29
Which network types does the system work with?
30
Can the CAD software distribute its processing load across the network?
31
Which resources can be made available across the network from within the CAD program
32
If the network goes down, what happens to the data?
33
If the network goes down, what is the status of individual workstations?
TARGET MARKET
34
In which of these markets do you own a 2% or greater share
(by units,dollars, or seats)
? Which
of these markets do you focus your sales and support dollars on.
35
SEATS: How many have been sold in the US? Worldwide
(including the US)
?
/
36
MODULES: If your system is modular, how many have been sold in the US? Worldwide?
/
37
SITES: At how many locations is your software being used in the US? Worldwide?
Count
only those sites that are using one of the 3 most current releases, as of June 1, 1996.
/
-1
q
peertopeer
-2
q
clientserver
-3
q
other ____________________________
-1
q
no
-2
q
graphical applications can run on other
processors across the network
(shading, hidden line removal,...)
-3
q
non-graphic applications can run on other
processors across the network
(SQL server, database sorts, ...)
-1
q
printers
-2
q
plotters
-3
q
plot spooler
-4
q
data archiving
-5
q
digitizers
-6
q
graphics processors
-7
q
rendering engine
-8
q
X-terminals
-9
q
PEX-terminals
2% Share
Focus
2% Share
Focus
q
Aeronautical Engineering
1
q
q
Architecture
2
q
q
Automated Mapping
3
q
q
Automotive Engineering
4
q
q
Banking
5
q
q
Civil Engineering and Surveying
6
q
q
Communications and Networking
7
q
q
Construction
8
q
q
Desktop Publishing
9
q
q
Education
10
q
q
Electrical Engineering (AEC)
11
q
q
Electro-Mechanical
12
q
q
Electronics (non-AEC)
13
q
q
Facilities Management
14
q
q
Furniture
15
q
q
General Business
16
q
q
Geographic Information Systems
17
q
q
Government: Civil
18
q
q
Government: Defense
19
q
q
Government: Local
20
q
q
Health Care
21
q
q
Industrial Design
22
q
q
Interior Design
23
q
q
Landscape Architecture
24
q
q
Manufacturing
25
q
q
Mechanical Engineering (AEC)
26
q
q
Mechanical Engineering (non-AEC)
27
q
q
Medical
28
q
q
Naval Architecture
29
q
q
non-specific drafting
30
q
q
Petroleum
31
q
q
Process/Plant Design
32
q
q
Publishing
33
q
q
Rapid Prototyping
34
q
q
Scanning
35
q
q
Sign Making/Vinyl Cutting
36
q
q
Statistical Mapping
37
q
q
Structural Engineering
38
q
q
Technical Documentation
39
q
q
Textiles & Soft goods
(e.g., shoes)
40
q
q
Tool & Die
41
q
q
Transportation
42
q
q
Video and/or Broadcast
43
q
q
Other __________________________
44
q
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9
2
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19
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19
94
,
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SOC
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The CAD Rating Guide
Page 5
Vendor Survey for the Fifth Edition
April 1996
WBH Associates
8220 Stone Trail Drive
301-365-5262 / 301-365-4586 fax
Bethesda, MD 20817-4556
74777.3073@compuserve.com
