IBM Holds the Highest share in Non-x86 UNIX Server Market in India
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Bangalore: IBM has earned an accolade for being the top non-x86 in the UNIX market- bestowed by IDC's Asia/Pacific Quarterly Enterprise Server Tracker, Q3 2011. The IDC is a pioneer in services such as events related to IT and Telecommunication; providing business intelligence. According to the IDC reports' fact sheets, the IBM had a market share of 29.8 percent during the 3rd quarter in 2011. Similar growth is recorded for IBM across Blade server and x86 server markets alike. When compared to 2010, the IBM witnessed a leap of 7.2 percent growth in the non x86 UNIX server market at the end of Q3, 2011. In addition, in the overall server market in India, IBM had 29.8 percent revenue share during Q3, 2011, recording a growth of 8.2 percent since 2010. However, the IBM's share in the x86 Server market for the third quarter, 2011 is 25.3 percent, a 9 percent growth when compared to last year. IBM attributes the triumph to its Power 7 servers, whose presence is widespread; along with the IBM's UNIX based AiX Operating System, leveraging some of the most reliable concoction of services for the enterprises. Viswanath Ramaswamy, Vice President- Power Systems, Systems and Technology Group, IBM India/SA said "Our leadership in non x86 Server market is a testimony to the fact that we continue to invest for our clients' success and grow this market. Traction for IBM Power systems cuts across both large enterprises and mid-sized businesses, enabling them to grow and succeed. Clients like Escorts, continue to select IBM Power 7 on AiX over competitive platforms, because of the scalability, ease of management and price-performance ratio that Power Systems offer."

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