BOSTON -- Survey was conducted between August 4 and 15, 2005. Pre-registered attendees for SHARE User Events in Boston (August 22-26) were invited to participate. 444 individuals completed this online survey.

Official results were announced at SHARE User Events in Boston on Monday August 22, 2005.

The results of this survey are presented below.

1. In your opinion, which ONE of these emerging trends will most
   influence business computing the remainder of this decade?

   Information Security   31%
   Shortage of qualified enterprise class IT professionals   17%
   Outsourcing/Offshoring of applications development and
   maintenance   14%
   Interoperability and integration   12%
   On demand computing   10%
   Aligning IT with business objectives   7%
   Enterprise Architecture   3%
   IT Governance and Services Reform   3%
   Other   2%
   IT Procurement Reform   1%
   Base   442


2. Name ONE product OR service offering from IBM over the past 25
   years which, in your opinion, has proved to be the most significant
   to IBM business computing users overall? (Top 7 answers appear
   below, beginning with most popular response)

   --  DB2 Universal Database
   --  CICS
   --  MVS
   --  z/OS
   --  IBM PC
   --  WebSphere
   --  Parallel Sysplex


3. Imagine it's the year 2015...in retrospect, which ONE of the
   following do you feel will prove to be the LEAST effective or most
   wasteful use of IT resources?

   Sarbanes-Oxley compliance   28%
   Deployment of unproven technologies   23%
   Purchase of unneeded technologies   19%
   Continuing support for outdated technologies   17%
   External consultants   10%
   Other   3%
   Software upgrades   1%
   Base   441


4. In your opinion, which ONE technological innovation has had the
   most significant impact on business computing over the past half
   century? (Top 7 responses appear below, beginning with most popular
   response)

   --  Internet
   --  Personal computers
   --  System/360 (S/360)
   --  World Wide Web
   --  Mainframe
   --  Integrated circuit
   --  TCP/IP


5. Which THREE of the following people have, in your opinion, had
   the greatest impact on business computing in the past half century?

   Bill Gates   55%
   Thomas J. Watson, Jr.   40%
   Gene Amdahl   39%
   Tim Berners-Lee   31%
   Jack Kilby   22%
   Grace Hopper   19%
   Vinton Cerf   19%
   Ted Codd   14%
   Linus Torvalds   10%
   Steve Jobs   8%
   Marc Andeesen   7%
   Gordon Moore   6%
   Other   4%
   James Gosling   2%
   Philip Zimmerman   2%
   Richard Stallman   2%
   Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman   2%
   Alan Kay   1%
   Base   444

About SHARE

SHARE is an independent, volunteer-run association providing IBM customers with user-focused education, professional networking, and a forum to influence the Information Technology (IT) industry. Since 1955, SHARE has enabled IT professionals to achieve business results through a combination of credible, relevant programs and peer interaction opportunities. SHARE currently counts more than 2,100 organizations among its active member ranks. Additional information about SHARE can be found on its Web site at www.share.org.