In a market research study done by Network Computing titled "Intranet Drivers and Decision Markers" and discussed in Network Computing July 15, 1997 article Extranets Give Businesses The Edge, by Patricia Schnaidt (page 109), application software deployment will change considerably between 1997 and the year 2000 for Mainframe, Client/Server and Internet/Intranet applications. The term Extranet was also discussed and the businesses surveyed defined the term "as an intranet specifically for allowing third-party access." If you would like a reprint of the article contact Dawn Avenoso at 516-733-6858 - the cost quoted to us by CMP is $1,500 or only $1,000 of hyperlinked.

Outlined below at the reported survey results. Between 1997 and the year 2000, Internet/Intranet software applications are expected to increase from 18% to 39%. During the same period, Client/Server applications will grow from 50% to 60% of the market. While mainframe software applications will decrease from 26% to 18% of the market. The decline in mainframe software applications and the growth in the Client/Server and Internet/Intranet markets can be seen best in the graph below.

The Client/Server market is anticipated to grow by 20% (from 50% to 60%) while the Internet/Intranet market is expected to grow by 116% (from 18% to 39%) according to the survey respondents. Growth of Extranets are included in the Internet/Intranet category.

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