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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (108210)	3/8/1999 1:51:00 PM
From: Mehitabel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

"Search for Simplicity-- a must read article in Informationweek informationweek.com summarizes trends for larger business to standardize company-wide on a single vendor, as in Ford contract with Dell. Highlights: 1. "PC life cycle has changed", Informationweek survey showing 51% of businesses will be replacing PC's more frequently. Concomitant trend to leasing to facilitate this replacement 2. Standardizing a powerful trend. Informationweek estimates 75% of large businesses will be standardized by the end of 1999, up from 60% in 1998 and 25% in 1997. 3. Standardizing will increase the market share of the top 4 vendors. 4. Standardizing saves businesses money. Group Health to announce deal with dell for 6500 computers, which saved GH $1mil Read between the lines: 15% of businesses will be will be taking bids to replace all their PC's this year. Any ideas on who might win a substantial portion of these bids?