Poll archive
05 Nov 2007
Are you providing your customers with disaster recovery services?
Yes, it is an important area for us
38%
We have some offerings
24%
Not yet, but we plan to move in that area
7%
No, with no immediate plans either
31%
Total votes: 29
22 Oct 2007
Do your vendors over saturate the market with resellers?
Yes, they are suffocating our margins
64%
No, their channel management is good
5%
It depends on the vendor
32%
Total votes: 22
16 Oct 2007
Would you move your VoIP customer base to Unified Communications?
Yes
38%
No
24%
Maybe in time
38%
Total votes: 45
25 Sep 2007
How successful will the iPhone be on Australian shores?
It will need time
24%
A massive success
37%
A surprise flop
39%
Total votes: 168
10 Sep 2007
When your customers are choosing a printer/copier/MFD, how important is it's environmental footprint?
Not at all
18%
A little
55%
Very
27%
Total votes: 11
31 Aug 2007
Would you consider partnering with Dell?
Yes, definitely
24%
Maybe in time
23%
No, never
53%
Total votes: 78
29 Aug 2007
When purchasing a printer/copier/MFD, how important is Total Cost of ownership?
A little (my customers consider TCO but purchase price is more important)
33%
Very (my customers look at total cost, not just purchase price)
45%
Not at all (my customers only think about initial purchase price)
22%
Total votes: 60
15 Aug 2007
What features of a NAS device do your customers find most important?
Ease of Setup
21%
Total cost of ownership
29%
Ease of management
50%
Total votes: 14
22 Aug 2007
When your customers are choosing a printer/copier/MFD, how important is it's environmental footprint?
A little
40%
Very much
20%
Not at all
40%
Total votes: 10
23 Jul 2007
Are Microsoft resellers turned off Vista?
No
23%
Yes
63%
They are waiting for hardware to catch up
14%
Total votes: 43
09 Jul 2007
What aspect of a VoIP solution do your SMB customers regard as most important?
Equipment and services designed to Open Standards
23%
Low Total Cost of Ownership?
54%
Implanting 'Future Proof' technology that runs on converged IP networks?
23%
Total votes: 13
22 Jun 2007
What do your customers see as their biggest concern in adopting a VoIP solution?
Cost savings
42%
Quality
33%
Added functionality
25%
Total votes: 12
08 Jun 2007
Do you understand what Unified Communications is?
Never heard of it
79%
I'm living the UC dream
5%
It's just vendor hype
15%
Total votes: 151
23 May 2007
Do SMB customers have IT-literate individuals managing their IT?
Yes
5%
No
70%
I'm its IT manager
25%
Total votes: 61
07 May 2007
Which type of security solutions do your customers prefer?
Multiple vendor solutions
38%
All in one solution with a single management console
62%
Total votes: 40
23 Apr 2007
Do vendors have a right to your customer's information?
No
71%
Yes
6%
Only with a justifiable reason
24%
Total votes: 51
17 Apr 2007
Would resellers consider selling IT products for cars?
No
29%
Yes
62%
Already have
10%
Total votes: 21
10 Apr 2007
Do resellers reap any benefit from price-cuts by Intel and AMD?
No
56%
Yes
44%
Total votes: 16
02 Apr 2007
CRN Poll: Are your customers interested in managed services?
No
65%
Yes
35%
Total votes: 17
26 Mar 2007
Which of these distributors do you deal with most?
Altech
32%
Synnex
19%
Cellnet
11%
Ingram Micro
35%
TodayTech
4%
Total votes: 57
