Abstract
This IDC study presents CY05 server data broken down into three geographic
areas: the Americas; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); and
Asia/Pacific. Data is presented by leading vendor as well as by operating
system. In addition, regional forecast data is presented from 2006 to 2010.
"Vendors headquartered in the Americas region control 87.4% of the value of
server shipments in 2005. While opportunities exist for other EMEA and
Asia/Pacific vendors to capture share away from the leading vendors, it most
likely would occur in specific niche markets or the markets in which the vendor
is headquartered," said Lloyd Cohen, research director, Enterprise Servers.