IBM today announced it reached the number one position in the hardware storage market (combined disk and tape storage) in the fourth quarter of 2005, achieving a tie for the top position, based on a newly released report by leading industry analyst firm IDC[1]. IBM's combined disk and tape storage revenue in the fourth quarter of 2005 placed it ahead of Sun/StorageTek, Dell, EMC and Hitachi.
IBM's hardware storage business showed the strongest growth compared to all major vendors. Based on IDC's data, IBM's fourth quarter 2005 sales resulted in a 23.8% worldwide disk and tape storage revenue share, in a virtual tie with HP, which reached 23.2%, for the top share position in combined disk and tape storage systems.
"IBM continues to advance its position in the overall storage market, surpassing EMC and the other players," said IBM Storage General Manager Andy Monshaw. "Clients are incorporating all aspects of storage, from tape, to disk to software to help them manage the......
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