The Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) server market is expected to be the fastest growing among the top four server markets in the world. The region offers unique opportunities across each of its 13 countries that are endeavoring to build a competitive and efficient IT infrastructure. The evolving capabilities of servers continue to offer newer possibilities for users to reduce cost and increase performance at the same time. With the advances made in ease of use, server density, chip and I/O performance, rack optimization, multi-core processing, RAS features and OS functionality, the future of the server market has never looked brighter. This product offers in-depth views of the server market in each country within the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) region.

This product covers the following segments of the Enterprise Server market:

• High-end enterprise servers (end-user price >= US$500,000)
• Mid-range enterprise servers (end-user price US$25,000 - US$500,000)
• Volume servers (end-user price under US$25,000)

Throughout the year, this product will address the following topics:

• Server market by size class/OS
• Server market by vendor, OS, chip type and price band
• Key vendor strategies
• Server shipments by distribution channel/vertical segment
• 5-year server forecast by chip type, OS and by size class

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. What are the quarterly volumes and competitive trends of the server market by country in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan)?
2. What is the outlook for the server market in the next 5 years? Which Asia/Pacific markets are the fastest growing by server OS and price-bands?
3. What are the trends and dynamics of the server market in the end-user price bands ranging from less than US$25,000 to over US$1 million?
4. What are the winning strategies of successful server vendors in each country?
5. Which vertical industries are the fastest growing in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) in terms of server spending?

IDC's Asia/Pacific Quarterly Enterprise Server Tracker analyzes product strategies, market shares, competitive positioning and overall strategic direction of leading server hardware vendors in Asia/Pacific. Examples of vendors tracked include:

Acer, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Langchao, NCR, NEC, Samsung, SGI, Sun Microsystems, Stratus, Unisys, and others.

Throughout the year, this tracker will offer insight into the latest trends impacting the market on a quarterly basis. Potential studies include:

• Server unit shipments and revenue by size class (high-end enterprise, midrange enterprise and volume servers)
• Server unit shipments and revenue by operating systems
• Server revenue by vertical segments
• Server revenue by channels
• Server unit shipments and revenue by chip types
• 5-year server unit shipment and revenue forecast by size class & operating systems

• 2 preliminary reports are issued on the 40th and 54th day after the close of a quarter, which provide a top-line view and vendor rankings by size class in each country respectively.
• Final report is sent 60 days after the quarter ends. This report contains detailed country tables and the pivot table to enable clients to do custom data cuts. A qualitative report is delivered every six months, which analyzes trends in each country market.

• A soft copy of the preliminary report and final reports will be provided via email in an Excel format unless the client chooses another format. Choices include .xls, .pdf, .123, etc.
• A soft copy of the database is provided via email in an Excel format, unless the client chooses a custom format.

As a privately held company, IDC believes that our customers are our primary constituency. A large percentage of every revenue dollar is reinvested back into our products, including more analysts, more geographic coverage, and extensive primary research.

Our steady growth over the past 10-plus years reflects our commitment to investing in our customers.