IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that analystfirm Gartner, Inc. has ranked IBM as the worldwide market share leader inthe application development marketplace based on total software revenue in2006.This marks the sixth consecutive year that IBM is the global leader in theapplication development software market, according to Gartner.According to the independent report, IBM is the leading market share vendorin total software revenue, with 25.2 percent market share, more than doublethe share of its nearest competitor. The worldwide application developmentand project and portfolio management software market grew 7.2 percent in2006 to nearly $7.2 billion, according to Gartner."Customers need an open and flexible environment for developing software.The one-size-fits-all approach does not work for the multi-platformenterprise customer," said Dr. Danny Sabbah, general manager, IBM RationalSoftware. "IBM's continued market share leadership is a clear testament toour cross-platform strategy and end-to-end software portfolio."IBM was also noted for its overall leadership across applicationdevelopment market sub-categories, including Java AD Tools, Object OrientedAnalysis & Design, Software Change & Configuration Management-Distributed,and Language-oriented development -- the largest application developmentsubmarket. In addition, Gartner named IBM market share leader in theRequirement Management sub-category in the Middle East and Africa, Japanand Latin America regions. According to the report, IBM is also the marketshare leader for the Testing-Mainframe category in the Middle East andAfrica and Japan.IBM Rational helps clients govern the business process of software andsystems delivery. IBM Rational products and best practices power the IBMRational Software Delivery Platform, the premier platform for teams whobuild, extend, modernize, integrate and deploy software in businessapplications, embedded systems and software products. This cross-platformsolution offers IBM customers and business partners an integratedapplication development environment that is based on open standards,including the universal Eclipse framework.Gartner's Market Share Report titled "Market Share: Application Developmentand Project and Portfolio Management, Worldwide, 2006" is authored byLaurie Wurster, Fabrizio Biscotti and Asheesh Raina and was published May22, 2007. The report analyzes the total software revenue for vendors in theapplication development and project and portfolio management markets.Gartner is a leading provider of research and analysis on the globalinformation technology industry.IBM helps developers remain competitive in today's fast-paced developmentenvironment. Innovative programs such as IBM developerWorks, the premiertechnical resource for software developers, and IBM alphaWorks, IBM'semerging technologies outlet, provide an online community for thedevelopers of today and tomorrow. Developers who are independent softwarevendors can take advantage of sales and marketing tools, skill-buildingcourses and technical support by joining the worldwide IBM PartnerWorldprogram. IBM's Academic Initiative and IBM Rational Software DevelopmentConference are examples of the ongoing learning and community-buildingprograms needed by students, educators and developers worldwide.For more information, visit http://www.ibm.com/rational . Add to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to Newsvine Contact: Karen Lilla IBM 1-617-693-8115 karen_lilla@us.ibm.com
