MIDDLEWARESPECTRA
Your independent resource on business integration and network computing through middleware and message brokering

PRO-ACTIVE USER PROGRAM

MEETING THE CHALLENGE

The 'inter-app' opportunity - integrating and communicating among diverse applications to gain business advantage - is developing rapidly. The range of solutions offered by the software industry is growing as fast. Middleware products and issues are already difficult to categorize -- for both buyers and sellers.

The result is that most spend too much time identifying and evaluating options rather than implementing (and obtaining the benefits). The net effect is confusion, delay as well as unduly long or repetitive buying cycles.

In our analysis, CIOs and IT management want to 'feel more comfortable' about middleware and its place in their overall information systems plans. This requires an independent, reliable source which can rapidly assist IT to:

understand the business requirements which middleware can solve

cover the broad range of competing middleware offerings and what they can mean for your business

provide solutions guidance

bring examples of how other users have successfully applied middleware to business problems.

In addition to the three subscription types described earlier, MIDDLEWARESPECTRA is also able to offer a custom service to user organizations - our Pro-Active User Program.

WHAT THE PRO-ACTIVE USER PROGRAM INCLUDES

The Pro-Active User Program is an extension of the Enhanced Intranet Subscription, and includes:

procurement/deployment support (by email) -- assistance in acquiring/deploying middleware, with responses within 24 working hours; up to 5 enquiries per month

one 'Middleware Clinic': one day at your offices with with one of our consultants

5 printed copies of each quarterly Report, published in February, May, August and November (these copies can be mailed to five separate addresses at no additional cost)

52 pages of analyses and case studies in each Report, including diagrams

a quarterly CD with a 12 month licence to publish the information on it internally on your Intranet containing:

	the Reports of the Calendar year to date
	the Reports of the previous Calendar year
	the latest copy of MIDDLEWARESPECTRA's Vendor Database (>200 vendors listed)
	the latest versions of the 10+ volumes of the Issues in Middleware Collections

access to all individual analyses from MIDDLEWARESPECTRA in the past 5 years (via the Web) participation in the Middleware Users Forum to find out what others are thinking/doing/asking as well as access to the Middleware Announcement Forum to monitor announcements by key vendors (via the Web)

access to additional specialist consulting (as determined by you) on 'inter-app' solutions and middleware -- at 20% reduced rates.

To initiate a Pro-Active User Program, please contact Charles Brett (President of the International Advisory Board), John Mann (Vice President, Research) or Fiona Winn (Publisher) at Spectrum Reports (Email: spectrum@middlewarespectra.com).

Spectrum Reports Ltd.
19 St. Michael's Road, Winchester
SO23 9JE, United Kingdom
Tel (+44) 1962 878333
Fax (+44) 1962 878333

email: spectrum@middlewarespectra.com