Eighty-six Percent of Organizations to Adopt Microsoft Vista -- 20 Percent Within 12 Months -- According to CDW's Windows Vista
November 13 2006 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), a leading provider of technology
products and services to business, government and education, today
announced the findings of its first Microsoft� Windows Vista�
Tracking Poll. The survey of 761 IT decision makers indicates that
86 percent expect their organizations to adopt Windows Vista, with
20 percent of organizations deploying the new operating system
within the next 12 months. �For most organizations, the question of
Windows Vista adoption is not if, but when,� said Harry J. Harczak,
executive vice president of CDW Corporation. �Regardless of the
time horizon for adoption, every organization needs to have a
Windows Vista strategy in place to understand and address the
infrastructure, enterprise application and personnel requirements
associated with the market�s shift to this new operating system.�
Many organizations will or would require substantial desktop and
notebook upgrades to roll out Windows Vista on their existing
hardware. Fifty-one percent of respondents state that at least half
of their organization�s hardware would require an upgrade to run
the new operating system. This requirement is especially acute in
the public sector, with 24 percent of State & Local government
IT decision makers stating that 91 to 100 percent of their
organization�s hardware would need either upgrading or replacing to
become Vista ready. Despite the hardware upgrade requirements, most
IT decision makers are not delaying IT purchases in anticipation of
Windows Vista. In fact, just 14 percent of respondents state that
they are postponing purchases or IT decisions in anticipation of
the new operating system. However, it is important to note that
only 26 percent of survey respondents have at least a rough plan in
place to structure their organization�s response to Windows Vista.
To address IT decision makers� Vista planning requirements, CDW�s
account managers will draw on more than 600 CDW technology
specialists and Berbee IT engineers to offer comprehensive IT
infrastructure assessment and planning services. A Microsoft Gold
partner and Large Account Reseller (LAR), CDW has the expertise to
address the impact of Windows Vista on practically any IT
organization. Looking specifically at concerns around hardware
requirements, software compatibility issues and volume licensing,
CDW is already engaged in Vista planning with a number of
customers. The Windows Vista tracking poll, the first in a series
of three that CDW will execute over the next six months, indicates
that, on the whole, IT decision makers� perceptions of Vista�s
benefits outweigh their concerns about adopting the new operating
system. Seventy-five percent of respondents cite improved security
as one of the most attractive benefits of Windows Vista, while 63
percent cite improved performance. The primary concern about
implementation, first-version bugs, was cited by 52 percent of the
respondents, with all other concerns cited by less than 40 percent
of the respondents. Twenty-one percent of survey respondents are
currently using or evaluating a Windows Vista pre-release version.
Of those having direct experience with the software, just 9 percent
have formed a somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion
about Windows Vista. Fully 70 percent of users/evaluators express
somewhat favorable (56 percent) or very favorable (14 percent)
impressions. Walker Information, sponsored by CDW Corporation,
executed the research between October 23 and October 30, 2006. 761
IT decision makers completed the survey, resulting in a margin of
error of �3.5 percent at a 95 percent level of confidence. For a
complete copy of the survey report, please visit
http://www.cdw.com/poll. For more information on Microsoft Windows
Vista, please visit http://www.cdw.com/vista. About CDW CDW�,
ranked No. 343 on the FORTUNE 500, is a leading provider of
technology solutions for business, government and education. CDW is
a principal source of technology products and services including
top name brands such as Acer, Adobe, Apple, Cisco, HP, IBM, Lenovo,
Microsoft, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, Symantec, Toshiba and
ViewSonic. CDW's direct model offers customers one-on-one
relationships with knowledgeable account managers and access to
more than 600 on-staff engineers and advanced technology
specialists who customize solutions for customers� complex
technology needs. CDW also provides same-day product shipping and
post-sales technical support. CDW was founded in 1984 and employs
approximately 5,250 coworkers. In 2005, the company generated sales
of $6.3 billion. For more information, visit CDW.com. CDW
Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), a leading provider of technology
products and services to business, government and education, today
announced the findings of its first Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM)
Tracking Poll. The survey of 761 IT decision makers indicates that
86 percent expect their organizations to adopt Windows Vista, with
20 percent of organizations deploying the new operating system
within the next 12 months. "For most organizations, the question of
Windows Vista adoption is not if, but when," said Harry J. Harczak,
executive vice president of CDW Corporation. "Regardless of the
time horizon for adoption, every organization needs to have a
Windows Vista strategy in place to understand and address the
infrastructure, enterprise application and personnel requirements
associated with the market's shift to this new operating system."
Many organizations will or would require substantial desktop and
notebook upgrades to roll out Windows Vista on their existing
hardware. Fifty-one percent of respondents state that at least half
of their organization's hardware would require an upgrade to run
the new operating system. This requirement is especially acute in
the public sector, with 24 percent of State & Local government
IT decision makers stating that 91 to 100 percent of their
organization's hardware would need either upgrading or replacing to
become Vista ready. Despite the hardware upgrade requirements, most
IT decision makers are not delaying IT purchases in anticipation of
Windows Vista. In fact, just 14 percent of respondents state that
they are postponing purchases or IT decisions in anticipation of
the new operating system. However, it is important to note that
only 26 percent of survey respondents have at least a rough plan in
place to structure their organization's response to Windows Vista.
To address IT decision makers' Vista planning requirements, CDW's
account managers will draw on more than 600 CDW technology
specialists and Berbee IT engineers to offer comprehensive IT
infrastructure assessment and planning services. A Microsoft Gold
partner and Large Account Reseller (LAR), CDW has the expertise to
address the impact of Windows Vista on practically any IT
organization. Looking specifically at concerns around hardware
requirements, software compatibility issues and volume licensing,
CDW is already engaged in Vista planning with a number of
customers. The Windows Vista tracking poll, the first in a series
of three that CDW will execute over the next six months, indicates
that, on the whole, IT decision makers' perceptions of Vista's
benefits outweigh their concerns about adopting the new operating
system. Seventy-five percent of respondents cite improved security
as one of the most attractive benefits of Windows Vista, while 63
percent cite improved performance. The primary concern about
implementation, first-version bugs, was cited by 52 percent of the
respondents, with all other concerns cited by less than 40 percent
of the respondents. Twenty-one percent of survey respondents are
currently using or evaluating a Windows Vista pre-release version.
Of those having direct experience with the software, just 9 percent
have formed a somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion
about Windows Vista. Fully 70 percent of users/evaluators express
somewhat favorable (56 percent) or very favorable (14 percent)
impressions. Walker Information, sponsored by CDW Corporation,
executed the research between October 23 and October 30, 2006. 761
IT decision makers completed the survey, resulting in a margin of
error of plus or minus 3.5 percent at a 95 percent level of
confidence. For a complete copy of the survey report, please visit
http://www.cdw.com/poll. For more information on Microsoft Windows
Vista, please visit http://www.cdw.com/vista. About CDW CDW(R),
ranked No. 343 on the FORTUNE 500, is a leading provider of
technology solutions for business, government and education. CDW is
a principal source of technology products and services including
top name brands such as Acer, Adobe, Apple, Cisco, HP, IBM, Lenovo,
Microsoft, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, Symantec, Toshiba and
ViewSonic. CDW's direct model offers customers one-on-one
relationships with knowledgeable account managers and access to
more than 600 on-staff engineers and advanced technology
specialists who customize solutions for customers' complex
technology needs. CDW also provides same-day product shipping and
post-sales technical support. CDW was founded in 1984 and employs
approximately 5,250 coworkers. In 2005, the company generated sales
of $6.3 billion. For more information, visit CDW.com.
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