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http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/06/04/apple_cracks_top_10_server_brands_during_first_quarter.html

The IDC report, cited by DigiTimes, indicates that Acer, Hitachi and Apple took eighth, ninth and tenth position with shipments of 14,900, 9,000 and 8,700 units, and on-quarter shipments growth of 5 percent, 26 percent and 73 percent, respectively.

Hitachi replaced China-based Lenovo, which joined Langchao in falling out of the top 10, according to the report.

Overall, worldwide server shipments in first quarter declined 11 percent on a quarterly basis as shipments from Dell and IBM — ranked second and third — fell 3 percent and 17 percent, respectively.

It appears that Apple is catching up on server sales, their servers remain an interesting proposition, see what the different server manufacturers can offer you as a value proposition or an integrated solution, Hitachi offer a virtualization solution which can be coupled with their excellent storage solution.

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