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HP #1 IN WW SERVER SHIPMENTS FOR SEVEN CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS

HP announced that it continued its number one position for worldwide server shipments for the seventh consecutive quarter, according to figures released by IDC.

IDC data reports that HP is once again the leading global x86 vendor with 32.6% total units shipped worldwide in unit market share in Q403. HP's ProLiant line helped drive this growth with yet another consecutive quarter of record unit shipments, becoming the first vendor to ship over 400,000 units in the quarter.

Key highlights :

• In the fast growing Windows and Linux markets, HP continued its number one position for revenue and shipments for both the calendar quarter and year.
• HP was the number 1 supplier of UNIX servers for 2003 with 31.9% share of the worldwide UNIX revenue.
• HP leadership in these three operating environments is significant as they represent over 90% of servers shipped.
• HP maintained its No. 1 position in EPIC servers, bolstered by sales of its Itanium-based Integrity servers, which hold leading performance benchmarks across UNIX, Windows and Linux in over 30 categories.

About HP

HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and printing. For the last four fiscal quarters, HP revenue totaled $74.7 billion. More information about HP is available at http://www.hp.com.