Sun Remains On Top Of The Unix-Based Workstation Market.For the first time in several years, both Unix and 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. workstation shipments grew, 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. International Data Corp. (IDC). In 1999, Unix shipments increased due to strong demand for entry-level systems for Internet development, especially in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Windows NT shipments were strong but have cooled off from the rapid growth in 1997 and 1998 as the market started to reach maturity. For 1999, total branded workstation shipments (Unix plus Windows NT) were 1.62 million units, up 14 percent from 1998. The Windows NT branded workstation market grew 23 percent, while the Unix workstation market was up about two percent. "The Windows NT workstation market had strong growth in 1999; however, the growth was less than in 1997 and 1998, when this market was still in its early stages of development. Migration from Unix-based systems, and the penetration of emerging vertical segments, such as DCC (1) (Direct Cable Connection) A Windows 95/98 feature that allows PCs to be cabled together for data transfer. DCC actually sets up a network connection between the two machines. and GIS, will fuel future growth in this market," says Kara Kara (kär`ə), river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, NE European and NW Siberian Russia. It flows N from the N Urals into the Kara Sea, forming part of the traditional border between European and Asian Russia. It is navigable in its lower course. Yokley, analyst in the workstations research group at IDC. After a little more than two years in the workstation market, Dell has moved into the upper echelon of workstation vendors. Judicious investment in the major vertical application areas is paying off. It captured the number-one position in shipments of branded Windows NT workstations with 249,544 units worldwide and 25 percent market share. The company had impressive growth of 80 percent from 1998. Dell also was number one in the United States with 33 percent market share. Hewlett-Packard dropped to second place worldwide this year, but remained number one in Europe. HP's unit shipments fell 25 percent from 1998, but still comprised 23 percent of the worldwide workstation market. Compaq was number three in 1999 with 19 percent market share. A surge in the fourth quarter due to key initiatives targeting the MCAD MCAD Microsoft Certified Application Developer MCAD Mechanical Computer Aided Design MCAD Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (inherited metabolic disease) MCAD Minneapolis College of Art and Design market helped to boost Compaq's year-over-year growth 43 percent. IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , this year, had 15 percent market share in the Windows NT workstation market and had hefty growth of 59 percent over 1998. Strategic marketing in the CAD, GIS, and DCC markets drove this growth. |
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