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IBM's Smarter Planet Evolves From Vendor-Push To Market-Pull: Page 3 of 3

Both analysts agree that while IBM doesn't have this space to itself, it is way ahead of the alternatives. "HP, Oracle-Sun, etc. are pushing the same idea with different words but less coherently while they try to establish a viable and vocal installed base," says Ptak.

It's a new area, and vendors are trying to grab their piece of the market. But wanting to and being willing to invest the resources for success are not the same thing. "HP would come to mind as somebody trying to play in this space. I don't think they have their story told as well yet as IBM," said Ptak.

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