operating environments for users today.
For more information on Sun's workstation offerings please visit the company's Web site at sun.com.
Additional information on this market is available in Dataquest's upcoming Market Statistics report, Advanced Desktops and Workstations Quarterly Statistics Q398. Please visit the company's Web site at dataquest.com.
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 high quality hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $10 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at sun.com.
(1) - The report referenced is Dataquest's Advanced Desktop and Workstations Quarterly Statistics Q398, WQSR-WW-MS-98Q3.
NOTE: Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems, Solaris, Solaris Operating Environment, HotJava, Ultra and "The Network Is The Computer" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered 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.
Press announcements and other information about Sun Microsystems are available on the Internet via the World Wide Web using a tool such as Netscape Navigator or Sun's HotJava(TM) browser. Type sun.com at the URL prompt.
SOURCE Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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