DUBLIN, Ireland, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The recent stabilization of the global economy, along with resurgence in corporate IT investment, helped facilitate steady development in the global server market and boost shipment growth for Taiwanese makers. In the third quarter, Taiwanese server shipment volume reached a new historic high of 525,000 units, marking 18% year-on-year growth.

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Total shipment value topped off at US $457 million for 19.9% year-on-year growth. The fourth quarter brings the peak of corporate procurement for the year, but economic uncertainties clouding the dawn of 2005 will likely dampen corporate enthusiasm for IT investment. As such, Taiwanese server shipments will continue to expand, but not by the wide margin enjoyed in 2004.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c16284 ) has announced the addition of The Taiwanese Server Industry, 3Q 2004 and Beyond to their offering.

Quarterly shipment forecasts up to the third quarter of 2005; special discussion on blade servers, 64-bit CPUs, and shipment trends for various x86 servers and RISC servers. 3Q 2004 review of shipment volume and value, manufacturer rankings, shipment volume and value by tier and tier analysis of barebones and full system shipments, CPU architecture, CPU count, form factor, and business types; as well as a review of production locations and shipment destinations.

Companies mentioned in this report include:

AMD, Arima, ASUS, Dell, FIC, Gigabyte, HP, IBM, Intel, Iwill, Mitac, MSI, Quanta, Sun Microsystems, Tatung, USI, Wistron

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