High-End Enterprise Servers: Market Research Report

July 2009 | 632 pages | ID: HF39C363CFFEN
Global Industry Analysts, Inc

Abstracts

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for High-End Enterprise Servers in Millions of US$.

The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World.

Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2006 through 2015.

A five-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets.

The report profiles 49 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Acer, Inc., Apple, Inc., Appro International, Inc., Aspera, Inc., ASUSTeK Computer, Inc., BEA Systems, Inc., Borland Software Corporation, CCS Infotech Limited, Cisco Systems, Inc., Dell, Inc., ETegro Technologies PLC., Founder Group, Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Groupe Bull, HCL Infosystems Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Company, Hitachi, Ltd., Inspur Co., Ltd., International Business Machines Corporation, Itautec S.A., Lenovo Group Limited, Mitac International Corporation, NCR Corporation, NEC Corporation, NEC Corporation of America, Silicon Graphics, Inc., Stratus Technologies Bermuda Ltd., Sun Microsystems, Inc., Super Micro Computer, Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Turbolinux, Inc., Unisys Corporation, Uniwide Technologies, Inc., and Wipro Infotech.

Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research.

Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

Contents

I.INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
Disclaimers
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
Product Definitions and Scope of Study

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. MARKET OVERVIEW

Market Wears Resilient Outlook Amid Challenging Conditions
Global Market Analysis
Global Recession Hits Worldwide Server Market
Worldwide Server Market
Vendor Market Scenario

Table 1. World Server Market by Leading Vendors (2006-2008) – Sales Revenue (in US$ Million) and Market Share (in %) for IBM, HP, Dell, Sun, Fujitsu/FSC and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Market by Operating Systems

Table 2. World Server Market by Operating System (2006-2015) – Sales Revenue (in US$ Million) and Market Share (in %) for Windows, Unix, Linux and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 3. World Server Market by Operating System (2006-2015) – Sales (in Thousand Units) and Market Share (in %) for Windows, Unix, Linux and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Market for X86 in Q4 2008
Market for Blade Servers in Q4 2008

2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Introduction – Enterprise Server
Server Platform
Types of Enterprise Servers
Enterprise Servers – A Comparative Study
High-End Enterprise Servers (HEES)
Efficiency Analysis
Server Types by Operating System
UNIX
Windows Server
Windows Server Software
Linux
NetWare
OpenVMS
IBM i
z/OS
Servers based on Chip Types
CISC
RISC
x86
x86-32
x86-64
Supercomputer
Typical Applications
Mainframes
Itanium

3. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS

IBM Launches Power 595, Its Most Powerful High-End Unix Server Ever
IBM Releases Power 575 with Water Cooling
NEC Releases High-End Express5800 SigmaBlade Servers
Intel Unveils Xeon® Processor 7400 Series Offerings
NEC and Unisys Develop Shared Server Platform
Fujitsu Rolls Out PRIMEQUEST™ 540A and 580A High-End Servers
Bull Unveils High-End Server, Escala PL6460R
Supermicro Unveils High-End SuperServers
IBM Unveils Power6
Intel Unveils Xeon® 7300 Line of Quad-Core Processors
IBM to Launch New Xeon Servers
Sun and Fujitsu to Launch New High-End Servers

4. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY

Oracle Bags BEA Systems
STME Becomes IT Infrastructure Partner for Saudi Arabian Airlines
Network Engines Acquires Alliance Systems
Sun Bags Key Vendor Status for STC Project
Dawning Partners with Intel – Forays into China's HES Market
PSI Enters into Marketing Deal with NEC
Bull and IBM Extend Strategic Association with New Initiatives
ETegro Enters into OEM deal with Novell

5. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS

Acer, Inc. (Taiwan)
Apple, Inc. (USA)
Appro International, Inc. (USA)
Aspera, Inc (USA)
ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. (Taiwan)
BEA Systems, Inc. (USA)
Borland Software Corporation (USA)
CCS Infotech Limited (India)
Cisco Systems, Inc. (USA)
Dell, Inc. (USA)
ETegro Technologies PLC (Russia)
Founder Group (China)
Fujitsu Limited (Japan)
Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation (USA)
Fujitsu Siemens Computers (The Netherlands)
Groupe Bull (France)
HCL Infosystems Ltd. (India)
Hewlett-Packard Company (USA)
Hitachi, Ltd (Japan)
Inspur Co., Ltd. (China)
International Business Machines Corporation (USA)
Itautec S.A. (Brazil)
Lenovo Group Limited (Hong Kong)
Mitac International Corporation (Taiwan)
NCR Corporation (USA)
NEC Corporation (Japan)
NEC Corporation of America (USA)
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (USA)
Stratus Technologies Bermuda Ltd. (Bermuda)
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (USA)
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (USA)
Toshiba Corporation (Japan)
Turbolinux, Inc. (Japan)
Unisys Corporation (USA)
Uniwide Technologies, Inc. (South Korea)
Wipro Infotech (India)

6. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

Table 4. World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for High-End Enterprise Servers by Geographic Region – North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 5. World Historic Review for High-End Enterprise Servers by Geographic Region – North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 6. World 10-Year Perspective for High-End Enterprise Servers by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

III. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 49 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 57)
Region/CountryPlayers
The United States32
Japan5
Europe
France
Germany
The United Kingdom2
Rest of Europe
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)13
Latin America