Joshua

According to a report from market researchers at IDC, sales of
Windows Server 2003- and Linux-based servers are on the rise, thanks
to a move toward less expensive, PC-like servers. Revenue from systems
running Windows Server grew 10.3 percent year over year to $3.4
billion, and unit sales rose 21.4 percent, IDC said. Meanwhile, Linux
server revenues grew 49.8 percent to $743 million; unit shipments of
Linux servers increased 51.4 percent. The trend toward smaller, less
expensive servers seems to be benefiting PC companies as well:
Although Dell is still in fourth place in the overall server market,
the company grew 11.6 percent in the quarter and is now ready to
overtake number-three server maker Sun Microsystems, which produces
large, expensive, proprietary machines. (IBM holds first place,
followed by HP.) And speaking of large, expensive, and proprietary,
you shouldn't be surprised to hear that the UNIX server market, with a
3.8 percent year-over-year revenue slide, is on the way out. UNIX is
still the largest server segment, valued at $4.1 billion for the
quarter, but IDC says that situation can't last.

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