For vendors to understand your requirements you've got to articulate them clearly. The most important topic for today's market is not the rate of increase in numbers of servers. It is the intent of agency managers to improve server performance within their existing information networks as they plan new telecommunications. Every major agency is upgrading its telecommunications infrastructure. With most having completed hardware replacements for the year 2000, managers are now figuring out how their server environments can enhance major agency programs.
Every agency now uses the Internet for service delivery.
Many agencies have extended the technologies to intranets and virtual private networks that include vendors. Increasing requirements for public access will drive future growth. Management of growing network resources. Network expansion will accompany the transition from FTS 2000 to FTS 2001 services. Wireless users in many agencies will add load to networked resources.