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Unix Server Sales Down, Windows And Linux Sales Up By Alex Trent IDC reports that Unix server revenue has dropped nearly 30 percent since last year. While Windows server hardware revenue was up almost 34 percent, Linux server demand was almost 21 percent. The recession seems to have hit Unix Servers pretty hard. Other reasons for the decline could be that HP and IBM are rolling out new products now and later this year, that could put potential buyers in a wait and see position. With HP targeting the Itanium Market and IBM with their new Power 7 platform, this niche market could not be smaller. Everything other than ARM, x86, or x86 64 bit processors has declined in sales by over 25 percent. The other big thing that is impacting the Unix world is the acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle. IDC expects the UNIX market to shrink, but not to disappear forever. Because there are only three big players in this small market though, it is likely we might see one of them on the auction market. Matt Eastwood, IDC group vice president said, "It's also important to note that we are in the middle of one of the sharpest periods of market inflection in a decade and we expect significant shifts in technology usage and market shares to occur as the recovery continues." Continue Reading

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