| GartnerGroup's Dataquest Says European PC Industry Surpasses 23 Percent Growth in Third Quarter
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Egham, United Kingdom, November 5, 1999-The European personal computer market experienced robust growth in the third quarter of 1999, with PC shipments reaching 6.7 million units, up 23.5 percent from the third quarter of 1998, according to Dataquest Inc., a unit of Gartner Group, Inc. (NYSE: IT). Compaq remained the No. 1 vendor in the region, with its market share remaining at 16 percent. Dell and Siemens posted the strongest growth among the top-tier vendors with growth rates of 49 and 41 percent, respectively (see Table 1).
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Germany continued to lead the region, with shipments reaching 1.6 million units in the third quarter, an increase of 35 percent over the same period last year. The United Kingdom was the only other country to have shipments exceed 1 million units, as its shipments reached 1.3 million units, up 24.5 percent over the third quarter of last year.
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"After a modest second quarter, Germany has become again the driving force in the European PC market," said Howard Seabrook, vice president and director for Dataquest's Computer Systems and Peripherals programs. "Germany experienced strong demand in the consumer segment with growth above 45 percent, and the region also posted 31 percent growth in the professional segment. Small to medium-size enterprises, driven by year 2000 concerns, were widely perceived as the main driver behind this strong performance."
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Table 1
European PC Vendor Shipment Estimates, Third Quarter 1999 (Thousands of Units)
| Company |
Q3/98 Shipments |
Q3/98 Market Share (%) |
Q3/99 Shipments |
Q3/99 Market Share (%) |
Growth (%) |
| Compaq |
918 |
16.8 |
1,086 |
16.1 |
18.3 |
| Dell |
440 |
8.1 |
654 |
9.7 |
48.7 |
| Siemens |
344 |
6.3 |
485 |
7.2 |
40.8 |
| IBM |
433 |
7.9 |
482 |
7.1 |
11.2 |
| Hewlett-Packard |
325 |
5.9 |
435 |
6.5 |
34 |
| Others |
3,002 |
55 |
3,602 |
53.4 |
20 |
| Total Market |
5,462 |
100 |
6,744 |
100 |
23.5 |
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Note: Tables are PCs only (desktop, deskside, notebook, ultraportable, laptop, and transportable). Server-marketed PCs are not included.
Source: Dataquest (November 1999)
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The European home PC market grew 34 percent over the second quarter of 1998, with shipments reaching 1.8 million units. The professional PC market increased 20 percent, as shipments totaled 4.9 million units.
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Additional information on the European PC market is available in Dataquest's PC Quarterly Statistics Europe program. This program offers a comprehensive and timely picture of the European PC market. More information on this program is available on Dataquest's Web site at http://www.dataquest.com/public/static/home/ourservices/scopes/e02pcqseu.html.
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To subscribe to this program, please call 800-419-DATA, or 408-468-8009. More information about Dataquest's programs, descriptions of recent research reports, and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.dataquest.com.
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GartnerGroup's Dataquest is the recognized leader in providing the high-technology and financial communities with market intelligence for the semiconductor, computer systems and peripherals, communications, document management, software, and services sectors of the global information technology industry.
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