HP also dominated the field in terms of the dollar value share of deals that VARs plan to close in the second half of the year, racking up 31 percent, compared to IBM with 22.3 percent, Oracle with 17 percent and Microsoft with 11.7 percent.
HP also came out on top of its three closest competitors in average transaction size of systems management software deals projected to close in the second half, with $39,600, followed by Oracle with $37,400, Microsoft ($34,600) and IBM ($34,300).
Overall, VARs expect to close 3.3 percent more revenue in systems management software deals in the second half of the year than in the first half.
