This report analyzes the worldwide markets for High-End Enterprise Servers in Millions of US$. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2006 through 2015. A five-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets. The report profiles 49 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Acer, Inc., Apple, Inc., Appro International, Inc., Aspera, Inc., ASUSTeK Computer, Inc., BEA Systems, Inc., Borland Software Corporation, CCS Infotech Limited, Cisco Systems, Inc., Dell, Inc., ETegro Technologies PLC., Founder Group, Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Groupe Bull, HCL Infosystems Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Company, Hitachi, Ltd., Inspur Co., Ltd., International Business Machines Corporation, Itautec S.A., Lenovo Group Limited, Mitac International Corporation, NCR Corporation, NEC Corporation, NEC Corporation of America, Silicon Graphics, Inc., Stratus Technologies Bermuda Ltd., Sun Microsystems, Inc., Super Micro Computer, Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Turbolinux, Inc., Unisys Corporation, Uniwide Technologies, Inc., and Wipro Infotech.  Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HIGH-END ENTERPRISE SERVERS                MCP-1792
A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT


                                             CONTENTS 

  I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

      Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations                       I-1
      Disclaimers                                                       I-2
      Data Interpretation & Reporting Level                             I-3
       Quantitative Techniques & Analytics                              I-3
      Product Definitions and Scope of Study                            I-3


 II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  1. MARKET OVERVIEW                                                    II-1
      Market Wears Resilient Outlook Amid Challenging Conditions        II-1
      Global Market Analysis                                            II-1
      Global Recession Hits Worldwide Server Market                     II-1
      Worldwide Server Market                                           II-1
       Vendor Market Scenario                                           II-2
        Table 1: World Server Market by Leading Vendors (2006-2008) - 
        Sales Revenue (in US$ Million) and Market Share (in %) for
        IBM, HP, Dell, Sun, Fujitsu/FSC and Others (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      II-3
       Market by Operating Systems                                      II-3
        Table 2: World Server Market by Operating System (2006-2015) - 
        Sales Revenue (in US$ Million) and Market Share (in %) for
        Windows, Unix, Linux and Others (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                    II-4

        Table 3: World Server Market by Operating System (2006-2015) - 
        Sales (in Thousand Units) and Market Share (in %) for
        Windows, Unix, Linux and Others (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                    II-5
       Market for X86 in Q4 2008                                        II-5
       Market for Blade Servers in Q4 2008                              II-6

  2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW                                                   II-7
      Introduction - Enterprise Server                                  II-7
      Server Platform                                                   II-7
      Types of Enterprise Servers                                       II-7
       Enterprise Servers - A Comparative Study                         II-8
      High-End Enterprise Servers (HEES)                                II-8
       Efficiency Analysis                                              II-8
      Server Types by Operating System                                  II-8
       UNIX                                                             II-8
       Windows Server                                                   II-10
        Windows Server Software                                         II-10
       Linux                                                            II-10
       NetWare                                                          II-11
       OpenVMS                                                          II-12
       IBM i                                                            II-12
       z/OS                                                             II-13
      Servers based on Chip Types                                       II-13
       CISC                                                             II-13
       RISC                                                             II-14
       x86                                                              II-14
        x86-32                                                          II-15
        x86-64                                                          II-15
      Supercomputer                                                     II-16
       Typical Applications                                             II-16
      Mainframes                                                        II-16
      Itanium                                                           II-17

  3. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS                                  II-18
      IBM Launches Power 595, Its Most Powerful High-End Unix Server
       Ever                                                             II-18
      IBM Releases Power 575 with Water Cooling                         II-18
      NEC Releases High-End Express5800 SigmaBlade Servers              II-18
      Intel Unveils Xeon® Processor 7400 Series Offerings               II-18
      NEC and Unisys Develop Shared Server Platform                     II-19
      Fujitsu Rolls Out PRIMEQUEST™ 540A and 580A High-End Servers      II-19
      Bull Unveils High-End Server, Escala PL6460R                      II-19
      Supermicro Unveils High-End SuperServers                          II-20
      IBM Unveils Power6                                                II-20
      Intel Unveils Xeon® 7300 Line of Quad-Core Processors             II-21
      IBM to Launch New Xeon Servers                                    II-21
      Sun and Fujitsu to Launch New High-End Servers                    II-21

  4. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY                                           II-22
      Oracle Bags BEA Systems                                           II-22
      STME Becomes IT Infrastructure Partner for Saudi Arabian Airlines II-22
      Network Engines Acquires Alliance Systems                         II-22
      Sun Bags Key Vendor Status for STC Project                        II-23
      Dawning Partners with Intel - Forays into China's HES Market      II-23
      PSI Enters into Marketing Deal with NEC                           II-23
      Bull and IBM Extend Strategic Association with New Initiatives    II-23
      ETegro Enters into OEM deal with Novell                           II-24

  5. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS                                     II-25
      Acer, Inc. (Taiwan)                                               II-25
      Apple, Inc. (USA)                                                 II-25
      Appro International, Inc. (USA)                                   II-25
      Aspera, Inc (USA)                                                 II-25
      ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. (Taiwan)                                   II-26
      BEA Systems, Inc. (USA)                                           II-26
      Borland Software Corporation (USA)                                II-26
      CCS Infotech Limited (India)                                      II-27
      Cisco Systems, Inc. (USA)                                         II-27
      Dell, Inc. (USA)                                                  II-27
      ETegro Technologies PLC (Russia)                                  II-28
      Founder Group (China)                                             II-28
      Fujitsu Limited (Japan)                                           II-28
       Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation (USA)                       II-29
      Fujitsu Siemens Computers (The Netherlands)                       II-29
      Groupe Bull (France)                                              II-29
      HCL Infosystems Ltd. (India)                                      II-30
      Hewlett-Packard Company (USA)                                     II-30
      Hitachi, Ltd (Japan)                                              II-31
      Inspur Co., Ltd. (China)                                          II-31
      International Business Machines Corporation (USA)                 II-32
      Itautec S.A. (Brazil)                                             II-32
      Lenovo Group Limited (Hong Kong)                                  II-33
      Mitac International Corporation (Taiwan)                          II-33
      NCR Corporation (USA)                                             II-33
      NEC Corporation (Japan)                                           II-33
       NEC Corporation of America (USA)                                 II-34
      Silicon Graphics, Inc. (USA)                                      II-34
      Stratus Technologies Bermuda Ltd. (Bermuda)                       II-34
      Sun Microsystems, Inc. (USA)                                      II-35
      Super Micro Computer, Inc. (USA)                                  II-35
      Toshiba Corporation (Japan)                                       II-36
      Turbolinux, Inc. (Japan)                                          II-36
      Unisys Corporation (USA)                                          II-36
      Uniwide Technologies, Inc. (South Korea)                          II-37
      Wipro Infotech (India)                                            II-37

  6. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE                                          II-38
      Table 4: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
      High-End Enterprise Servers by Geographic Region - North
      America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets
      Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for
      Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)      II-38

      Table 5: World Historic Review for High-End Enterprise Servers
      by Geographic Region - North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific,
      and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
      Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2001 through 2005
      (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                              II-39

      Table 6: World 10-Year Perspective for High-End Enterprise
      Servers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
      Sales for North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of
      World Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                        II-40


III. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

  Total Companies Profiled: 49 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 57)

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  Region/Country                    Players
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  The United States                    32 
  Japan                                 5 
  Europe                                6
     France                             1
     Germany                            1
     The United Kingdom                 2 
     Rest of Europe                     2
  Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)       13  
  Latin America                         1
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