Strong sales from HP and Dell carried the worldwide server market higher during the first quarter of 2005, according to the latest data from Gartner.

Total server sales hit $12.3 billion - up 4 per cent from the $11.8bn sold in the same period last year. Gartner characterized this rise in sales as a solid start to the year. In particular, the uptick in server shipments seemed to indicate that a feared slowdown in corporate spending is not in play.

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