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Technology Stocks : Citrix Systems (CTXS) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: dwayanu who wrote (8058)	5/13/2000 12:01:00 PM
From: David Montgomery	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9068

*Why go to any additional cost or effort at all?* That, indeed, is the other side of the question. I have reason to use some "applications" at remote locations. I posed the question of using a Citrix based solution to the IT department. They were "looking into it." The biggest concern expressed was the "legal" side of the issue. I really don't know what the concern was. I simply surmised that someone was playing some sort of game. As a result, they'll be purchasing a new $10,000 application, a laptop to put it on, and some additional software to support the laptop. If they're lucky, the whole system will pay for itself in about 5 years (not including the cost of upgrades, etc). I may find myself looking for a new job. If they can throw that kind of money away, they'll have a hard time staying competitive. Maybe we're still at a state where the bottom line economics of how to run a computer department aren't clearly understood. I know that I don't understand the "total cost of computing" explanations - they're simply too technical for me. Management is willing to cut 10% of the workforce every so many years in the interest of "cost efficiency" or whatever. We all know that one of the costs of "staff reductions" is the loss of what is now called "human capital." The cost of replacement is often greater than the short term cost reduction (IMHO). I wonder how long it will take these managers to "discover" the current set of software solutions that have (apparently) proven themselves to reduce the overall cost of doing business. At any rate, we appear to be at an interesting state of affairs right now. Based on a total of ONE observation, I have made the inference that these managers are at least looking into methods to reduce their computing overheads. Once they analyze all the "facts," we'll see how things go. Maybe the managers ought to consult with their grandchildren - the level of "computer literacy" is a lot greater with that generation. The other thing I see in the above "ramblings" is that Citrix is probably still not doing a really great job of selling their products and services (I don't know this for a fact - just a plain guess). The people responsible for the purchases (NOT the IT departments) probably still don't grasp a lot of the terms used in explaining the "cost effectiveness" of Citrix solutions. dm