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To: Fernando Saldanha who wrote (24842)	1/2/1999 4:37:00 AM
From: PJ Strifas	Read Replies (1) of 42771

Hello! Are you sure they are replacing Netware or just adding NT? Microsoft just loves to mush the two stats together for marketing and press :) Usually where NT is making inroads into NetWare's territory is in small offices (one server less than 30 cleint PCs). Anything more than that and most people find they need 2 NT server to handle the load where one NetWare server once was. I won't even get into segmented switched LANs and NT's DHCP..... When you factor the costs of NT (maintaining, training etc) by 2 it becomes rather daunting to replace NetWare with 2 NT servers and still keep smiling about it one year later. Funny thing? I work for a company that does IT training and system integration. We have many people taking MCSE courses but they also take CNE courses as well. I'd have to say it's fairly even since most people usually opt for getting both certifications unless it's a corporate customer who has specialized needs. As for NT installation -- wherever we can, we try to sway people from losing their investment in NetWare (tools, training etc) by just upgrading NetWare and if necessary incorporating NT for specialized services (such as Exchange or SQL). But in some cases we do prefer NT -- one server, one location, less than 30 client PCs. Peter

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