Total Disk Storage Systems Market

In the total worldwide disk storage systems market, HP and IBM ended the quarter in a statistical tie for the number 1 position with 18.1 percent and 17.7 percent revenue share, respectively. EMC, Dell, and Sun Microsystems rounded out the top five with revenue shares of 15.9 percent, 10.0 percent, and 7.1 percent respectively.

Top five Vendors, Worldwide Total Disk Storage Systems Factory Revenue, Second Quarter of 2008

                                        (Revenues are in Millions)

Source: IDC Worldwide Disk Storage Systems Quarterly Tracker, September 5, 2008

Note: Starting in Q1 2008, Dell is reported as the combined entity of Dell and EqualLogic.

Source: Business Wire