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This IDC study presents a competitive analysis of the datacenter Layer 4–7 switch market. It provides vendor shares for 2008 and the first quarter of 2009 in both end-user and manufacturing revenue. "Many organizations are making real and lasting changes in their datacenter architecture. The underlying motivation for IT is to build a dynamic datacenter — an environment where the datacenter can be responsive to business within cost structures that enable an efficient use of resources. Datacenter Layer 4–7 switching will play an integral role in the datacenter of the future. The supplier landscape reflects the dynamic nature of the market and market share is hotly contested. Successful vendors will likely offer solutions that leverage the deployment of various virtualization technologies for consolidation, production, green IT, and mobility." — Lucinda Borovick, IDC research vice president, Datacenter Networks