Dell, through its acquisition of EqualLogic, led the market with 32.8 percent revenue share, followed by NetApp and EMC in a statistical tie, with 14.6 percent and 14.1 percent share, respectively.

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

                                            (Revenues are in Millions)

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