AITP MEMBER INTERNET SURVEY

1. Does your organization use the Internet? Yes 82%; No 8%

1a. If no, do you have plans to use the Internet? Yes 44%; No 64%

1b. What is your usage of the Internet?

85% E-Mail (61% Inter-Company, 34% Intra-Company, 5% Other)
69% Research
63% WWW Site
39% Marketing
25% Promotion
10% Other
9% Sales
5% EDI

1c. Internet Access Method:

56% Local Internet Service
25% On-line service (Prodigy, AOL, Compuserve, etc.)
18% National Internet Service (MCI, etc.)
13% Other

2. Do you have a Web Site? Yes 71%; No 23%

2a. Who is responsible for Development/Maintenance of your Web Site?

76% Information Systems
26% Marketing
19% Primary User
17% Outside Vendor
4% Sales
3% Research & Development

2c. Do you limit access to your Web Site? Yes 15%; No 82%

2d. If yes, who do you limit access to?

83% Selected Individuals/customers
37% Internal users

3. Who provides your Web Server System?

53% In-house
47% Off-Site (out sourced)

3a. If in-house, do you use a separate server? Yes 90%; No 10%
3b. Do you have a firewall? Yes 81%; No 19%

4. Who maintains your Web Site: (i.e. HTML work)?

26% Outside Vendor
72% In-House

4a. If outside vendor, do you plan to bring in-house? Yes 55%; No 45%
4b How often is your site updated?

40% Other
32% Weekly
24% Monthly
5% Hourly

5. Are any of the following issues of concern to you and/or your organization?

V=Very
S=Somewhat
N=Not Concerned

Unauthorized use V=40%; S=30%; N=30%

Altered Information by:

In-house people: V=24%; S=38%; N=38%
External people V=40%; S=37%; N=23%

Non-productive use by employees: V=24%; S=61%; N=32%
Other V=7;S=2; N=5

6. Has use of the Internet/WWW improved the way you do business? Yes 77%; No 23%

81% Faster, easier access to information.
86% Improved visibility
73% More efficient communications
11% Other

7. For Demographic purposes only.

What is your major business?

22% Service
22% Consulting
20% Education
15% Manufacturing
8% Sales
5% Computers

What is your functional area?

68% Information Systems
23% Other
4% Marketing
4% Sales

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