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[0K March7,1994 DearColleague: Iwouldliketothankyouforthetimeyougaveourconsultantregardingyourroleand viewsoninformationsystemsoutsourcing. Aspromised,Iamsendingyouacopyof INPUT'Sreport: Cliefit/Sen'erApplicationTrends:BankingandFinance. Ihopeyou willfindtheinformationbothuseflilandinformative. Onceagain,thankyouforgivingINPUTthebenefitofyourknowledgeandexperience. IfyouareinterestedinmoreinformationaboutINPUTresearchstudies,pleasegivemea call. Sincerely. I.StevenKerns Manager,OutsourcingInformationSystemsProgram Report Quality Evaluation Toourclients: Toensurethatthehigheststandardsofreportqualityaremaintained,INPUTwouldappreciateyourassessmentofthis report. Pleasetakeamomenttoprovideyourevaluationoftheusefulnessandqualityofthisstudy. Whencomplete, simplyfold,staple,anddropinthemail. Postagehasbeenpre-paidbyINPUTifmailedintheU.S. 1. Reporttitle: Client/Server Applications Trends—Banldng & Finance (dv3) 2. Pleaseindicateyourreasonforreadingthisreport: Requiredreading Newproductdevelopment Futurepurchasedecision Areaofhighinterest Business/marketplanning Systemsplanning Areaofgeneralinterest Productplanning Other 3. Pleaseindicateextentreportusedandoverallusefulness: Extent Usefulness (1=Low, 5=High) CPaormtpolfetreeporretpo(rt %) Read Skimmed 1 2..........3 4 5 Howusefulwere: . Datapresented . Analyses , Recommendations 5. HoACwClooeunvrsfeteirfyruomnluewewtaxoisasntrtieehnaewgsroienpdpopoetorartsctouinnviettrhieeesdseeoalrrseaeapwsph:reoraeches .... .... ....n Meetexpectations .n. . . Other Whichtopicsinthereportwerethemostuseful?Why? Inwhatwayscouldthereporthavebeenimproved? 8. Othercommentsorsuggestions: Name Title Department Company Address City State ZIP Teleplione Datecompleted ^Ihan^youforyourtimeandcooperation. M&S633/013/93 INPUT TAPE FOLDHERE NOPOSTAGE NECESSARY IFMAILED INTHE UNITEDSTATES BUSINESS REPLY MAIL FirstClass PermitNo.982 MountainView,CA POSTAGEWILLBEPAIDBYADDRESSEE Attention: MarketingDepartment INPUT 1881 LandingsDrive MountainView,CA 94043-0848 ll.l...l..lil....l..l..ll.l.l..l.lMl...ll,.,il,.i.l FOLDHERE August1993 DearColleague: Pleasefindenclosedthereport Client/ServerApplicationsTrends—BankingandFinance ThisisprovidedthroughyourparticipationintheClient/ServerMarketsand ApplicationsProgram(formerlyINPUT'SDownsizingInformationServicesProgram). DataforthisreportwasprovidedbyINPUT'Scontinuinginterviewprogramwhich identifiestargetsofopportunityforclientsaswellastrendsinthemarket. Pleasecallmeifyouhaveanycommentsorquestions. Sincerely, DanRyan Client/ServerResearch Enc. VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS Client/Server Applications Trends Banking & Finance Client/Server Markets and Applications Program