Dataquest says worldwide workstation market grew 30 percent in the first quarter of 1997; Windows NT cuts into UNIX workstation market.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 1997--With the emergence of Windows NT-based workstations, worldwide workstation shipments grew 30 percent in the first quarter of 1997, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dataquest. In the first quarter of 1997, workstation shipments increased to 259,612 units from 199,128 units in the first quarter of 1996. UNIX-based workstations grew 10 percent over the same period last year, while Windows NT-based workstations grew 242 percent. "Since the introduction of Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , some high-end PC configurations have been sold into application areas traditionally considered to be the domain of the RISC/UNIX workstation vendors, blurring the boundaries between the two market segments," said Peter ffoulkes, director and principal analyst for Dataquest's Advanced Desktops and Workstations Worldwide program. "With the introduction of Pentium Pro The sixth generation of the Intel x86 family of CPU chips. The term may refer to the chip or to a PC that uses it. Introduced in 1995 as the successor to the Pentium, models from 150 MHz to 200 MHz were released. , Intel-based systems A computer that uses a CPU from Intel, typically a Core or earlier Pentium chip. Also known as an "x86-based system." The x86 designation comes from the 8086 family of chips, which was used in the first PC and the ancestor of all that followed: 286, 386, 486, Pentium and Core. could compete on an equal footing with entry-level RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. systems, accelerating the penetration of Windows NT into the UNIX-dominated workstation market." Windows NT-based systems accounted for 23.6 percent of units shipped in the first quarter of 1997, although these systems represented 12.4 percent of workstation revenue (see Table 1). -0-
Table 1
Worldwide Workstation Market Share Estimates by Operating System for
First Quarter 1997
Q1/97 Q1/97 Shipments Q1/97 Q1/97 Revenue
Shipments Market Share (%) Revenue ($M) Market Share (%)
UNIX 195,442 75.3 3,005 86.7
Windows NT 61,384 23.6 429 12.4
Proprietary 2,786 1.1 33 1.0
Total Market 259,612 100.0 3,467 100.0
Source: Dataquest (June 1997)
Hewlett-Packard led all vendors in the Windows NT workstation market with 22,898 units shipped in the first quarter. Compaq was the No. 2 vendor shipping 17,811 units for the quarter. While HP was the top vendor based on units shipped, Intergraph was the top vendor in the Windows NT workstation market based on revenue. Intergraph's revenue in the marketplace reached $113 million, while Compaq was the No. 2 vendor with revenue reaching $107 million. Dataquest's Advanced Desktops and Workstations Worldwide program provides data, advice, and analysis on the global markets for high-end PCs and workstations. Dataquest has information for professionals in both the traditional workstation market and the high-end PC market, including RISC PCs. For more information about subscribing to this program, please call 800/419-DATA. More information about Dataquest's programs, descriptions of recent research reports, and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.dataquest.com . Dataquest is a 26-year-old global market research and consulting company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a serving the high-technology and financial communities. The company provides worldwide market coverage on the semiconductor, computer systems and peripherals, communications, document management, software, and services sectors of the information technology industry. Dataquest is a Gartner Group (company) Gartner Group - One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA. Company. CONTACT: Dataquest Tom McCall Thomas Lawson McCall (March 22, 1913 – January 8, 1983) was an American politician, a Republican, and the 30th governor of Oregon from 1967 to 1975. McCall's two terms as Oregon's governor were notable for many achievements in the environmental sphere, including the , 408/468-8312 tom.mccall@dataquest.com |
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