Workstation Market Begins to Stabilize – Analysts

From X-bit Labs: The market of workstations and professional graphics hardware showed stabilization in the second quarter of 2009, according to data recently published by Jon Peddie Research. Even though the market grew slightly both in terms of units and dollars, it is hard to say when it will rebound to the levels before the global recession.

Q1 2009 had showed more of the carnage that engulfed global markets in the fourth quarter of 2008. But mercifully, as the research firm had expected, Q2 2009 showed some much-needed consistency in the market, adding more evidence that demand has bottomed and a recovery is in the offing. All told, the second quarter saw 602 thousand workstations shipped, up 4.4% sequentially and down 31% year over year, the latter figure presenting a drop consistent with Q1.

Looking forward, the quarter’s market results offered up some nuggets of data that – in combination with improving macroeconomic global indicators – affirm JPR’s outlook for a cautious, yet discernible, move back up starting in the second half.

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