New data from Gartner indicated that there was a 15 percent increase in Sun's server revenue in 2006. According to a report on The Register, Ashlee Vance stated, "The company was the only major vendor to enjoy significant sales gains."

UNIX servers shipments decreased but revenue rose. Vance compares Sun's numbers to IBM, Dell and HP. "Putting the results in context, you find Sun having its first really solid year since the bust, while Dell suffered through just about its worst year ever. Both IBM and HP have been strong performers in the last couple of years - keeping x86 sales high while working their Unix businesses as well - and kept that momentum going to a degree."

Looking into 2007 and beyond: "Sun will clearly hope to keep its sales on the rise, while Dell looks for a sign of life injection. Lucky for Dell, it has a new Opteron server line coming. Unlucky for Sun, it has to explain this whole APL/Fujitsu line to consumers in 2007, while dangling Rock-based boxes in 2008." [...read more...]

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