Gartner lists 2003 server market leaders: IBM, HP, Sun, Dell

Server revenue for IBM grew 10% to $14.8 bil from 2002 to 2003, outpacing the overall market's 5% growth, market research firm Gartner said Wednesday. IBM increased its share 1.7% to 32% of the $46.1 bln total market. In contrast, #3 server seller Sun saw its revenue decline 15% to $5.4 bil and its share drop 2.8% to 11.8%. #2 seller HP grew 5% to $12.5 bln. 4h-place Dell posted the fastest growth, 22%, to $4 bil, narrowing Sun's lead from 7.2% in 2002 to 3.2% in 2003, Gartner said.