Polls - CRN Australia

24/09/2007: When purchasing a printer/copier/MFD, how important is Total Cost of ownership?

Very (my customers look at total cost, not just purchase price)

42%

A little (my customers consider TCO but purchase price is more important)

39%

Not at all (my customers only think about initial purchase price)

19%

27/08/2007: What features of a NAS device do your customers find most important?

Ease of Setup

24%

Total cost of ownership

24%

Ease of management

53%

31/07/2007: Are Microsoft resellers turned off Vista?

No

27%

Yes

60%

They are waiting for hardware to catch up

13%

17/07/2007: What aspect of a VoIP solution do your SMB customers regard as most important?

Equipment and services designed to Open Standards

35%

Low Total Cost of Ownership?

45%

Implanting 'Future Proof' technology that runs on converged IP networks?

20%

2/07/2007: What do your customers see as their biggest concern in adopting a VoIP solution?

Cost savings

42%

Quality

33%

Added functionality

25%

19/06/2007: Do you understand what Unified Communications is?

Never heard of it

79%

It's just vendor hype

16%

I'm living the UC dream

5%

4/06/2007: Do SMB customers have IT-literate individuals managing their IT?

Yes

5%

No

69%

I'm its IT manager

26%

21/05/2007: Which type of security solutions do your customers prefer?

All in one solution with a single management console

60%

Multiple vendor solutions

40%

29/04/2007: Do vendors have a right to your customer's information?

No

73%

Only with a justifiable reason

21%

Yes

5%

24/04/2007: Would resellers consider selling IT products for cars?

Yes

52%

No

40%

Already have

8%

15/04/2007: Do resellers reap any benefit from price-cuts by Intel and AMD?

No

59%

Yes

41%

8/04/2007: CRN Poll: Are your customers interested in managed services?

No

96%

Yes

4%

1/04/2007: Which of these distributors do you deal with most?

Altech
39%
Ingram Micro
28%
Synnex
14%
TodayTech
12%
Cellnet
7%

25/03/2007: What do you prefer using?

PC

52%

Mac

48%

18/03/2007: Do you think IBM will succeed with its SME channel onslaught?

IBM is too big to work with SMEs

69%

IBM is well placed to work with the SME channel

19%

It is getting there, but needs more time

12%

11/03/2007: Having recently extended its distribution model with Express Data, how well do you think Telstra manages its channel?

Telstra is over distributed

57%

It needs to add more channel partners

21%

Spot on, it has the perfect channel balance

21%

4/03/2007: How damaging are the initial compatibility issues of Microsoft Vista?

Very damaging

69%

A problem at first, but Microsoft will patch the problems

21%

Not damaging at all

10%

25/02/2007: When do you have the most time to read your CRN newsletter?

From 7:00 to 8:30am
40%
From 8:30 to 9:30am
21%
I prefer late afternoon/evening
19%
I prefer to read it at lunch
11%
From 9:30 to 11:30am
9%

11/02/2007: How important are online sales for resellers’ businesses?

Very important

58%

Useful, but not essential

25%

Insignificant

17%

4/02/2007: How successful will Vista be during 2007?

Vista will struggle

47%

It needs more time

29%

An instant success

24%

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