HP continued to gain worldwide server market share across the board with its HP ProLiant and HP Integrity server lines, according to calendar year 2008 figures reported today by IDC.(1)

HP maintained the number one position in server shipments as well as gained factory revenue market share year over year for the calendar fourth quarter. Overall, HP gained the most total server unit and revenue market share year over year of the top five vendors in the fourth quarter.

HP ProLiant has led the x86 server market in worldwide shipments for the past 50 quarters, as reported by IDC.(2) For the first time since 2003, HP has tied for the lead in x86 server shipments in the Americas region, with a 6.4 per cent year over year share gain. With HP ProLiant servers, HP now ships more x86 servers in each region than any other vendor.

“Now more than ever, customers need reliable servers that deliver better performance, improved energy usage and cost advantages,” said Paul Gottsegen, vice president, Industry Standard Servers, HP.

IDC’s figures show that within the blade server market HP held 54.8 per cent factory revenue and 51.5 per cent units shipped for the fourth quarter of 2008.