PBDJ has been published since 1994 to provide independent news for the PowerBuilder community. We are writing to hear how we could better support you and the rest of the PowerBuilder community. We’d very much appreciate it if you could answer the following questions before January 31st, 2009.
As a thank you for filling out this survey, 10 random winners will get a $10 iTunes Gift Card and one lucky winner will win an iPOD Touch.
First Name
Last Name
Company Name
E-Mail
Phone Number
Company Street Address
City
State
Zip Code
Country
SECTION A: Customer Profile
1. Please select from the following list which best describes your current job title / role:
If you answered "Other" to the question above, please specify:
2. Please indicate which industry your company is in:
If you answered "Other" to the question above, please specify:
3. How many people are employed at your company (incorporating all locations)?
4. Please identify the global region(s) where your company uses PowerBuilder. (Select all that apply):
APAC – Asia and Pacific
EMEA – Europe, Middle East, and Africa
LAO – Latin America
NAM – North America
5. Please identify how long you personally have been using PowerBuilder?
6. What version(s) of PowerBuilder are you currently using? Please check all that apply.
7.x
8.x
9.x
10.2
10.5
11
11.1
11.2
11.5
Other
If you answered "Other" to the question above, please specify:
7. What other application development tools do you use?
If you answered "Other" to the question above, please specify:
8. What other application development tools are used by others in your company? Please choose all that apply.
Visual Basic
Visual Studio .NET
Java Tools
Other
If you answered "Other" to the question above, please specify:
9. What percentage of your time developing in PowerBuilder is for maintaining existing applications?
10. What percentage of your time developing in PowerBuilder is for developing new applications?
11. Please indicate the method you used for your most recent purchase of PB:
SECTION B: PBDJ
1. Do you subscribe to the print edition of PBDJ?
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No
If so, are you satisfied with the format?
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No
If not, why? Please detail.
2. Do you subscribe to the digital edition of PBDJ?
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No
If so, are you satisfied with the format?
Yes
No
If not, why? Please detail.
3. Do you find yourself using the print edition of PBDJ less?
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No
N/A
4. Would you be satisfied if SYS-CON published quarterly, instead of monthly, compendiums of PBDJ articles?
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No
5. Would you still subscribe to PBDJ if SYS-CON published only digital editions of PBDJ?
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No
6. Do you feel PBDJ is valuable to your job?
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No
7. Please indicate your overall satisfaction level with the print edition of PBDJ by ranking it from on a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being the highest level of satisfaction).
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8. Please indicate your overall satisfaction level with the PBDJ website by ranking it from on a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being the highest level of satisfaction).
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9. Which resources do you consult for technical information? (Please select all that apply)
Blogs
White Papers
Technical How to Articles
Technical How to Videos
Live Webcasts
On Demand Webcasts
Banner Ads
Print Ads
E-Mail Newsletters
Sales Promotions
Sample Applications
Code
Books
Documentation
Future Roadmaps
Article Coverage
Analyst Reports
3rd Party Product Information
Events
Other, please specify:
10. What resources would you like to see more of? (Please select all that apply)
Blogs
White Papers
Technical How to Articles
Technical How to Videos
Live Webcasts
On Demand Webcasts
Banner Ads
Print Ads
E-Mail Newsletters
Sales Promotions
Sample Applications
Code
Books
Documentation
Future Roadmaps
Article Coverage
Analyst Reports
3rd Party Product Information
Events
Other, please specify:
11. What online resources do you consult for technical information? (Please select all that apply)
Visual Studio Magazine
MSDN
PowerBuilder Developers Journal
Application Development Trends
SDTimes
Dr Dobbs
eWeek
CodeProject
International Developer Magazine
SQL Server Magazine
.NET Developers Journal
SD Magazine
CoDE Magazine
TechTarget
DevX
InfoWeek
Network Computing
ITWeek
CRN
Database Trends and Applications
DevShed
Other, please specify:
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