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Top storage software vendors: EMC, Symantec, IBM
According to IDC, EMC, Symantec (with VERITAS acquisition) and IBM were leading the global storage software market in Q3 2005.Worldwide storage software market in Q3 2005 Q3 2005Q3 2004GrowthVendorRevenue, mln.
According to IDC, EMC, Symantec (with VERITAS acquisition) and IBM were leading the global storage software market in Q3 2005.
| Worldwide storage software market in Q3 2005 | |||||
| Q3 2005 | Q3 2004 | Growth | |||
| Vendor | Revenue, mln. | Share | Revenue, mln. | Share | YTY |
| EMC | $621 | 29.1% | $585 | 30.1 | 6.2% |
| Symantec | $427 | 20.0% | see Veritas | N/A | |
| VERITAS | see Symantec | $394 | 20.3% | N/A | |
| IBM | $201 | 9.4% | $179 | 9.2% | 12.5% |
| Network Appliance | $148 | 6.9% | $104 | 5.4% | 42.5% |
| Hewlett-Packard | $143 | 6.7% | $139 | 7.1% | 2.8% |
| Others | $595 | 27.9% | $541 | 27.9% | 10.0% |
| Total | $2,135 | 100.0% | $1,942 | 100.0% | 10.0% |
| Source: IDC | |||||