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Global server market up 4.4% in 2005
For the full year 2005, worldwide server revenue grew 4.4% to $51.
For the full year 2005, worldwide server revenue grew 4.4% to $51.3 bln, while worldwide unit shipments grew 11.6% to 7.0 mln units. IBM led the overall server market in 2005 with 32.9% revenue share, followed by HP with 27.7% share.
| Server market in 2005 | |||||
| 2005 | 2004 | Growth | |||
| Revenue, mln.$ | Share | Revenue, mln.$ | Share | YTY | |
| IBM | $16,889 | 32.9% | $16,316 | 33.2% | 3.5% |
| HP | $14,183 | 27.7% | $13,028 | 26.5% | 8.9% |
| Dell | $5,258 | 10.3% | $4,642 | 9.4% | 13.3% |
| Sun | $4,879 | 9.5% | $5,129 | 10.4% | -4.9% |
| Fujitsu Siemens | $2,901 | 5.7% | $2,888 | 5.9% | 0.4% |
| Others | $7,178 | 14.0% | $7,135 | 14.5% | 0.6% |
| All Vendors | $51,288 | 100% | $49,138 | 100% | 4.4% |
| Source: IDC | |||||