Worldwide Software Appliance 2008-2012 Forecast: A Workload Analysis

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
  • Methodology
    • Historical Market Values and Exchange Rates
• Situation Overview
  • The Birth of a Software Appliance
• Future Outlook
  • Forecast and Assumptions
    • New License Shipment Forecast by Operating System
    • Table: Worldwide Software Appliance New License Shipments by Operating System, 2007-2012 (000)
    • Table: Worldwide Software Appliance New License Shipments and Subscriptions Share by Operating System, 2007-2012 (%)
    • Figure: Worldwide Software Appliance New License Shipments by Operating System, 2007-2012 (000)
    • Performance by Operating Environment
      • Windows
      • A Deeper Discussion on Windows
      • Unix
      • Linux
        • Paid Linux
        • Nonpaid Linux
      • Virtual Appliances
    • Revenue Forecast by Operating Environment
    • Table: Worldwide Software Appliance Revenue by Operating System, 2007-2012 ($M)
    • Table: Worldwide Software Appliance Revenue Share by Operating System, 2007-2012 (%)
    • Figure: Worldwide Software Appliance Revenue by Operating System, 2007-2012 ($M)
    • New License Shipment Forecast by Workload Category
    • Table: Worldwide Software Appliance New License Shipments and Subscriptions by Workload Category, 2007-2012 (000)
    • Table: Worldwide Software Appliance New License Shipments and Subscriptions Share by Workload Category, 2007-2012 (%)
    • Figure: Worldwide Software Appliance New License Shipments and Subscriptions by Workload Category, 2007-2012 (000)
    • Performance by Workload Category
      • Business Processing
      • Decision Support
      • Collaborative
      • Application Development
      • IT Infrastructure
      • Web Infrastructure
      • Scientific/Engineering
      • Other
    • Revenue Forecast by Workload Category
    • Table: Worldwide Software Appliance Revenue by Workload Category, 2007-2012 ($M)
    • Table: Worldwide Software Appliance Revenue Share by Workload Category, 2007-2012 (%)
    • Figure: Worldwide Software Appliance Revenue by Workload Category, 2007-2012 ($M)
    • Forecast Assumptions
    • Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Software Appliance Market, 2008-2012
    • Market Context
    • Table: Worldwide Windows Web Server New License Shipments, 2007-2012 (000)
    • Table: Worldwide Software Appliance New License Shipments, 2007-2012: Comparison of October 2007 and August 2008 Forecasts (000)
    • Table: Worldwide Software Appliance Revenue, 2007-2012: Comparison of October 2007 and August 2008 Forecasts ($M)
    • Figure: Worldwide Windows Software Appliance New License Shipments With and Without Windows Web Server, 2007-2012 (000)
    • Figure: Worldwide Software Appliance New License Shipments, 2007-2012: Comparison of October 2007 and August 2008 Forecasts
    • Figure: Worldwide Software Appliance New License Shipments, 2007-2012: Comparison of October 2007 and August 2008 Forecasts (%)
    • Figure: Worldwide Software Appliance Revenue, 2007-2012: Comparison of October 2007 and August 2008 Forecasts
    • Figure: Worldwide Software Appliance Revenue, 2007-2012: Comparison of October 2007 and August 2008 Forecasts (%)
• Essential Guidance
  • The Microsoft Effect
• Learn More
  • Related Research
  • Definitions
    • Software Appliances
      • Virtual Appliances
  • Synopsis