This IDC study addresses server revenue trends for 2004 and investments and developments in the U.S. server market anticipated up to 2008. In this document, IDC presents study results that illuminate the differences in the current and projected spending on Unix and Linux servers by 20 vertical industries within the U.S. economy. Server vendors will find the results in this document useful for shaping and sharpening their vertical go-to-market strategies.

According to Anna Toncheva, program manager, Systems Vertical Views, "The server revenue potential is drifting toward the services sector of the U.S. market. The relative server revenue shares by industry sector indicate that adoption is widespread, the boundaries between forerunners and laggards are becoming blurred, and in the long run, the payout for vendors will come from entry into emerging vertical markets."