<p>ARMONK, N.Y., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that based on Gartner's definition of the application infrastructure and middleware market, IBM has once again been named the overall marketshare leader. The rankings are based on total worldwide revenue for 2012 and marks 12 consecutive years of leadership for IBM.</p><p>(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO )</p><p>According to the Gartner Inc. report[1], IBM was the leading software vendor with 30.9 percent marketshare, nearly double that of its closest competitor. The worldwide application infrastructure and middleware software market grew five percent to $20 billion, according to Gartner.</p><p>"We believe the latest Gartner report underscores IBM's continued software leadership and shift to higher value business areas that meet our clients' most pressing long term business initiatives," said Steve Mills , senior vice president and group executive, IBM Software &amp; Systems. "Today's news further demonstrates the success of this strategy and how IBM is helping usher its clients into the next era of computing."</p><p><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/report-ibm-named-marketshare-leader-in-application-infrastructure-and-middleware-software-for-12-consecutive-years-201983491.html">Keep reading...</a></p>