In the wider European market, Unix hardware sales rose by 16% in 1991, compared with 14% in 1990, says a new International Data Corp report. Workstation and personal computer markets again experienced high rates of growth, however, the move by many hardware vendors into the desktop arena – growing at a lower rate – has, IDC says, left users confused about which environment to choose. Small multi-user systems now represent 50% of the total Unix market in 1991, with Hewlett-Packard Co, IBM Corp, ICL Plc and Sun Microsystems Inc RISC, and Ing C Olivetti & Co SaP, Unisys Corp and NCR Corp Intel Corp iAPX-86-based systems preferred over Motorola Inc 68000 kit. The market for high-end multi-user Unix systems was mostly static in 1991.
