IBM in Thailand, Vietnam and Philippines also ranked #1 in overall server revenue marketshare for Q3 2011

IBM announced continued leadership momentum within the Enterprise Server market in ASEAN, sustaining strong market share and clinching the top spot, as reported by major analyst firm, IDC.

According to IDC's Asia/Pacific Quarterly Server Tracker, IBM took the top spot in the ASEAN non-x86 server market with 59.1% revenue share in Q3 2011. IBM's success was powered by IBM Power Systems™ and System z servers. In the high-end enterprise server segment, IBM captured 78.8% revenue share in Q3 2011.

In Thailand, IBM reclaimed the number one server vendor position, interms of overall server revenue marketshare with a 44 percent share, gaining 1.6 points of share over the same quarter in 2010, making IBM’s overall server market revenue 15.1 share points higher than the next closest competitor in Q3 2011.

IBM was also the number one ranked vendor interms of marketshare in Thailand in Q3 2011 for :

➢ High-end Enterprise ($250k+ servers) segment with 82.1% revenue share (a substantial 67.9 points higher than the next closest competitor)

➢ RISC/EPIC servers segment with 45% revenue share (a stellar 15.3 points higher than the next closest competitor)

➢ Nonx86 Unix server revenue share at 45.5 percent (a compelling 16.5 points higher than the next closest competitor)

➢ Linux server revenue share at 42.3 percent (an acceptable 12.3 points higher than the next closest competitor)

IBM also reported success in the growing markets of Thailand, Vietnam and Philippines fueled by interest and success in Smarter Computing. Smarter Computing refers to smarter architecture that can help clients gain actionable insights from data, increase IT capacity and deliver new services faster to create profitable business opportunities. IBM introduced its Smarter Computing approach to information technology earlier this year as a way for organizations to realize greater efficiencies, improved reliability, and better performance, and all, at lower costs. The strategy centers around three fundamental aspects: leveraging analytics to exploit vast amounts of data for business goals; utilizing optimized systems that are designed for specific tasks; and managing as much of the IT as possible with cloud-computing technologies.

Tanapong Ittisakulchai Country Manager, System & Technology Group, IBM Thailand said "Our continued momentum is being powered by our investments in differentiated systems and leadership technology, where we continue to push the envelope in terms of innovation, scalability and performance. While some of our competitors are plagued by distractions, IBM remains focused on investing in future growth and innovating for our clients. As the Thailand economy continues to grow, clients are looking increasingly to IBM to help modernize their IT infrastructures, realize cost savings and innovate for growth. IBM is committed to always finding ways to deliver value to our clients, as at the end of the day, it’s about the customer, about delivering highly scalable, cost-effective, energy-efficient solutions that help clients differentiate themselves in their chosen markets."