Thursday, February 26, 2004
IBM saw its server sales increased by more than 10 percent last year while Sun Microsystems hit by a 15 percent decline, according to a market research.
IBM increased revenue to $14.8 billion from $13.4 billion in 2002 while Sun dropped to $5.5 billion from $6.4 billion, according to the latest figures from Gartner Inc.
Hewlett-Packard Co., the second largest server manufacturer, increased revenue by 5.5 percent to $12.5 billion from $11.9 billion. Dell Inc., which was No. 4, increased revenue by 22.1 percent to nearly $4 billion from $3.3 billion, while No. 5 Fujitsu Siemens was up 12.1 percent to $2.6 billion from $2.3 billion.
In terms of shipments, HP led the pack with 1.6 million units, or 28.9 percent of the total number of shipments. Vendors following in order were Dell with 1.1 million units, or 19.9 percent; IBM with 878,390 units, or 15.8 percent; Sun Microsystems with 287,976, or 5.2 percent; and Fujitsu Siemens with 119,537 units, or 2.2 percent, according to the report.
By: DocMemory
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