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Windows computer servers tie with Unix in revenue NEW YORK (Reuters) - The worldwide computer server market grew 5.3 percent to $12.1 billion in the first quarter, with revenue for servers running the Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) Windows operating system equalling that of Unix servers for the first time, market research firm IDC said on Friday. Revenue for Windows servers grew 12.3 percent to $4.2 billion in the quarter while unit shipments grew 10.7 percent. Unix servers saw 2.8 percent revenue growth to $4.2 billion while unit shipments increased 5 percent. "The equal level of spending in both segments this quarter showed that Windows servers are gaining traction in the enterprise server space with a combination of deeper investment and richer configurations," said Jean Bozman, vice president of Enterprise Computing. IDC said that overall server revenue grew for the eighth consecutive quarter as customers invest further in new infrastructure. But the rate of growth has slowed, with unit shipment growth of 13.5 percent at its lowest point in two years due to moderating growth in the volume server segment and tougher annual comparisons. International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) retained the top spot in overall server revenue with a 28.3 percent market share, but saw No. 2 vendor Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) narrow the gap to a statistical tie with a 27.6 percent market share. Dell Inc (DELL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) posted the largest year-over-year revenue growth of 16.6 percent, creating a virtual tie for third place overall with a 10.8 percent market share while Sun Microsystems (SUNW.O: Quote, Profile, Research) dropped slightly to a 9.9 percent share, IDC said. Fujitsu/Siemens rounds out the top five server makers with an 8.1 percent share of total server revenues. Sales of servers that use the freely available Linux operating system surged 35.2 percent to $1.2 billion, amounting to its highest-ever share of overall quarterly server revenue at 10.3 percent. HP remained No. 1 in the Linux server market with a 27.7 percent market share, followed by IBM at 19.8 percent. HP also remained at the top with server shipment share at 30.4 percent, followed by Dell at 24.5 percent market share. Growth in the x86 server market, which use microprocessors made by either Intel Corp (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) or Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , was 13.2 percent to nearly $5.8 billion worldwide.
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