IBM regained
the No. 1 position in servers in the fourth quarter of 2010, capturing 35.5
percent share of worldwide server revenue, a new report from Gartner
shows.
In the hotly
contested server market, IBM outperformed key competitors in the quarter,
growing revenue by 26 percent and gaining 2.8 points of market share, according
to Gartner.
The Gartner
report also found that IBM was No. 1 in the market for UNIX servers, with
nearly 42 percent market share in the fourth quarter. IBM grew UNIX
revenue by 9.9 percent, according to Gartner.
IBM ended the
year with $5.2 billion in server revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010,
accounting for 35.5 percent of worldwide server revenue. The company had server
revenue of $4.1 billion, or 32.7 percent market share, in the fourth quarter of
2009.
IBM’s growth
was fueled by its System z and System x product lines.
For more, read the eWeek article: Gartner: IBM Regains Top Spot in Server Market.