WIN AN HP PALMTOP-JUST FILL OUT A SURVEY
FILL OUT A SURVEY AND WIN AN HP PALMPTOP!! The following survey is being conducted by Kidder, Peabody & Co. Kidder is an international investment banking firm founded in 1861 and is based in New York with 50 analysts in Tokyo, London, and New York. We have five analysts that comprise our Technology Group and analyze various technology industries (software, hardware, semiconductors, defense electronics, and semiconductor equipment). Users' opinions regarding the products, companies, and industries we track are critical to assessing the future fortunes or misfortunes of technology companies. Although we take paper surveys regularly, we thought we'd try to reach more users via this network in return for raffling off an attractive prize. If we receive at least 100 responses, we will award an HP Palmtop to a survey participant selected by a random drawing. If any of this violates any rules of the network, and we couldn't find any rule that prohibited this survey, then please forgive the intrusion. Otherwise take a stab at the SHORT survey (only 7 questions) that follows and have a shot at winning the HP. All answers to this survey must be received by June 28, 1993 to be elgible for the drawing. Surveys can be faxed in as well. Only one survey per individual please. If this format works, we'll conduct these electronic surveys periodically. Kidder is a big firm and HP can make a lot of palmtops! Question regarding this survey should directed to this internet addresss or reach me by mail, phone, or fax as follows: Charles Phillips Vice President Software Industry Analyst Kidder, Peabody & Co. 10 Hanover Square New York, NY 10005 Phone: 212-510-3859 Fax: 212-510-3084 Internet: phillips@analyst.win.net Compuserve: 73766,1630 SURVEY FOLLOWS SURVEY FOLLOWS SURVEY FOLLOWS SURVEY FOLLOWS ================================================================ 1. What is your department/organization's strategy toward Windows/NT (place an X by all that apply) ___Not likely to migrate within next12 months ___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 ___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 ___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 __ NT will eventually be as scalable as Unix across multiple hardware platforms __ The cost advantage of NT will make it a compelling operating system over time __ 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 | | -------------------------------------------------- INGRES | | -------------------------------------------------- ORACLE | | -------------------------------------------------- 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 1994 1995 1996 THANKS! YOU WILL BE ENTERED IN THE DRAWING FOR THE HP PALMPTOP!
On Sun, 20 Jun 1993, Charles Phillips wrote: > Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1993 10:33:30 > From: Charles Phillips <phillips@analyst.win.net> > To: info-vax@sri.com, listserv@sbccvm.spu.edu, info-as400@joiner.com, > info-unix@brl.mil, informix-list@rmy.emory.edu, > oracle@moose.cs.indiana.edu > Subject: WIN AN HP PALMTOP-JUST FILL OUT A SURVEY > > FILL OUT A SURVEY AND WIN AN HP PALMPTOP!! > OK, I'll bite! > SURVEY FOLLOWS SURVEY FOLLOWS SURVEY FOLLOWS SURVEY FOLLOWS > ================================================================ > 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 _X_Will use selectively to experimtent _X_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 ___Sun OS ___HP Unix ___IBM AIX ___Other Unix ___OS/2 ___Novell Netware ___Lan Manager _X_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 ___Sun OS ___HP Unix ___IBM AIX ___Other Unix ___OS/2 ___Novell Netware ___Lan Manager _X_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) _X_ Client (desktop) operating system _X_ Application Server _X_ File Server _X_ Decision Support Applications _X_ OLTP applications _X_ Workgroup Applications (2-7 users) _X_ Departmental Applications (7-30 users) _X_ 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 __ 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 _X 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 _X 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 | | -------------------------------------------------- INGRES | | -------------------------------------------------- ORACLE | 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 80% 1994 85% 1995 90% 1996 93% > THANKS! YOU WILL BE ENTERED IN THE DRAWING FOR THE HP > PALMPTOP! You're welcome. You can ship any palmtops to me (care of the university) at the address below:. --Phil // Phil Rand prand@paul.spu.edu // Computer & Information Systems (206) 281-2428 // Seattle Pacific University, 3307 3rd Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119