Gartner Says Worldwide Server Shipments Grew 2.7 Percent While Revenue Grew 5.1 Percent in Second Quarter of 2007

Gartner Says Worldwide Server Shipments Grew 2.7 Percent While Revenue Grew 5.1 Percent in Second Quarter of 2007

Worldwide server shipments for the second quarter of 2007 increased 2.7 percent over the same quarter last year, while worldwide server revenue for the same period climbed 5.1 percent according to Gartner, Inc. Worldwide server revenue totaled $13 billion for the quarter, as worldwide servers shipments reached just over 2 million units.

“There were a number of dynamics that affected the market, but the x86 server area was the real growth contributor,” said Jeffrey Hewitt, research vice president at Gartner. “A strong underlying demand for increased capacity and new applications is driving volume growth despite potential inhibitors like virtualization and economic concerns.”

“RISC-Itanium Unix servers continued to be constrained,” Mr. Hewitt said. “In this segment, shipments fell 18 percent and revenue fell 1.5 percent for the quarter.”

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