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1) Will push technology become a pervasive (industry-wide), fundamental 
networking feature?
		75%	Yes
		25%	No

2) Do you believe push technologies can reduce bandwidth usage?
		39.3%	Yes
		60.7%	No

3) Do you plan to use push technologies in your organization in 1998?
		57.1%	Yes
		42.9%	No

4) How much have you budgeted for push technologies in 1998?
		67.9%	$0 to 25,000
		7.1%	$25,000 to 50,000
		17.9%	$50,000 to 100,000
		7.1%	over $100,000

5) Which push technology features are most important to you? 

(1-
5 scale, where 5=most important and 1=least important)
(N/R=No Response)

	Off-Peak bandwidth usage:
	1		10.7%
	2		32.1%
	3		14.3%
	4		21.4%
	5		3.6%
	N/R		17.8%
	
	Avg:	2.70

	Consistent client configurations, application versions, and data files
	1		7.1%
	2		7.1%
	3		7.1%
	4		17.8%
	5		50%
	N/R		10.7%
	
	Avg:	4.08

	Central administration of data distribution
	1		14.3%
	2		3.6%
	3		14.3%
	4		25%
	5		28.6%
	N/R		14.3%
	
	Avg:	3.58

	Ability to use push in creative ways to solve unique problems
	1		21.4%
	2		14.3%
	3		21.4%
	4		21.4%
	5		7.1%
	N/R		14.3%
	
	Avg:	2.75

6) Are the security risks of push technology overrated? 1-5 scale, where 
5=very overrated and 1=not overrated)
	1		21.4%
	2		14.3%
	3		32.1%
	4		25%
	5		7.1%
	N/R		0%
	
	Avg:	2.82