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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Stormweaver who wrote (22129)	5/5/1999 12:53:00 PM
From: ToySoldier	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

While we're talking about comparisons... IDC Study: Users prefer Novell NetWare over Windows NT Organizations cite Novell NetWare's strength and reliability as the primary reasons they have not adopted Microsoft Windows NT server, according to a new report from International Data Corporation. According to the report, entitled "Strategies for Windows NT in the Enterprise," media reports of Windows NT's acceptance have not given a clear picture of where and when Windows NT is really being used. The report states that Windows NT's major use is as a departmental infrastructure server - for tasks such as file/print, messaging and communications - rather than as a major enterprise server running mission-critical applications. Novell NetWare, however, is most often used for file/print services, directory services and communications services. Unix is most often used for transaction processing, database support, and support for custom commercial and technical applications. "In many cases, Windows NT has been brought in to work alongside the operating environments that were already in place in the mid-1990s, supporting the organization's application portfolios rather than replacing them," said Dan Kusnetzky, program director for IDC's Operating Environments and Serverware research programs. For details visit www.idc.com and do a search on IDC #18426. Toy