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Who's on First?: Page 2 of 4

Figure 1:

Percentages of $4.84 billion total worldwide revenues. Source: Gartner Dataquest, July 2001

On June 21, Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE: CPQ) issued statements claiming “global enterprise storage leadership confirmed by Gartner Dataquest research.” On July 25, the company's earnings press release stated, "In June, Gartner Dataquest reported that Compaq's Enterprise Storage Group was named the world's number one supplier of storage area networks (SANs) based on sales in 2000." [Emphasis added.]

Today, Compaq reiterated the figures from Gartner -– as well as some new information from IDC -- in support of its claim to the “top storage vendor” position.

Figure 2:

Percentages of approximately 49,400 total units shipped worldwide. Source: Gartner Dataquest, June 2001

Who’s right? Can there really be two companies, archrivals indeed, sharing the number one market spot in SANs? How can one market research firm draw such seemingly conflicting conclusions?