Re: WIN AN HP PALMTOP-JUST FILL OUT A SURVEY

1. What is your department/organization's strategy toward Windows/NT (place an X by all that apply) _x_Not likely to migrate within next12 months _x_Not likely to migrate within next 24 months ___Will use selectively to experimtent ___Will use selectively initially, but probably standardize on the product at some point ___Still evaluating ___Will move aggressively to NT over the next 24 months ___Will move aggressively to NT over the next 12 months 2. Which of the following operating systems is likely to be your organization's dominant departmental or workgroup operating system over the NEXT 12 MONTHS? (place "X" by one) ___SCO Unix _x_Sun OS ___HP Unix ___IBM AIX ___Other Unix ___OS/2 ___Novell Netware ___Lan Manager ___VMS ___OS/400 (AS/400) ___Other 3. Which of the following operating systems is likely to be your organization's dominant departmental or workgroup operating system IN TWO YEARS? (place X by one) ___SCO Unix _x_Sun OS ___HP Unix ___IBM AIX ___Other Unix ___OS/2 ___Novell Netware ___Lan Manager ___VMS ___OS/400 (AS/400) ___Other 4. If you are planning to use NT, how will it be used (place "X" by all that apply) ___ Client (desktop) operating system ___ Application Server ___ File Server ___ Decision Support Applications ___ OLTP applications ___ Workgroup Applications (2-7 users) ___ Departmental Applications (7-30 users) ___ Enterprise level applications (30+ users) 5. Which statements reflect your opinion of Windows/NT relative to UNIX? (place "X" by all that apply) __ NT is fine for workgroup applications, but Unix is more appropriate for departmental and enterprise applications x_ NT will eventually be as scalable as Unix across multiple hardware platforms x_ The cost advantage of NT will make it a compelling operating system over time x_ Application availability for NT will be the key factor that draws users over time; NT likely to dominate in three to five years __ The common application programming interfaces (APIs) between Windows/NT and Windows 3.1 represent are a strong attraction for developers __ The proven relaibility and robustness of Unix outweigh the benefit of a single standard like Windows __ My organization is leaning toward NT because it simplifies our IT architecture __ Recent efforts by Unix vendors to standardize APIs will stifle the impact of NT 6. Please indicate your organization plans relative to relational databases? (place an "X" in all appropriate columns) DATABASE INSTALLED NOW PLAN TO BUY MORE IN NEXT 12 MONTHS ------- ------------------ ------------------- INFORMIX | | -------------------------------------------------- SYBASE | x | -------------------------------------------------- INGRES | | -------------------------------------------------- ORACLE | x | x -------------------------------------------------- PROGRESS | | -------------------------------------------------- INTERBASE | | 7. Please indicate what percent of your organization's data has already been moved to a relational database and what percent is likely to move in the future. (fill in percentage) YEAR PERCENT OF DATA IN A RELATIONAL DATABASE 1993 90% 1994 98% 1995 98% 1996 98% THANKS! YOU WILL BE ENTERED IN THE DRAWING FOR THE HP PALMPTOP!