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European server sales and shipments may have been muted when compared than in the world at large in the fourth quarter, but business was healthily up: revenue grew by 9.1 per cent to $4.3bn, the highest seen in EMEA since Q1 2007, according to IDC – and HP slipped into the number-one server-seller spot, besting worldwide leader …

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  1. Matt Bryant Silver badge
    Unhappy

    Worrying

    Whilst not a mainframe fanboi, I recognise the way the financial industry holds them in esteem. The figures don't seem to show something else (like AIX or hp-ux) replacing those UK mainframe sales. The fact the industry is buying them on the Continent but not in the UK is worrying as it could point to a lack of confidence on the part of UK-based financial houses.

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  2. RegGuy

    But servers are only part of the story...

    "HP's revenues and growth going forward is arguably more sustainable."

    Remember IBM uses its servers to up-sell software and services. You only need to bung in a midrange box to generate a wealth of other revenue streams. And it is the mid- and high-end Unix servers that generate the greatest profits.

    Any Tom, Dick or Harry can bung Linux on an x86 machine. But does that make money for the vendor?

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  3. Kebabbert

    IBM slams HP:

    IBM is going after HP

    http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/22105-ibm-slams-hp

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