“Sun's vision of computing is a promising one because it will allow a great variety of clients to participate on networks without the prior installation of special protocol stacks and LAN-specific software drivers on each client machine. Instead, the software drivers can be delivered via Java technology, on a just-in-time basis, as needed. Interoperability will be enhanced, and that interoperability will be good for end users both in the office and at home.”
“IBM maintained the No. 1 spot in the server blade market, with 40.9 percent market share, while HP maintained the No. 2 position with 38.6 percent share. Dell's share of the blade market decreased to 6.5 percent in 2Q05.”
“We do not believe that any one platform will be in a position to force another platform out of the marketplace for many years to come. End users [will continue to] utilize a mix of operating systems in their infrastructures.”
