Abstract
In 2007, demand for low-priced servers remained strong in the Asia region and
in emerging markets in other parts of the world. Economic growth in the United
States and in Western Europe was sufficiently strong to ensure that year-end
corporate IT spending in these markets rose rather than falling. As a result,
the global server market as a whole remained relatively stable in 2007. With
the leading international server brands becoming more willing to award
contract production for server full-systems, Taiwanese server full-system and
barebone shipment volume rose by 8.32% in 2007 to reach 2.95 million units;
meanwhile, Taiwanese server motherboard shipments rose by only 7.09%, to 4.36
million units. This report will examine the evolution of the Taiwanese server
industry over the past few years, analyzing the industry' s shipment volume,
shipment value and product specifications, and seeking to forecast how the
industry will perform in 2008.