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XML server software market to touch $ 3.5 billion by 2006 news
Our Convergence Bureau
12 November 2002

Mumbai: The worldwide XML server software market will continue growing in the next five years, driven by a steady demand for integration technologies.

The International Data Corporation (IDC), which tracks the information technology industry, says the XML server market will touch $3.5 billion in revenues by 2006.

The demand for integration technologies, IDC says, is one the reasons behind the 163.8-per cent growth rate in the XML server market from 2000 to 2001. Another reason is the increase of XML functionality in the application and integration server markets.

“Vendors that can commit to the development of XML-related solutions will now be well positioned to take advantage of new opportunities with customers as business conditions improve,” says Susan Funke, research manager for IDC’s Java and XML for e-business service. “The fact that the market grew so well in 2001, even with IT budget constraints, is testament that the XML server market will be a strong competitive landscape over the forecast period.”

The XML server market includes XML-enabled databases, native XML database servers, XML application servers, and XML content servers. IDC said XML-enabled databases and server solutions would grow rapidly, resulting in the relational database market becoming the dominant market for XML servers by 2006.

IDC also believes that XML database, application, and content servers will become more important because of the functionality they offer in integration for e-business platform adoption.

 


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XML server software market to touch $ 3.5 billion by 2006