Evans Data Corp.

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NOTE: For the purposes of this survey we are differentiating between Web and Web 2.0. We define Web 2.0 technologies and practices as:

The use of certain technologies, techniques and tools (such as AJAX, RIA, etc.) in the development of Web 2.0 software and applications.

The use of second generation online communities and hosted services such as social networking, wikis and blogs in enhancing development, creativity and collaboration.

Which of the following best describes your knowledge or use of Web 2.0 techniques and technologies?

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Currently use as my primary approach to web application development
Currently use occasionally in developing web applications
Aware of Web 2.0 technologies
Not familiar with Web 2.0

How are you involved with Web 2.0?

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I am an IT-professional developing with Web 2.0 technologies
I manage web developers
I develop with Web 2.0 technologies and manage web developers
I develop with Web 2.0 technologies as a hobby
I am a non-IT professional developing with Web 2.0 technologies
I am not involved in developing or supporting Web 2.0 technologies
Other

About how many people are in your company at all locations?

(Please write in whole numbers)

Which of the following best describes the type of applications you work on MOST OFTEN?

(Check one only)

Commercial applications for sale to people outside your company (ISV)
Custom applications of any kind for clients outside your company (SI, VAR)
Corporate-wide enterprise applications for use inside your company (Corporate Enterprise)
Applications for individuals or small workgroups inside your company
Applications or utilities to support specific devices your company makes or sells (OEM)
Scientific or Engineering or intensive computation graphics
Other

Which industry is your company in?

(Check one only)

Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
Computer Hardware and Electronic Manufacturing
Computer Software Design
Construction or Heavy Industrial
Education or Academic
Electronic Commerce
Finance or Insurance
Government (non-military)
Information (Internet and other Media)
IT Consulting or Systems integration
Manufacturing (non-computer related)
Medical or health-care
Military or Defense or Aerospace
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (Non-computer related)
Real Estate
Retail
Telecommunications
Transportation
Utilities or Energy
Wholesale
Other

Are you currently developing any OPEN SOURCE applications?

(Check one only)

Yes
No

Which BEST describes your job?

(Check one only)

Web Designer
Web Developer
Business Analyst
Data Architect or DBA
Graphic Artist
Mobile designer or developer
Programmer or software engineer
Project lead or team leader
Product manager
Systems analyst
Software architect
Departmental development manager
CTO
CIO or Director
MIS or Other Management
VP, CEO

If you are not an IT-professional, what is your job title?

(Please write in your answer)

In your organization, how do you see demand for web developers or web designers today and next year?

(Check one per column)

	Today	Next Year
Increasing
Staying the same
Decreasing
Don't know

What is your age?

(Please write in whole numbers)

How many years have you been programming?

(Please write in whole numbers)

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

(Check one only)

High school or less
Some college or vocational training
Bachelor's degree
Masters degree
Doctoral degree

On average, how many members are there in a development team in your company?

(Please write in whole numbers)

Which operating system do/will you run on the computer you use to do MOST of your programming Today and Next Year?

(Check one per column)

	Today	Next Year
Windows Vista
Windows 2003
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Solaris
OpenSolaris
HP-UNIX
IBM AIX
Other UNIX
Red Hat Linux
Novell SuSE Linux
Debian GNU/Linux
Ubuntu Linux
Other Linux
Mac OS
Other

Which OS/platform do you primarily target with your Web 2.0 projects?

(Check one only)

Windows (any version)
Linux
Mac OS X
Solaris
Other Unix
A cross-platform solution
Other

Which browser do you primarily target with your Web 2.0 projects?

(Check all)

Internet Explorer
Firefox
Safari
Opera
Browser-agnostic

Which of the following will you use in your Web 2.0 projects today?

(Check all that apply)

ASP.NET
Java
Adobe Flash
Adobe Flex
Adobe AIR
Silverlight
Other

Which of the following will you use in your Web 2.0 projects next year?

(Check all that apply)

ASP.NET
Java
Adobe Flash
Adobe Flex
Adobe AIR
Silverlight
Other

What are the top three considerations in choosing a target deployment platform?

(Check up to 3)

Price
Features
Standardization
Usability
What you've used before
What I believe is hot right now
What I believe is a long term safe bet
Recommendations from friends
Recommendations read on blogs/forums
Vendor or customer success stories, etc.
Vendor support and availability
Other

How much does your choice of development platform affect your target deployment platform?

(Check one only)

No effect
Somewhat of an effect
Huge effect

What percent of your Web 2.0 programming time will you spend using the following languages TODAY?

(Please write in whole numbers)

% - C/C++
% - C#
% - Visual Basic or Visual Basic .NET
% - Java
% - Scripting Languages
% - XML
% - Other

What percent of your Web 2.0 programming time will you spend using the following languages NEXT YEAR?

(Please write in whole numbers)

% - C/C++
% - C#
% - Visual Basic or Visual Basic .NET
% - Java
% - Scripting Languages
% - XML
% - Other

What percent of your Web 2.0 programming time will you spend using the following Scripting Languages TODAY?

(Please write in whole numbers)

% - ActionScript
% - JavaScript
% - Perl
% - PHP
% - Python
% - Ruby
% - Other

What percent of your Web 2.0 programming time will you spend using the following Scripting Languages NEXT YEAR?

(Please write in whole numbers)

% - ActionScript
% - JavaScript
% - Perl
% - PHP
% - Python
% - Ruby
% - Other

What are the top 3 reasons to pick open source components in your Web 2.0 projects?

(Check one per column)

	Most Important Reason	Second Most Important Reason	Third Most Important Reason
Avoidance of vendor lock-in
Cost savings in support
Cost savings in licensing
Customer demand
Easy access to all components
Ease of installation and integration
Performance
Quality and features of open source component
Reliability
Right to use and redistribute for free
Security
The ability to contribute to the open source community
The ability to change code at any time
Widespread adoption
Other

Is your website hosted in-house?

(Check one only)

Yes
No

In your opinion, who will be the key innovator to drive Web 2.0 and the next generation of web innovation?

(Check one per column)

	Web 2.0	Beyond Web 2.0
Adobe
Apple
Amazon
Cisco
EBay
Eclipse
Facebook
Google
IBM
Microsoft
Nokia
PayPal
Oracle
One of the other social networking sites (e.g., MySpace, LinkedIn)
Sun
Salesforce.com
Yahoo
Don't know

For Web 2.0 development, which vendor offers the best:

(Check one per column)

	Tools	Support	Community	Overall
Adobe
Apple
Amazon
Cisco
EBay
Eclipse
Facebook
Google
IBM
Microsoft
Nokia
Oracle
PayPal
Sun
Salesforce.com
Yahoo

Are you currently using any of these vendor's technologies to integrate their services in your Web 2.0 projects?

(Check all that apply)

Amazon
Cisco
eBay
Facebook
MSN /Windows Live
Google
PayPal
Yahoo
Salesforce.com

	Excellent	Very good	Satisfactory	Poor	Don't use this feature
API functionality Beta software / Evaluation copies
Blogs
Case studies
Certification program
Documentation
FAQs / Knowledge base
Forums
IM capabilities
Marketing assistance
Ongoing communications / RSS, etc.
Solutions directory/directories of members
Support
Tools / SDKs
Web services

	1 = Not at all	2 = Slightly	3 = Somewhat	4 = Significant	5 = Very significant
To what degree have you or your team have profited financially from integrating with Amazon's site?
Please rate the difficulty of integrating your applications with Amazon's Web 2.0 technologies
Please rate the level of security associated with integration with Amazon's Web 2.0 technologies
To what extent have you been affected by downtime-outages at Amazon?

	Excellent	Very good	Satisfactory	Poor	Don't use this feature
API functionality Beta software / Evaluation copies
Blogs
Case studies
Certification program
Documentation
FAQs / Knowledge base
Forums
IM capabilities
Marketing assistance
Ongoing communications / RSS, etc.
Solutions directory/directories of members
Support
Tools / SDKs
Web services

	1 = Not at all	2 = Slightly	3 = Somewhat	4 = Significant	5 = Very significant
To what degree have you or your team have profited financially from integrating with Cisco's site?
Please rate the difficulty of integrating your applications with Cisco's Web 2.0 technologies
Please rate the level of security associated with integration with Cisco's Web 2.0 technologies
To what extent have you been affected by downtime-outages at Cisco?

	Excellent	Very good	Satisfactory	Poor	Don't use this feature
API functionality Beta software / Evaluation copies
Blogs
Case studies
Certification program
Documentation
FAQs / Knowledge base
Forums
IM capabilities
Marketing assistance
Ongoing communications / RSS, etc.
Solutions directory/directories of members
Support
Tools / SDKs
Web services

Please enter your email address and other contact information so that we can notify you if you win $510 in the drawing!

If you have a friend you think would find this survey interesting, please enter his or her email address here.

Periodically we conduct focus groups or round-tables. If you would be interested in participating, please add your phone number here:

Which of the following best describes your knowledge or use of Web 2.0 techniques and technologies?

How are you involved with Web 2.0?

About how many people are in your company at all locations?

Which of the following best describes the type of applications you work on MOST OFTEN?

Which industry is your company in?

Are you currently developing any OPEN SOURCE applications?

Which BEST describes your job?

If you are not an IT-professional, what is your job title?

In your organization, how do you see demand for web developers or web designers today and next year?

What is your age?

How many years have you been programming?

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

On average, how many members are there in a development team in your company?

Which operating system do/will you run on the computer you use to do MOST of your programming Today and Next Year?

Which OS/platform do you primarily target with your Web 2.0 projects?

Which browser do you primarily target with your Web 2.0 projects?

Which of the following will you use in your Web 2.0 projects today?

Which of the following will you use in your Web 2.0 projects next year?

What are the top three considerations in choosing a target deployment platform?

How much does your choice of development platform affect your target deployment platform?

What percent of your Web 2.0 programming time will you spend using the following languages TODAY?

What percent of your Web 2.0 programming time will you spend using the following languages NEXT YEAR?

What percent of your Web 2.0 programming time will you spend using the following Scripting Languages TODAY?

What percent of your Web 2.0 programming time will you spend using the following Scripting Languages NEXT YEAR?

What are the top 3 reasons to pick open source components in your Web 2.0 projects?

Is your website hosted in-house?

In your opinion, who will be the key innovator to drive Web 2.0 and the next generation of web innovation?

For Web 2.0 development, which vendor offers the best:

Are you currently using any of these vendor's technologies to integrate their services in your Web 2.0 projects?

Please rate Amazon's resources in terms of your experience with these features:

How long have you been using Amazon's technologies to integrate their services in your Web 2.0 projects?

What percent of your Web 2.0 projects use Amazon's technologies?

In the next twelve months do you think this number will:

On a scale of 1 - 5:

Please rate Cisco's resources in terms of your experience with these features:

How long have you been using Cisco's technologies to integrate their services in your Web 2.0 projects?

What percent of your Web 2.0 projects use Cisco's technologies?

In the next twelve months do you think this number will:

On a scale of 1 - 5:

Please rate eBay's resources in terms of your experience with these features:

How long have you been using eBay's technologies to integrate their services in your Web 2.0 projects?

What percent of your Web 2.0 projects use eBay's technologies?

In the next twelve months do you think this number will:

On a scale of 1 - 5:

Please rate Facebook's resources in terms of your experience with these features:

How long have you been using Facebook's technologies to integrate their services in your Web 2.0 projects?

What percent of your Web 2.0 projects use Facebook's technologies?

In the next twelve months do you think this number will:

On a scale of 1 - 5:

Please rate MSN /Windows Live's resources in terms of your experience with these features:

How long have you been using MSN /Windows Live's technologies to integrate their services in your Web 2.0 projects?

What percent of your Web 2.0 projects use MSN /Windows Live's technologies?

In the next twelve months do you think this number will:

On a scale of 1 - 5:

Please rate Google's resources in terms of your experience with these features:

How long have you been using Google's technologies to integrate their services in your Web 2.0 projects?

What percent of your Web 2.0 projects use Google's technologies?

In the next twelve months do you think this number will:

On a scale of 1 - 5:

Please rate PayPal's resources in terms of your experience with these features:

How long have you been using PayPal's technologies to integrate their services in your Web 2.0 projects?

What percent of your Web 2.0 projects use PayPal's technologies?

In the next twelve months do you think this number will:

On a scale of 1 - 5:

Please rate Yahoo's resources in terms of your experience with these features:

How long have you been using Yahoo's technologies to integrate their services in your Web 2.0 projects?

What percent of your Web 2.0 projects use Yahoo's technologies?

In the next twelve months do you think this number will:

On a scale of 1 - 5:

Please rate Salesforce.com's resources in terms of your experience with these features: