IDC reports global Q2 2014 thin client and terminal client device shipments total 1.4 million units, a 10.8% Y-o-Y increase. The analyst also forecasts 2014 shipments will reach 5.8m with 6.2%, before growing to 7.6m by 2018.
"As expected, enterprise client device shipments expanded from the previous quarter by 9%, with Dell being the major player with 14.3% Q-o-Q growth. Not only the thin clients, but terminal client shipments also saw a notable 31% increase from the previous quarter," IDC adds.
Thin clients make the vast majority (97%) of client devices, with "major" 14.5% Y-o-Y shipment growth. Terminal clients are also up with 31.5% Q-o-Q growth and shipments reaching 42964 units. Standalone clients are the most popular with 88.6% overall market share.
Zero clients hold 27.9% thin client share, a 22.8% Q-o-Q increase. Windows Embedded thin clients are the largest with 41.6% share.
As for vendors Dell makes it to top place with 28.8% global market share. HP follows with 26.5% share, even if it is 1st in 4 out of 8 geographic regions, wile NComputing remains 3rd at 11.6% share.
In 4th and 5th places are Centerm and Igel (a strong contender in W. Europe, with 89.6% of shipments concentrated there) respectively.
