IDC reported today that IBM was the top server vendor in 2Q09 with 34.5 percent factory revenue share, outdistancing second-place HP which held 28.5 percent. IBM gained 1.8 points of share in the quarter.

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  Highlights for IBM included:


  --  In the Unix segment for 2Q09, IBM gained over seven points of factory
      revenue share from a year ago and held 41.4 percent of the market. 
      Sun lost 4.4 share points and fell to 27.3 percent, while HP dropped
      1.6 points to 24.8 percent.


  --  In the x86 market, IBM showed the strongest performance in the second
      quarter, with a 1.4 point increase in factory revenue share from a
      year ago.


  --  In Blades, IBM also posted the strongest gain in terms of factory
      revenue -- 3.8 points of share gain, while HP lost 3.3 points of
      share.


  --  IBM continued to lead the market for servers costing more than
      $500,000, holding 60.4 percent factory revenue share with its System z
      mainframe.


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