EMC Corporation, the world leader in information management and storage, led the world wide storage software market in total revenue for the 11th consecutive quarter in the third quarter of 2005, according to a report released today by IDC [a]. During the third quarter EMC also led the storage replication market with more than twice the revenue share of the next closest provider, and the storage resource management (SRM) market with more than four times the revenue share of the next closest provider. In the back-up and archive segment EMC continued to grow revenue share and outpace the total market as well as the segment revenue leader.

Howard Elias, EMC's Executive Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Office of Technology, said, "Once again, EMC's sustained storage software leadership underscores how more and more customers are adopting information lifecycle management strategies that are brought to life through EMC software. As we continue to execute on the most prolific product rollout in the company's history, the power associated with our ability to innovate and integrate new technology will drive ever-increasing levels of value for customers around the globe."

Information lifecycle management (ILM) is driven in large part by software-enabled intelligence in the information infrastructure. EMC's software offering includes a wide range of products to address customers' most pressing needs for consolidation, business continuity, recovery and archive, compliance, content management, virtualization, resource management and data protection.