Gartner Says Updated Statistics Show Worldwide Server Revenue Grew 2.5 Percent in First Quarter of 2008

STAMFORD, Conn., July 3, 2008 — Worldwide server revenue in the first quarter of 2008 increased 2.5 percent over the same quarter last year, according to updated statistics by Gartner, Inc.

In May, Gartner released results that showed worldwide server revenue grew 4.3 percent compared to the same period last year. However, new findings have resulted in Gartner updating the numbers for the first quarter of 2008.

“Based on updated guidance and additional analysis of the data, we have revised the revenue statistics for the first quarter of 2008,” said Jeffrey Hewitt, research vice president at Gartner. “We commented in the previous release that HP and IBM continue to vie for market leadership in the worldwide server market based on revenue. This is still the case but the updated data shows that IBM maintained the No. 1 vendor position in worldwide server revenue in the first quarter of 2008.”

The previous data showed Hewlett-Packard had taken the lead in worldwide server revenue. The updated statistics show IBM accounted 29.4 percent of worldwide server revenue in the first quarter of 2008 (see Table 1). Hewlett-Packard was the No. 2 vendor with its market share representing 28.3 percent of worldwide server revenue.

Table 1
Worldwide: Server Vendor Revenue Estimates, 1Q08 (U.S. Dollars)

Company	1Q08 Revenue	1Q08 Market Share (%)	1Q07 Revenue	1Q07 Market Share (%)	1Q07-1Q08 Growth (%)
IBM	3,912,784,267	29.4	3,832,278,640	29.5	2.1
Hewlett-Packard	3,773,112,796	28.3	3,635,561,393	28.0	3.8
Dell Inc.	1,641,112,202	12.3	1,539,433,001	11.8	6.6
Sun Microsystems	1,318,044,370	9.9	1,327,797,514	10.2	-0.7
Fujitsu/Fujitsu Siemens	732,355,158	5.5	697,844,924	5.4	4.9
Other Vendors	1,941,385,016	14.6	1,958,832,172	15.1	-0.9
Total	13,318,793,809	100.0	12,991,747,645	100.0	2.5

Source: Gartner (July 2008)

HP was the leader in worldwide server shipments in the first quarter of 2008 with its market share totaling 30.1 percent (see Table 2). Dell posted a 15.8 percent growth for the quarter. IBM increased 2.3 percent and Sun grew 6.6 percent. Fujitsu/Fujitsu Siemens was the only global vendor to decline—it shrunk 2.6 percent.

Table 2
Worldwide: Server Vendor Shipment Estimates, 1Q08 (Units)

Company	1Q08 Shipments	1Q08 Market Share (%)	1Q07 Shipments	1Q07 Market Share (%)	1Q07-1Q08 Growth (%)
Hewlett-Packard	683,433	30.1	634,093	30.0	7.8
Dell Inc.	516,499	22.7	445,850	21.1	15.8
IBM	302,057	13.3	295,175	14.0	2.3
Sun Microsystems	84,313	3.7	79,063	3.7	6.6
Fujitsu/Fujitsu Siemens	78,867	3.5	80,956	3.8	-2.6
Other Vendors	606,159	26.7	576,538	27.3	5.1
Total	2,271,328	100.0	2,111,675	100.0	7.6

Source: Gartner (May 2008)

Additional information is available to subscribers of Gartner Dataquest’s Servers Quarterly Statistics Worldwide program. This program provides worldwide market size and share data by vendor revenue and unit shipments. Segments include: region, vendor, vendor brand, sub brand, CPU type, CPU group, Max CPU, platform, price band, operating systems and distribution channels.

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