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PALO ALTO, Calif.---HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced that independent industry analyst firm IDC
has named it the No. 1 or No. 2 market share leader in several IT
management software markets.
The IDC reports cited HP as No. 1 in the distributed system management,(1)
automated software quality (ASQ),(2) and
network change and configuration management software(3)
markets. Additionally, the company ranked No. 2 in the server
provisioning(4) and IT project and portfolio
management software markets.(5)
These markets are served by solutions from the HP Business Technology
Optimization (BTO) software portfolio, which help customers drive better
business outcomes, such as lowering the cost of IT by automating key
processes across IT domains, better align IT with the business, and
speed service delivery to support strategic business initiatives.
“With so much of business today relying on
technology, our customers depend on HP BTO software to bring IT into
full alignment with the business and ensure IT investments deliver
maximum value,” said Ben Horowitz, vice
president and general manager, BTO products, Software, HP. “We
are committed to delivering the best BTO software in the industry, and
it is a strong endorsement to be so highly ranked by IDC in these key
markets.”
No. 1 in distributed system management software
According to IDC, the distributed system management software market
segment includes software tools that are routinely used in IT operations
or by end users to manage system and application resources for
distributed systems. This market is composed of six major constituent
functional markets,(1) and HP was named first
or second in revenue in three of these sub-markets.(6,7)
According to the reports:
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HP achieved first place in worldwide software license revenue in the
overall distributed performance and availability management software
market in 2006.(6)
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The market leader for 2006 in worldwide distributed event automation
software revenue by a wide margin was HP, which was able to take first
place in this market for the fifth consecutive year.(6)
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HP moved up sharply to reach second place overall in worldwide system
management software market revenue in 2006 and continued to grow at
substantially faster rates than the overall system management software
market.(7)
“HP’s revenue
leadership in these markets was boosted by the acquisition of Mercury
Interactive in 2006,” wrote Tim Grieser,
program vice president, Enterprise System Management Software, IDC, and
author of three of the reports. “The
acquisition combines Mercury’s BTO solutions
and messaging with HP Software’s long
established enterprise management software for systems and networks.”(7)
HP Software offerings for the distributed system management market help
IT gain visibility into operations from a business perspective so it can
better align with business priorities. These offerings include:
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HP Operations Center allows IT to consolidate availability, event and
system performance management across existing IT domains to increase
staff efficiency and streamline operational processes. It provides a
comprehensive perspective on infrastructure services and leverages a
combination of intelligent agents and agent-less technology.
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HP Network Management Center automates the essential lifecycle tasks
of operating a network, including network discovery and continuous
monitoring, root-cause analysis and deployment of configuration
changes. Integrated with HP Operations Center, it provides
a cross-domain infrastructure management solution.
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HP Business Availability Center enables IT to monitor the health of
applications and business services from a user’s
perspective. It includes capabilities to manage end-user
experience, deliver on service level expectations and accelerate
problem isolation and resolution.
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HP Service Management Center automates and streamlines the delivery
and support of IT services to the business. It provides capabilities
to orchestrate and automate key IT processes across process domains,
manage the full lifecycle of IT assets, enable the complete financial
management of IT and drive rapid tactical and strategic decisions
based on quantitative business intelligence.
No. 1 in automated software quality
According to IDC, HP Software “remains by far
the most dominant vendor in the ASQ arena,”
and IDC expects to see significant growth for HP moving into 2007.(2)
IDC defines ASQ (automated software quality) to include tools which
support software unit testing or system testing or both; they also
support software quality assurance.(2)
“We expect HP to build on its existing
strength with core improvements to its testing product line,”
said Melinda-Carol Ballou, program director for the Application
Lifecycle Management Service and principle analyst, IT Management
Service, IDC, and author of two of the reports. “HP
Software’s strength in SOA, opportunities in
information lifecycle, and operations for service quality management and
governance are potentially fertile areas for growth.”(2)
HP’s offerings in this space include HP
Quality Center and HP Performance Center, which help customers ensure
that their applications deliver the right functionality and performance
to meet the requirements of their business.
No. 1 in network change and configuration management software market
In addition, HP data center automation software (from the recent Opsware
Inc. acquisition) was the market share leader and “saw
the largest gain, more than tripling its revenue share from 2005 to 2006”
in the network change and configuration management software market,
according to IDC.(3)
IDC identified Opsware Inc. as the fastest growing vendor in the
worldwide network change and configuration management market for the
period 2005-2006. Opsware saw the largest gain, more than tripling its
revenue share from 9.4 percent in 2005 to 27.1 percent in 2006.
According to IDC, the network is becoming a key component in the
execution of the business model and, in some cases, it is the business
model. Network change and configuration products are one way to reign in
the chaos that can exist when changes are made in a manual ad hoc
fashion. Network change and configuration products provide a framework
that gives detailed insight into the network devices and thereby greater
understanding of the network environment.(3)
No. 2 in server provisioning software market
IDC also identified Opsware Inc. as the No. 2 vendor in the worldwide
server provisioning software market for the period 2005-2006, in terms
of software revenue. Opsware achieved this ranking with $82 million in
revenue and 24.4 percent market share.(4)
Opsware is recognized as one of only two vendors to increase its market
share from 2005-2006, securing more than double the market share of the
other vendor. The combined market share of HP and Opsware in the server
provisioning market would place HP first in the market.
The server provisioning market is centered on the deployment,
configuration and management of server system and application software
stack images. The HP Data Center Automation solution provides
capabilities from initial provisioning of servers, networks and storage
devices to managing ongoing changes and compliance requirements.
No. 2 in IT project and portfolio management software market
In a separate IDC report, HP Software was noted for its second place in
total revenue in the worldwide automated IT project and portfolio
management (IT PPM) software market.
PPM applications are used for defining, estimating, tracking and
optimizing the tasks and resources required to plan and complete a
project as well as to manage the portfolio of an enterprise’s
body of projects, including “what if”
analysis on proposed projects.
IT PPM tools facilitate joint business/IT planning. These products
provide portfolio visibility into IT projects, programs and resource
allocations and costs in conjunction with expected business value to
help enable effective prioritization.(5)
HP’s offerings in this area include HP
Project and Portfolio Management Center, which standardizes, manages and
captures the execution of project and operational activities. It
optimizes overall IT portfolio decision-making by providing critical
real-time information.
More information about HP Software offerings is available at www.hp.com/go/software.
About HP
HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its
customers – from individual consumers to the
largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal
computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the
world’s largest IT companies, with revenue
totaling $100.5 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended July 31,
2007. More information about HP is available at www.hp.com.
Note to editors: More news from HP, including links to RSS feeds, is
available at www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/.
(1) IDC, “Worldwide
Distributed System Management Software 2007-2011 Forecast Summary and
2006 Vendor Shares,” Doc # 208325, by Tim
Grieser Stephen Elliot, and Frederick W. Broussard, August 2007.
(2) IDC, “Worldwide
Automated Software Quality 2007-2011 Forecast and 2006 Vendor Shares:
Growing Up in a Smaller World,” Doc # 207580,
by Melinda-Carol Ballou, July 2007.
(3) IDC, “Worldwide
Network Change and Configuration Management 2007-2011 Forecast and
Analysis,” Doc # 206191, by Tracy Corbo,
March 2007.
(4) IDC, “Worldwide
Server Provisioning Software 2007-2011 Forecast and 2006 Vendor Shares,”
Doc # 208399, by Stephen Elliot, August 2007.
(5) IDC, “Worldwide
Automated IT Project and Portfolio Management Software 2007-2011
Forecast and 2006 Vendor Shares: Dynamic Consolidation Extends a Growing
Market,” Doc # 208144, by Melinda-Carol
Ballou, August 2007.
(6) IDC, “Worldwide
Distributed Performance and Availability Management Software 2007-2011
Forecast Summary and 2006 Vendor Shares,” Doc
# 208315, by Tim Grieser, Stephen Elliot, and Frederick W. Broussard,
August 2007.
(7) IDC, “Worldwide
System Management Software 2007-2011 Forecast and 2006 Vendor Shares,”
Doc # 208275, by Tim Grieser, Stephen Elliot, and Frederick W.
Broussard, August 2007.
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