Only 7 percent of respondents said they expect to increase outsourcing to overseas companies, despite the recent buzz about shipping development overseas.
Some 59 percent of respondents test technology internally before deploying it, 16 percent use a combination of internal resources and outside help, and only 1 percent rely solely on outside firms. Seventeen percent said there is no standard procedure. (And for the 6 percent who say "we don't perform much technology testing," stop what you're doing and take a look at our Sept. 25 special testing issue--"DIY Network Testing")
Microsoft maintains its commanding lead in server operating systems, with some 61 percent of installations, followed by Novell, Sun Solaris and Linux, each with about 8 percent. This is virtually unchanged from last year.
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