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SOURCE: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Is World's Fastest Growing Server Company, Says IDC Tally
2000 Report Shows Sun Is No. 1 in UNIX Server Market, No. 2 in Total Server
Space - Stellar Growth Outpaces IBM, HP, Compaq and Dell
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:
SUNW - news), announced today that in calendar year 2000 it was the fastest
growing server vendor in the industry, according to the final year-end
worldwide data from industry analyst firm International Data Corporation
(IDC). Moving up from No. 4 just a year ago, Sun now stands at No. 2
worldwide, just behind IBM in total server market revenue.
In addition, Sun continued its reign as the undisputed leader of the UNIX®
server market during a year in which HP and IBM rolled out new systems in an
attempt to unseat Sun's industry-leading servers. Sun's tremendous growth in
2000 widened its lead over HP, IBM and Compaq in this space, making it the
number one vendor in UNIX server shipments for the past 15 quarters.
Astounding Growth in Total Server Market
IDC's report shows that in the total server market (which includes systems
based on UNIX, Microsoft Windows NT, MVS mainframe and all other operating
systems), Sun posted 70 percent year-over-year growth in shipments and 42
percent growth year-over-year in revenue -- outpacing HP, IBM, Compaq and
Dell in both categories. In revenue, Sun blew past HP and Compaq, added four
share points -- and made significant gains on IBM, who lost a share point
with just 2 percent revenue growth over the same period.
These outstanding gains skyrocketed Sun to the number one server vendor in
revenue in the U.S. for 2000.
Sun outpaced IBM in two key server segments: entry-level and high-end
systems. In the entry server market, year-over-year, Sun posted gains of 80
percent in shipments and 44 percent in revenue. In contrast, IBM saw only an
18 percent increment over the same period in shipments and suffered an 8
percent decline in revenue. In the most recent quarter, CYQ4, Sun's revenue
grew 86 percent year-over-year, gaining 7 share points, while IBM managed
only 11 percent growth with no market share gain.
In the high-end server market, year-over-year, Sun grew revenue at 84
percent and shipments at 14 percent, compared with IBM's 8 percent loss in
revenue and only 4 percent growth in shipments. Sun led the high-end
category in shipments with 28 percent market share.
``The IDC report shows that Sun's surge in the market was the reason behind
much of the growth in servers worldwide last year. It's simple, Sun is in
the driver's seat, growing faster than IBM and overtaking them in key
markets, such as the U.S.,'' said Shahin Khan, vice president of marketing
for Sun's systems products. ``Over the year, IBM and HP have thrown their
best at us and we continued to make gains. Customers are voting with their dollars.''
Sun Continues Commanding Lead in UNIX Servers
In 2000, Sun also widened its lead over competitors in the UNIX server
market. Sun shipped more UNIX servers than IBM, HP and Compaq combined to
lead the market in both shipments and revenue. Sun ended the year with an
astounding 44 percent share in shipments and 35 percent share in revenue.
Sun has been the No. 1 vendor in total UNIX server shipments for nearly four years.
In the most recent quarter, CYQ4, Sun grew a phenomenal 72 percent
year-over-year in total shipments to gain 15 share points and close the
quarter with 43 percent share. In the same period, IBM declined 10 percent
to lose four share points and end with 15 percent of the market.
In the entry-level UNIX server category, Sun posted a staggering 80 percent
growth year-over-year to take first place in shipments with 315,180 (44
percent share). In units, Compaq, HP and IBM all suffered share point
losses. In revenue, Sun came in first with $4,008M (35 percent market share)
on 44 percent growth. In contrast, IBM fell 28 percent year-over-year and
dropped five share points to end the year with nine percent market share,
Compaq declined seven percent to lose two share points for 10 percent of the market.
Sun garnered the No. 1 spot for shipments in the midrange UNIX market with
37 percent market share, while HP had 30 percent and IBM 11 percent.
In the high-end UNIX segment, Sun took first place in worldwide revenue with
47 percent share ($2,107M) and first place in worldwide UNIX shipments with
56 percent share (1926 units). In revenue, IBM came in with only $842M and
19 percent share. In units, they shipped 342 systems for 10 percent of the
market.
About the Sun(TM) Server Family
The Sun Enterprise(TM) server family is the industry's only single,
binary-compatible product line featuring a range of servers that scale from
one to 64 processors -- providing customers with flexibility, investment
protection and an unparalleled growth path. With availability as the key
attribute, enterprises and service providers find Sun servers an ideal
platform for the service driven network. Designed for remote/branch offices
and datacenter environments, these systems provide a robust infrastructure
for a range of network services, applications, and backend databases.
The Netra(TM) server family builds on the reliability and scalability Sun
systems are known for -- adding physical and computing features needed to
operate in extreme environmental conditions. The carrier-grade line of
systems is popular in the telco market. In addition, the small profile and
rackability of many of the systems, make them ideal for service providers.
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