More Than 200 Additional Customers Switch To IBM Systems From Sun, HP

ARMONK, N.Y., Oct 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced
that 235 customers moved critical business workloads to IBM servers and
storage systems from Sun and HP in the third quarter.

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All told, since IBM established its Migration Factory program three years ago
to help clients move to IBM systems, nearly 2,000 customers have switched to
IBM servers and storage, primarily from Sun and HP, including approximately
400 from Sun and 200 from HP this year.

The company also reported that 84 clients moved to IBM Power Systems from Sun
alone in the third quarter. Customers are turning to IBM for its long-term
investments in systems and stable, innovative product roadmaps, producing
systems that are designed for specific purposes, such as business analytics
and ultra-high transactions processing.

IBM's momentum continues in UNIX servers, where the company gained 7.4 points
in the second quarter to lead with 41.4 percent revenue share, ahead of Sun at
27.3 percent (down 4.4 points) and HP at 24.8 percent (down 1.6 points),
according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker. IBM is the only major
UNIX vendor to gain revenue share in the past five years (+11 points) while
both Sun (-2.5 points) and HP (-4.6 points) lost share.

IBM reported that it gained five points of share in Power Systems in the third
quarter, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of share gains. In addition,
IBM System x systems gained two points of share, and IBM storage also gained
share in the third quarter.
IBM increased the revenue generated from competitive Power Systems
displacements of both Sun and HP customers to over $150 million in the third
quarter. This amounts to more than $400 million in sales from UNIX competitive
takeouts this year.
IBM has moved customers from competitive systems to IBM systems in industries
such as financial services, communications, public sector, healthcare, retail,
and general business. Customers that recently switched to IBM include Apollo
Pharmacy, India Cements, Menzies Distribution and Sun TV Network (SDTV).

About Migration Factory

IBM has built a world-class migration capability to help customers move from
their current non-IBM gear to IBM Systems - the IBM Migration Factory. The
highly successful program includes competitive server assessments, migration
services, and other resources.

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Contact(s) information
Rick Bause
IBM Media Relations
845-892-5463
rbause@us.ibm.com

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Rick Bause, IBM Media Relations, +1-845-892-5463, rbause@us.ibm.com