Poll Archive

A big pain clearing stock and re-certifying Not at all Cisco and HP? Never heard of them A minor annoyance but no lasting effect

No, to maintain a free and competitive market local companies need to stand on their own two feet Yes, government and its agencies prefer global vendors despite local companies offering value Government contracts should be awarded solely on value and if a global vendor wins, they must work with a local provider as well

Yes, as netbooks become more mainstream users will want mainstream software for it No, open software works well on the hardware

No, the more the Government invests the less chance it will be hijacked and dominated by a single entity Yes, private organsiations need to invest in the technology The NBN is a waste of time and money

No my customer's are happy with what they have Yes, it offers an alternative to Microsoft I didn't know Google had a channel program

No-one is interested in buying technology Yes, more tax breaks on IT products means more business for resellers Not yet business will boom around tax time

Yes, its great for consumers but doesn't bring in the margins for resellers Yes, consumers can't get enough of these nuggets of hardware No, consumers can't even afford these cheap products in these economic times

Quality of service By size - the bigger the better I deal direct with the vendor By the product range By size - the smaller the better Quality of sales support Size doesn't matter, I go through a number of distributors

No Yes Depends on the vendor

Software Hardware Consumer electronics

The OS will cause confusion as customers are wary of new products It will help improve sales I have given up on Microsoft and prefer Linux

No but are planning to in the next 12 months Yes and it’s proving successful No and not planning to

Yes, Vista was a failure No, Vista needs to be given a chance XP is the OS of choice for end users

Diversify our product and solutions portfolio Nothing, we are not concerned Look for new opportunities in the market

Network management Deduplication Data loss prevention Blade servers Perimeter security Video conferencing Data centre cooling Mobile security Virtualisation Software-as-a-service Business applications Unified Communications

Yes, we share leads and sales opportunities Currently considering partner opportunities No, I want to protect my business

Yes, it’s an ideal fit No, it’s a poor move There are better options for Samsung The deal won’t get completed

Yes No It makes no difference

VMware Citrix Microsoft Oracle Red Hat Other

Yes No Not on a regular basis