IBM India has announced that Gartner Inc has named IBM Software Group as the India market share leader in the business integration, collaboration, systems management and development software categories in 2010 with 31.4 percent market share and grew at 15.4 percent vis-à-vis 2009, based on revenue. According to the report, IBM Software Group led the India market in 2010 with 31.4 percent market share and grew at 15.4 percent vis-à-vis 2009.

According to the report, IBM maintained its 2010 leadership as the leading software vendor in India with 55.3 percent market share in the application infrastructure and middleware (AIM) software segment based on total revenue for 2010, extending its lead to more than three times that of its closest competitor. According to Gartner, IBM grew 16.5 percent in 2010, higher than the overall market. The India application infrastructure and middleware software market grew 12.7 percent to $228.2 million.

According to the Gartner report, IBM holds the number one market share position in India in key sub-markets growing faster than the overall IT market. For example, the Business Process Management Suite (BPMS) segment grew at 4.9 percent in 2010. IBM was also named the number one vendor in India for BPM software with a 43.3 percent share, growing at 20.2 percent vis-a-vis 2009. BPM software enables companies to develop and implement processes that help their businesses be more agile and grow.