Worldwide Unix Operating Environments 2008-2012 Forecast: Tearing a Page from the

Worldwide Unix Operating Environments 2008-2012 Forecast: Tearing a Page from the Linux Ecosystem

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: April 2008
Product Code: R104-33440

Description

This IDC study reviews the growth of the Unix server operating environments market during 2007 and provides a shipment and installed base forecast through 2012.

"The Unix market is responding to significant pressure from other operating system choices including Linux and Windows and is holding up surprisingly well," said Al Gillen, research vice president, System Software at IDC. "But this space should be watched carefully, as Sun jockeys for position versus other competitors such as Linux distribution vendors and Microsoft to be favored as the next generation for existing Unix installs."

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Study

Methodology

Historical Market Data

Table: Exchange Rates, 2003-2007 (%)

Operating Systems and Subsystems Market Definition

Situation Overview

Introduction

Market Performance in 2007

Table: Worldwide Unix Operating Environment New License and Upgrade/Maintenance Revenue by Vendor, 2004-2006

Table: Worldwide Unix Server Operating Environment Paid New License Shipments/Subscriptions and Nonpaid Deployments by Vendor, 2004-2007

Table: Worldwide Unix Operating Environment Client and Server New License and Upgrade/Maintenance Revenue, 2004-2006

Table: Worldwide Unix Operating Environment New License and Upgrade/Maintenance Revenue by Region, 2004-2006

Future Outlook

Forecast and Assumptions

Table: Worldwide Unix Operating Environment New License and Upgrade/Maintenance Revenue, 2004-2011

Table: Worldwide Unix Server Operating Environment Paid New License Shipments/Subscriptions and Nonpaid Deployments, 2004-2012 (000)

Table: Worldwide Unix Server Operating Environment Paid and Nonpaid Installed Base, 2004-2012 (000)

The Impact of Virtualization

Table: Worldwide Unix Server Operating Environment Virtualized Deployments, 2004-2012 (000)

Forecast Assumptions

Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Operating Systems and Subsystems Market, 2008-2012

Market Context

Comparison with Server Hardware Data

Table: Worldwide Unix Server Operating Environment Paid Shipments/Subscriptions and Nonpaid Deployments and Server Shipments, 2004-2012 (000)

Historical Context

Table: Worldwide Unix Server Operating Environment Paid New License Shipments/ Subscriptions and Nonpaid Deployments, 2004-2012: Comparison of February 2007 and April 2008 Forecasts (000)

Figure: Worldwide Unix Server Operating Environment Paid New License Shipments/Subscriptions and Nonpaid Deployments, 2004?2012: Comparison of February 2007 and April 2008 Forecasts

Figure: Worldwide Unix Server Operating Environment Paid New License Shipment/Subscription and Nonpaid Deployment Growth, 2005?2012: Comparison of February 2007 and April 2008 Forecasts

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