Vendors are continually segmenting the server market to create opportunities, and IDC's research covers the key data points of the European general-purpose server market including annual market shares and forecasts as well as installed base data. IDC's European Enterprise Server Fundamentals service is designed to support product managers, strategic marketers, business developers, and financial analysts who are involved in competitive positioning and business planning in Europe.

This service covers the following markets and segments:

• 16 countries
• Annual market shares, including vendor, family, and model coverage
• Annual five-year forecast and forecast update
• Eight operating systems (zOS, i5OS, Unix, Windows, Netware, Linux, OpenVMS, Other)
• Four CPU types (RISC, CISC, EPIC, x86)
• 11 price bands
• New versus upgrade shipments
• Direct versus indirect sales
• Form factor: blades, rack-optimized, and non-rack-optimized

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

• High-end enterprise server market
• Midrange enterprise server market
• Volume server market
• Forecast and forecast update
• Vendor product announcements
• Analyst and industry event highlights
• Installed base market shares and forecast
• Top-level user survey results
• Multidimensional market share and forecast results delivered to relationship clients in Excel pivot table format

This service addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. What are the key annual market shares of server vendors by country in Western Europe?
2. What is the adoption rate of bladed systems in Europe?
3. Which countries offer the best opportunities for server sales in Europe?
4. Which operating systems will be most important for servers in coming years?
5. Who's eating whom? Are x86 and EPIC servers carving away RISC-based product revenues?
6. Which server vendors retain the largest installed base?

IDC's European Enterprise Server Fundamentals service examines how leading server hardware providers are positioning themselves to compete in the enterprise server market. This service reviews strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers in this market, including Acer, Dell, Fujitsu Siemens, Groupe Bull, Hitachi, HP, IBM, NCR, NEC, SGI, Stratus, Sun Microsystems, and Unisys.

Throughout the year, this service will offer insight into the latest trends impacting the market. Potential studies include:

An overview document covering the main installed base trends, market shares, and forecasts for Western Europe.

A summary of current buying behavior trends and purchasing intentions over the next 12 months.

An overview of the server market trends and vendor performance in Western Europe in 2007, incorporating full market shares for 2007 and forecasts to 2012.

IDC offers a complete market intelligence solution customized to meet your business requirements. The array of products and services available to you includes:

• The opportunity to have your specific questions answered through personal interaction with industry experts who cover the topics and markets in your service
• Around-the-clock access to our market intelligence on idc.com, IDC's personalized Web experience
• A view of the market's future with 12 months of continuous intelligence about its direction and the reasons behind it, along with actionable advice for taking advantage of existing and emerging opportunities
• Complimentary/special admission price to IDC's annual Directions conference, where you'll hear our latest forecasts and network with IDC analysts and other industry professionals
• Complimentary invitations to monthly executive telebriefings, interactive forums designed to provide you with insights about research and strategies directly from IDC analysts

To find out how our flexible packaging options can meet your specific business needs, please contact your IDC account manager.

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