The virtual desktop becomes a reality . Increasingly, computer users will cease to be wedded to specific machines at particular geographical locations. Wherever you are, there you are. By 2002, according to the Gartner Group, more than 100 million people will be logging on to their servers from afar. Market volatility increases.
Venture capitalists face increased competition.
High tech gets more political. A recent IDC survey of information technology officers suggests why. NT has grown by replacing Unix as a file, print, and application server. But IT officers still prefer Unix for critical, custom-developed enterprise applications.