Worldwide x86 Server Shipments Up
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A new research report says that shipments of x86 servers for Q2 2010 climbed by 28.9 percent, however Unix server shipments fell by 16.5 percent and revenues dipped by 8.8 percent compared to last year. In this It Channel Planet report, Gartner researchers also said that server vendors shipped more 2.1 million units worldwide in Q1 2010, a 23 percent jump over the 1.7 million units shipped during the same period last year.
"Among server vendors, Hewlett-Packard Co. shipped some 640,000 units worldwide during the quarter, a 23 percent jump over the prior year’s 522,400 units, for a 30 percent share of the market.
"Dell Inc. held second place with 542,800 servers shipped for the second quarter, a 35 percent increase over the 402,200 units it shipped for the same period a year earlier, and a 25 percent share of the market.
"IBM Corp. took the third spot with 267,600 servers shipped for the quarter, an 18 percent spike over the 226,570 units it shipped during the similar quarter last year, and a 12.5 percent share of the market."
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