Gartner Group introduces new information technology strategy reports.

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1994--Gartner Group, one of the world's leading information technology companies, has introduced a new style of Executive Report as a part of the series developed specifically for the use of IT management worldwide.

Called the Information Technology Strategy (ITS) Reports, at 100+ pages, these reports provide a valuable resource to IT management and analysts who need an expert view of a very specific segment of the IT industry. Published and sold exclusively by InfoEdge, their business partner, they are included as a part of the InfoEdge Information Technology Library, which provides a quick way to learn at a glance -- yet still in-depth -- what is needed to know to stay ahead of the key trends and hot issues in the IT industry today.

The four ITS Reports now available are:

Order Code: 5109 Electronic Document Management in the Workplace of

the Future

Price: $500

The Gartner Group outlook is that by 1996 document management will by the fastest growing service on the LAN. Today, 60% of users have 25% of their documents in digital form. By 1996, 50% of users will have 50% of their documents in digital form. Controlling that growth will not be easy. This report provides advice on how to establish a document management strategy and provides an assessment of the vendors most likely to contribute to a successful implementation of that strategy. It looks further at overall electronic output strategies to address the continuing growth in paper as a primary output medium. If left unmanaged, paper production in the enterprise will nearly double in the next 5 years. Using the guidance provided can bring this back to a more modest 2 to 3% per year.

Order Code: 5111 Electronic Commerce: Tomorrow's Strategic

Marketplace

Price: $500

If you are one of the more than 300,000 companies that sell products and services to the U.S. government, by 1997 you must either implement electronic commerce-based technologies or be excluded from U.S. government business. The specifics and implications of the government's electronic commerce mandate is but one of the many subjects addressed in this timely report. Even if you do no business with the U.S. Government, the evolution is already underway towards the "virtual corporation" or "extended enterprise," as more and more senior executives become aware of the need to share information electronically with customers and suppliers. Gartner Group estimates that by the year 2000, 60% of large companies and 30% of midsize companies will use electronic commerce technologies. This report is a road map to establishing a realistic EC strategy.

Order Code: 5112 UNIX at the Crossroads: Open Systems in Transition

Price: $500

The view of Gartner Group analysts is that by 1995 UNIX will dominate the server market. In addition, by 1998, three-fourths of the world's computer shipments will be based on three ported operating systems: UNIX, the various flavors of Windows and NetWare. What started in the early 1980's as a niche operating system for scientific and technical users is about to breach the walls of the data center as UNIX improves its functionality and scalability. The proliferation of ported software expected in the next 5 years is perhaps one of the most profound developments in the history of the computer industry. This report looks at both the future of UNIX and MVS at the high end and Chicago NT and NetWare at the low end. It further provides the Gartner Group mid-range systems evaluation model as a tool for analyzing and comparing mid-range systems based on functionality and cost of ownership.

Order Code: 5119 From Mainframes to PCs: Managing Storage for

Strategic Advantage

Price: $500

Users have an insatiable desire for data. Gartner Group projects that LAN storage requirements will increase at a 32% CGR over the next five years and that by 1998 there will be 50,000,000 gigabytes of installed fixed storage on the desktop alone just for Intel-based systems! At the same time, 95% of U.S. companies have no plans to back up and protect the data that now resides locally. This report provides direction from Gartner Group on how to begin to lay out the foundation for an enterprise-wide storage strategy. It looks at the growing number of media alternatives such as the RAID versions of DASD, CD-ROM and the various tape storage technologies and provides its recommendation on when to use each. It also explores at length the strategies of the major storage and system suppliers like Data General, Digital, EMC, HP, IBM, and MTX.

To request more information on the above reports or a copy of our catalog of available reports or to place an order, please call Jill Whitney in the United States at 800/677-7778 or 203/363-7150 from outside the U.S., or send a fax with your request to 800/760-9956 or 203/303-7155. Orders in the U.S., please add $10 per report for shipping and handling. International orders, please add 5% for documentation, duty and express shipment via DHL.

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