Server Shipments Grew 1.5 Percent for the Year, as Server Revenue Declined 0.6 Percent in 2012
February 27, 2013
In the fourth quarter of 2012, worldwide server shipments declined 0.2 percent year-on-year, while revenue increased 5.1 percent from the fourth quarter of 2011, according to Gartner, Inc. For year-end results, worldwide server shipments grew 1.5 percent in 2012, and server revenue declined 0.6 percent.
“2012 was a year that definitely saw budgetary constraint which resulted in delays in x86-based server replacements in enterprise and mid-sized data centers,” said Jeffrey Hewitt, research vice president at Gartner. “Application-as-a-business data centers such as Baidu, Facebook and Google were the real drivers of significant volume growth for the year.”
“Relatively weak mainframe and RISC/Itanium Unix platform market performance kept overall revenue growth in check,” Mr. Hewitt said.
From a geographic perspective, the three highest growth rates were shown by North America (5.5 percent), Asia/Pacific (3.4 percent) and Latin America (0.2 percent) in terms of unit shipments. These were the only regions to experience an increase in shipments. These three regions grew at a rate of 16.3, 15.5 and 6 percent respectively.
IBM extended its lead in the worldwide server market based on revenue in the fourth quarter of 2012 (see Table 1). In the fourth quarter, IBM’s server revenue reached $5.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012 to increase its global market share to 34.9 percent. This was up from 33.7 percent market share in the fourth quarter in 2011.
Three of the top five global server vendors experienced revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2012, with IBM showing the strongest growth rate of 8.9 percent, while Oracle had the steepest revenue decline of 18 percent.
Table 1
Worldwide: Server Vendor Revenue Estimates, 4Q12 (U.S. Dollars)
Company | 4Q12 Revenue | 4Q12 Market Share (%) | 4Q11 Revenue | 4Q11 Market Share (%) | 4Q12-4Q11 Growth (%) |
| IBM | 5,097,759,610 | 34.9 | 4,682,403,526 | 33.7 | 8.9 |
HP | 3,620,601,066 | 24.8 | 3,744,672,591 | 26.9 | -3.3 |
| Dell | 2,084,634,094 | 14.3 | 2,060,795,399 | 14.8 | 1.2 |
Oracle | 603,030,654 | 4.1 | 735,403,237 | 5.3 | -18.0 |
| Fujitsu | 541,010,171 | 3.7 | 498,052,547 | 3.6 | 8.6 |
Other Vendors | 2,673,589,171 | 18.3 | 2,192,866,804 | 15.8 | 21.9 |
| Total | 14,620,624,767 | 100.0 | 13,914,194,104 | 100.0 | 5.1 |
Source: Gartner (February 2013)
In server shipments, HP remained the worldwide leader for the fourth quarter of 2012 (see Table 2), as it accounted for 26.5 percent of the market. HP’s shipments declined 5.9 percent. The ProLiant brand remains as HP’s significant driver of server unit volume.
Of the top five vendors in server shipments worldwide, Cisco was the only vendor to experience an increase in shipments in the fourth quarter of 2012. Cisco’s worldwide server shipments increased 40.9 percent in the quarter.
The results for the quarter were centered around x86 server demand which increased in shipments by 0.2 percent and revenue by 6.6 percent for the fourth quarter of 2011.
Table 2
Worldwide: Server Vendor Shipments Estimates, 4Q12 (Units)
Company | 4Q12 Shipments | 4Q12 Market Share (%) | 4Q11 Shipments | 4Q11 Market Share (%) | 4Q12-4Q11 Growth (%) |
| HP | 663,598 | 26.5 | 704,853 | 28.1 | -5.9 |
Dell | 532,890 | 21.3 | 573,125 | 22.9 | -7.0 |
| IBM | 291,328 | 11.6 | 329,232 | 13.1 | -11.5 |
Fujitsu | 69,853 | 2.8 | 69,918 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Cisco | 63,342 | 2.5 | 44,942 | 1.8 | 40.9 |
Other Vendors | 879,711 | 35.2 | 783,833 | 31.3 | 12.2 |
| Total | 2,500,722 | 100.0 | 2,505,904 | 100.0 | -0.2 |
Source: Gartner (February 2013)
Full Year 2012 Server Market Results
The year of 2012 demonstrated server revenue growth in spite of relative softness in some regions—most notably Western Europe. These results were fueled primarily by x86 servers which are the predominant platform used for large scale data center build outs, particularly in North America, while emerging regions such as Asia/Pacific and Latin America also added to the growth for the year.
Blade servers posted a revenue increase of 3.2 percent but a shipment decline of 3.8 percent for the year. HP was the 2012 leader with blades with 43.9 percent shipment share. IBM was in second place at 18.4 percent. Cisco grew to 12.5 percent shipment share for the year to end in third place.
The outlook for 2013 suggests that modest growth will continue. These increases continue to be buffered by the use of x86 server virtualization to consolidate physical machines as they are replaced. Some replacements are likely to begin in the enterprise segment as servers continue to age and economies improve.
EMEA 4Q12 Results
In Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), server shipments totaled nearly 630,000 units in the fourth quarter of 2012, a decrease of 10.4 percent from the same period last year (see Table 3). Server revenue totaled $3.8 billion in the quarter, a decline of 7.4 percent year-on-year (see Table 4).
“EMEA was once again the weak spot for global server sales,” said Adrian O’Connell, research director at Gartner. “Each of the three EMEA sub-regions saw revenue contract with Western Europe declining 7.9 percent, Eastern Europe 7.3 percent and the Middle East and Africa region down 3.7 percent. Without the strong growth of the hyperscale segment that is benefiting the North American markets, or the continued macroeconomic growth of emerging regions in Asia/Pacific, EMEA is more exposed to the global weakness of enterprise spending on server infrastructure.”
The revenue in the x86 server segment in EMEA declined 3.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, and the RISC/Itanium UNIX revenue segment fell 31.7 percent year-on-year. The Other CPU segment was the only segment to grow in the fourth quarter.
Each of the top five server vendors in EMEA, with the excep
Helps Channel Seize the Big Data Opportunity
ARMONK, N.Y. - 26 Feb 2013: IBM (NYSE:IBM) today is launching a set of global initiatives to arm its global ecosystem of business partners to embrace cloud, mobile and big data analytics technologies to generate new revenue streams with new buyers such as the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Chief of Police and the Chief Financial Officer. IBM is making a significant commitment to the business partner community to help them build innovative solutions that take advantage of advanced technologies enabling clients to tackle the next wave of data intensive business challenges.
The IT industry has been transitioning to a new era of computing built on mobile, cloud services, social networking and big data analytics. In 2013, spending will exceed $2.1 trillion, driven by double-digit growth in mobile, cloud, big data and social technologies - and by emerging markets' growth.
With today's news, IBM is launching a set of new initiatives to prepare its global ecosystem to capture this growing market opportunity. As the digital consumer continues to demand a unique and personalized experience across multiple channels, IBM offers CMOs and marketers the tools necessary to turn mounds of big data into actionable insights. IBM is empowering its business partners with tools and new services to maximize the efficiency of their own digital marketing efforts and better serve their clients, especially small to midsize businesses in emerging markets such as India and Africa.
IBM will now offer business partners one-year free access to cloud-based IBM Digital Analytics technology that helps businesses analyze big data to identify patterns in customer preferences and transform real-time marketing strategies to target the individual consumer more effectively. With this capability, businesses can mine data on interactions via web, mobile, and other digital channels, including interactions referred from all major social networks, to better adjust and personalize market campaigns based on that insight. With this initiative, business partners will now have free access to this cloud-based technology to apply deep analytics to mine big data and enable them to compete in today's digital and social environment. IBM Business Partners in this program will also receive access to services to help them capture, qualify, prioritize and assign client leads more effectively.
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"As the retail environment has dramatically changed with the proliferation of mobile devices and social media, this is presenting new opportunities for our clients in the retail industry to engage with their consumers in new ways. We see IBM taking another significant step in providing its business partners with un-matched skills, technology and expertise to capture new market opportunities, evolve and innovate as the markets do," said Teresa Zobrist, CEO of Zobrist Consulting.
IBM and Zobrist Consulting's joint clients are seeing a difference. Bishop Company, an online retailer recently created a stronger online presence to develop a unique shopping experience to meet the needs of a younger generation of socially savvy consumers. The site has become the driving force in its growth using IBM Smarter Commerce, enabling its marketing executives to apply deep analytics to promote the right products while quickly responding to changing consumer trends. As a result, Bishop Company's online sales have increased 200 percent.
The proliferation of 10 billion-plus mobile devices by 2020 is creating a sea change in the way businesses are engaging the consumer. IBM is launching a program to help business partners capture the growing mobile opportunity. The new initiative called Ready for IBM MobileFirst is designed to help IBM's business partners develop the right skills to bring innovative mobile solutions to the market in a variety of industries. For example, in healthcare, providing access to patient information via mobile devices to provide a more efficient and orchestrated care response, and in some cases leading to more rapid or accurate diagnoses. Or, by adding mobile commerce capabilities to a banking application, not only automates traditional transactions, but can also provide customers with the ability to instantly deposit a check via a mobile device. Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) will be able to embed mobile technologies into their solutions with the Software Value Plus program, an initiative that rewards business partners who distinguish themselves through industry skills and solutions. IBM will also offer mobile certifications, workshops and incentives for resellers and systems integrators.
IBM Collaborates with Business Partner Sproxil in Emerging Markets to Combat Counterfeit Drugs
IBM is collaborating with Business Partner Sproxil leveraging mobile and cloud technologies to help manufacturers view and analyze real time consumer data to detect and prevent drug counterfeiting. Consumers in emerging markets such as India, Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria can verify the authenticity of prescriptions in seconds with their own mobile phones anytime, anywhere securely through the cloud. Consumer feedback on product genuineness as well as other comments they may have about the product, allows companies to make prescription drugs safer for millions of people who live in areas where counterfeiting is rampant.
"Mobile represents a significant growth area for the pharmaceutical industry. As the use of smartphones and tablets surges, the pharmaceutical industry needs a strategic understanding of how mobile can play to drive innovation," Sproxil Chief Executive Officer Dr. Ashifi Gogo. "IBM's focus on arming business partners with the right initiatives to bring innovative mobile solutions will be key to help pharma companies manufacture and market safer products more effectively to healthcare providers.
IBM will provide business partners with new skill building capabilities and access to IBM's technical experts at its global network of 42 global Innovation Centers in 36 countries to nurture growth for development of new mobile capabilities while meeting IBM's mobile integration standards. IBM is also enabling IBM Business Partners to help credit-qualified clients take advantage of simple, flexible lease and loan packages for the Ready for IBM MobileFirst portfolio and Big Data analytics, starting at as low as 0% for 12 months with no upfront costs. Additionally, IBM will also provide marketing support to business partners to help reach new buyers in this space.
IBM also announced new initiatives designed to help Business Partners build their solution, selling capabilities around expert integrated systems. Specifically, IBM Systems and Technology Group plans to increase its dedicated channel sales and technical sales specialists by 50 percent in 2013 to assist Business Partners in closing more solution opportunities. In addition, IBM Power Systems is further strengthening its Business Partner incentives. Finally, IBM continues to strengthen and launch new PartnerWorld Specialty and Certification Programs for IBM System x, PureFlex and Flex Systems to assist Business Partners in developing specialized skills to help deliver innovative solutions for clients.
IBM is continuing to invest $150 million in lead generation for business partners with the goal of four times the number of leads passed to Business Partners in 2013 to help grow their business.
"The interdependence of mobile, social, big data and cloud is undeniable, and will only multiply as data growth and mobile use continue," said Mark Hennessy, GM, IBM Global Business Partners. "We are committed to the success of our business partners in this shift in the way we do business across industries and around the globe. To seize this big data opportunity, IBM has laid the foundation for a comprehensive set of initiatives for IBM Business Partners, who are key to our growth strategy, can help these clients address their business needs as the business grows."
| Ingram Micro Unveils New Mobility Business Unit |
| SANTA ANA, Calif. Ingram Micro Mobility offers a complete end-to-end solution for the lifecycle of mobile devices – moving mobile products from manufacturing, providing customization services, fulfilling through all channels (retail, company store, indirect dealer and directly to an end-user), managing transportation and logistics, and providing complete integrated reverse and recover services. The group's solutions support moving and selling mobility products through markets across the globe with a single, highly-integrated partner. "Ingram Micro's acquisition of BrightPoint marked an important milestone for both companies, but today highlights an even more significant milestone for our customers and vendors who now have access to the broadest portfolio of mobility and converged technology products and the most comprehensive suite of supply chain solutions for mobile devices," said Alain Monié, president and CEO of Ingram Micro. "Ingram Micro Mobility is at the center of the flow of products and commerce within the mobility industry, helping us achieve our vision to anticipate demand and create connections between manufacturers, retailers and carriers, while helping to enable the convergence of IT and mobility." The new Ingram Micro Mobility group provides significant benefits for legacy Ingram Micro and BrightPoint customers, resellers, vendors, OEMs and carriers/networks, including:
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Internet enthusiasts converge on Ottawa for CIRA's Canadian Internet Forum
OTTAWA, Feb. 26, 2013 /CNW/ - The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (www.CIRA.ca), the organization that manages the .CA Internet domain, is kicking off its annual consultation with the Canadian public with a day of insightful and provocative discussion on the issues that impact the safe and fair use of the Internet.
The Canadian Internet Forum (CIF) will take place on Thursday, February 28 in Ottawa at the Ottawa Convention Centre. Given the forum's national focus, the proceedings will also be made available to Canadians anywhere in the country via live webcast. To ensure everyone who wishes to participate and contribute to the discussion can attend, the event is free for in-person and online attendees.
The CIF will bring together leading thinkers and experts to discuss a variety of Internet-related topics, including digital literacy, cyber-security and Internet governance. The event will also serve as a kick off for an online discussion forum that will allow Canadians to further explore the topics discussed during the national event.
"Canadians are the heaviest Internet users in the world and it is vital that we have a national forum where we can discuss and debate the hot topics that are helping to shape the Canadian Internet landscape," said Byron Holland, President and CEO of CIRA. "Just as we are all participants in the Internet sphere, we are all participants at the CIF. We believe that decisions about the Internet should not be made behind closed doors without public knowledge or participation. Everyone who attends can have a voice."
The event will feature a keynote about online privacy from Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, as well as panel presentations and discussions about digital literacy and policy and governance featuring Steve Anderson from Openmedia.ca, Karen Mulberry from the Internet Society, Tim Denton from the CRTC, Matthew Johnson from MediaSmarts, Kerry Augustine from the Canadian Cyber Defence Challenge, and journalist Shane Schick.
The panel featuring Anderson and Denton promises to be both informative and compelling. Anderson is an outspoken advocate of a free and open Internet who is often critical of government policy and Canada's incumbent telecommunications carriers. Denton, in his role as a commissioner of the CRTC, is of course the gatekeeper for telecom regulation in Canada.
To learn more about the lineup of panelists for the CIF, the agenda for the event, and how to attend or tune in via the webcast, please visit http://www.cira.ca/news/events-page/2013-cif/
To arrange advance interviews about the CIF and its purpose and relevance to Canadians, please contact Tanya O'Callaghan or Leo Valiquette at the coordinates below.
About CIRA
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority is the Member-driven organization that manages Canada's .CA domain name registry, develops and implements policies that support Canada's Internet community, and represents the .CA registry internationally.
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MONTREAL, Feb. 26, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - The ALTEN Group, a European leader in technology consulting and engineering (TCE), has established its Canadian head office in Greater Montréal. The Group is currently recognized as one of the best employers in France, having received a Top Employeur France 2013 certification, and is planning to create 200 specialized jobs in the Greater Montréal region within the next three years.
The ALTEN Group, with its 16,000 employees in 16 countries in Europe, North America and Asia, supports innovative companies in the development of their R&D activities and the establishment of new information systems. The new subsidiary is planning mainly to offer its services to companies in Québec, the rest of Canada and in North America that are active in the aerospace and information and communication technologies (ICT) sectors.
"We find all the know-how of the ALTEN Group in Montréal. This city has a pool of talent for our industry with top-notch universities and engineering schools. This is key to developing and strengthening our Canadian presence," said Maxime Leca, the Director of ALTEN Canada. "In addition, the region excels in several cutting-edge technological fields and provides a very competitive business environment."
Montréal International, which has a mandate to attract foreign direct investment to Greater Montréal, worked with the French company as it established itself in the region. "The arrival of a European giant such as the ALTEN Group, which specializes in a field that holds great promise in the knowledge-based economy, underscores just how dynamic the region is as a centre of innovation, R&D and high technology," said Jacques St-Laurent, President and CEO of Montréal International. "Subsidiaries of foreign companies give a huge boost to the region's economic development and profile."
"Greater Montréal was competing against other major cities in Canada. It stood out due to its North American business environment, its Francophone and multilingual population and its proximity to major urban centres in the northeast United States, such as New York, Boston and Washington, D.C.," added Maxime Leca. "Montréal is definitely a cosmopolitan city that is open to the world. It has all of the ingredients conducive to success and business development."
Furthermore, the founding of ALTEN Canada puts the ALTEN Group on more solid footing in North America, following the 2011 acquisition of Calsoft Labs in the U.S.
About ALTEN (www.alten.fr)
A European leader in technology consulting and engineering (TCE), ALTEN performs design projects and studies for technical divisions and information systems divisions of major industrial, telecom and tertiary accounts. Founded in 1988 and with a presence in 16 countries, the ALTEN Group posted sales of €1.2 billion in 2012 and has a workforce of 16,000, 88% of whom are high-level engineers.
ALTEN's stock is listed in compartment B of the Euronext Paris market (ISIN FR0000071946); it is part of the SBF 120, the IT CAC 50 index and MIDCAP 100, and is eligible for the Deferred Settlement Service (SRD).
About Montréal International (www.montrealinternational.com)
Montréal International (MI) was created in 1996 as a result of a private/public partnership. Its mission is to contribute to the economic development of metropolitan Montréal and to enhance its international status. Its mandates include attracting foreign investment, international organizations and qualified foreign workers, as well as promoting the competitive and international environment of Greater Montréal. Montréal International is funded by the private sector, the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (Montréal Metropolitan Community), the City of Montréal and the Governments of Canada and Québec.
Since its creation, Montréal International has helped to attract more than $8.7 billion in foreign investment to Greater Montréal. From these investments, close to 47,000 jobs have been created or maintained. To date, MI's activities have also allowed almost half of the 65 international organizations to establish themselves in the city and, attract and retain close to 7,500 qualified foreign workers.
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Montréal International
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Director
ALTEN Canada
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