The Future of GroupWise According to Users

By Messaging News staff
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Earlier this year, Osterman Research asked 700 IT professionals in mid-sized and large organizations, as well as Novell partners for insights and guidance to organizations and integrators who are faced with many questions about the future of Novell GroupWise and whether an email platform migration should be a priority.

Results show that 62 percent of respondents are planning to stay with the GroupWise messaging platform for the next 12-24 months and an additional 21 percent are considering this option. This translates to over 80 percent of the GroupWise installed base likely staying put for the next year or so.

However, the survey also revealed that 52 percent of these respondents have serious concerns about the level of commitment Novell has towards GroupWise. Osterman points out that this is significant because users conduct long-range planning for their email and collaboration capabilities months or even years before commencing a migration effort. He believes the results of the research demonstrate that while GroupWise continues to be perceived as a price competitive, robust and secure messaging platform, there are many other factors – independent of the technical merits of GroupWise – that are prompting organizations to consider an email migration.

For more information on the results, and to hear other insights, there is a webinar on September 9, 3:00 pm EDT presented by Osterman Research and the report sponsor, Messaging Architects.

 

Published August 12, 2010