Storage management revenue up.(STORAGE NETWORKING)(Brief Article)

Business Communications Review, June, 2005

The worldwide market for storage management software rose 12.3 percent in 2004 over 2003, said Gartner, Inc. The 2004 market share leaders were as follows: * EMC--29.5 percent * Veritas--18.5 percent * IBM--12.2 percent * Computer Associates--5.3 percent * Network Appliance--5.2 percent * Hewlett-Packard--4.8 percent * Hitachi/HDS--4.5 percent Of these leaders, CA and HP lost market share, while EMC grew its share to extend its lead.

[GRAPHIC OMITTED] The information is contained in the reports, "2004 Storage Management Software Market Share" and "Storage Management Software Forecasts: 2005-2009."