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Statistics:

Worldwide DBMS Software Forecast
(Millions of Dollars)

2002	2003	2004	2005
8363	8516	8815	9203

Source:Gartner Dataquest (July 2003)

Worldwide DBMS Software Vendors for 2002 Based on New License Sales (Millions of Dollars)

Vendor	2002	2002 Market Share (%)	2001	2001 Market Share (%)
IBM Total	3,084.00	36.9	3,064.30	34.3
IBM	2,893.30	34.6	2,799.70	31.4
Informix Products	190.7	2.3	264.6	3
Oracle	2,249.20	26.9	2,831.00	31.7
Microsoft	1,569.40	18.8	1,442.70	16.2
Sybase	187.9	2.2	263.5	3
Others	1,272.60	15.2	1,321.30	14.8
Total	8,363.10	100	8,922.80	100

Source:Gartner Dataquest (May 2003)

Worldwide RDBMS Software New License Revenue Estimates for 2002
(Millions of U.S. Dollars)

Company	2002 Revenue	2002 Market Share (%)	2001 Revenue	2001 Market Share (%)	Growth (%)
IBM	2,400	36.2	2,419	33.9	-0.8
Oracle	2,249	33.9	2,831	39.7	-20.5
Microsoft	1,191	18	1,020	14.3	16.8
NCR	181	2.7	169	2.4	7
Others	608	9.2	686	9.6	-11.4
Total	6,629	100	7,124	100	-6.9

Source:Gartner Dataquest (May 2003)

Quotes:

Worldwide relational database management systems (RDBMS) new license software revenue totaled $6.6 billion in 2002, a 6.9 percent decline from 2001 revenue of $7.1 billion, according to Gartner, Inc.

IBM accounted for 36.2 percent of new license revenue for the worldwide RDBMS market in 2002 (see Table 1), followed by Oracle with 33.8 percent of the market. Gartner analysts said IBM's strong growth on DB2 for the zSeries compensated for a double-digit decline on DB2 for the iSeries, which kept IBM's new license revenue flat in 2002.

"'Along with many of the other IT markets, the RDBMS markets are feeling the pressures of reduced IT spending,'" said Colleen Graham, industry analyst for Gartner's Software Industry Research group. "'However, despite this slowdown of spending on new licenses, we find many organizations very actively utilizing and furthering development of their major RDBMS-based applications.'"

Source: "Gartner Says Worldwide Relational Database Market Suffered a 7 Percent Decline in New License Revenue in 2002," May 21, 2003

"The worldwide database management systems (DBMS) software industry experienced new license sales of $8.8 billion in 2001, a 1.4 percent increase from 2000 revenue of $8.7 billion, according to Dataquest Inc., a unit of Gartner, Inc."

"As a result of its acquisition of Informix and solid growth of its DB2 line of databases, IBM managed to move past Oracle as the overall DBMS market share leader in new license software in 2001. Most database vendors saw single-digit or negative growth, with the notable exception of Microsoft, which grew nearly 18 percent in 2001."

"'The addition of Informix products gave IBM the critical push it needed to take the market leadership position,' said Colleen Graham, industry analyst for Gartner Dataquest's Software Industry Research group. 'Without Informix, the contest would have been essentially tied between IBM and Oracle, which were separated by a mere $30 million in new license revenue.'"

"'Given the economic slowdown, the DBMS market was a revenue pressure-cooker in 2001, with the vendors competing vigorously for market share,' said Betsy Burton, vice president and research area director for Gartner. 'More than ever, clients were looking for the best cost/value equation.'"

Source: "Gartner Dataquest Says Worldwide DBMS Industry Experienced Flat Growth in 2001," May 7, 2002