SUNFLASH ! ---------- Sunflash is an electronic mail news service from Sun Microsystems, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Please address comments to John McLaughlin (sun!sunvice!johnj or johnmclaughlin@sun.COM). (305) 776-7770. Sunflash is targeted at Sun customers and users, not Sun employees as much of the information posted to sunflash is already available to Sun employees. If you have any information that you think would be of value to Sun users and customers, please email it to sun!sunvice!johnj. FOR Your Information -------------------- This is a short Article from UnixWorld - October 1989: For Subscription information to UnixWorld contact: UNIX/WORLD Tech Valley Publishing 444 Castro St. Mountain View, CA 94041 U.S.A. monthly +1-415-940-1500 -johnj ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ UNIX Sales To Reach $26 Billion By 1993 Sun Still Leads The Workstation Marketplace According to a recent study from International Data Corp. (508-872-8200), sales of UNIX hardware systems continue to grow more than 30% yearly, the biggest growth rate of any segment in the computer hardware market. Meanwhile, the mainstream systems market plods along: Growth is a sluggish 7%. The international UNIX market is increasing a bit faster than the domestic market, 39% vs. 36%. A number worth remembering: Sales of UNIX systems will reach a whopping $26 billion by 1993. Another IDC study says the workstation market hit the $4.5 billion mark in 1988, with international sales growing 83% over their 1987 level. Nearly 60% of the systems shipped were based on the Motorola 68000 line, while one in seven systems was RISC-based. To no one's surprise, Sun led the market in unit shipments, annual revenues, and total installations. Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom account for more than 70% of the European UNIX market, a third IDC study says, but the fastest growth is taking place in Spain. Small-scale systems continue to dominate the UNIX market in Europe. According to a report from Frost & Sullivan (212-233-1080), the market for artificial intelligence hardware and software used in automated manufacturing will triple over the next several years, growing from $121 million in 1988 to $393 million in 1993. The biggest growth will come in A1 software.