Market Share: x86 Virtualization Software Market, Worldwide, 2008

ID Number: G00170056

31 July 2009

Alan Dayley Matthew Cheung Rene Millman

Driven by x86 virtualization management and hosted virtual desktops, the x86 virtualization software market grew 43.2% in 2008 to total $1.78 billion, up from $1.25 billion in 2007. Included is revenue only from pure-play virtualization vendors.

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Table of Contents

The pivot table and relative summary tables in this report offer you the possibility to view the 2006 through 2008 total software revenue and vendor market share for each of the three subsegments of the x86 virtualization software market (hosted virtual desktops, server virtualization infrastructure and server virtualization management). The following regions are covered in this report: North America (the United States and Canada), Asia/Pacific, Europe (Western Europe and Eastern Europe), Japan, and the Middle East and Africa.

1 x86 Virtualization Software Market Share Summary, 2006-2008

2 Pivot Table: x86 Virtualization Software Market Share, 2006-2008

3 Exchange Rates and Notes

4 Notes on Data Collection

5 Software Products by Segment

6 Mergers and Acquisitions

7 Segmentation and Definitions

8 Glossary of Terms

List of Tables

1-1 Total x86 Virtualization Software Revenue Market Share by Subsegment, 2006-2008 (Millions of Dollars)

1-2 Total x86 Virtualization Revenue Market Share by Region, 2006-2008 (Millions of Dollars)

1-3 Total x86 Virtualization Software Revenue Market Share by Vendor, 2006-2008 (Millions of Dollars)

2-1 Total Software Revenue for All Software Segment Types (Millions of Currency)

3-1 Exchange Rates (Foreign Currency per U.S. Dollar)

3-2 Geographical Segmentation

5-1 Software Segment Products

6-1 M&As, 2003-2009

8-1 Report Glossary

List of References

1-1 Definition of Total Software Revenue

3-1 Notes on Exchange Rates and Currency Impact

3-2 Technology Segmentation

4-1 Notes on Data Collection

6-1 M&A Revenue Note

7-1 Links to Definition and Methodology Guides

7-2 Market and Technology Definitions

x86 Server Hardware
Virtualization
Server Virtualization
Hosted Virtual Desktops

Software Infrastructure Worldwide

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