IBM Continues Leadership in the ASEAN Server Market in Q3 2011
IBM announced recently its continued leadership within the Enterprise Server market in ASEAN, sustaining strong market share and clinching the top spot, as reported by major analyst firm, IDC. According to IDC’s ASEAN Quarterly Server Tracker, IBM took the top spot in factory revenue gains to achieve a 50 percent market share in the RISC and EPIC servers powered by IBM Power Systems™, as well as a leading 78.9 percent market share in the $250k servers market, more commonly known as the Mainframe servers, for the third quarter of 2011*. IBM’s top position in the RISC/EPIC server market was boosted by several large deals in ASEAN. High-growth companies in the region have been turning to IBM's Power Systems not only to drive efficiencies, cut costs and better manage their operations, but also to run advanced analytics to gain insight into business trends and improve their competitive position. IBM is still #1 in the $250k server market in ASEAN, claiming this leadership posit...