Vendor Selection for Enterprise Server Platform (SPE) Until recently the belief was that Intel-based servers were mainly restricted to Windows NT capabilities and were no match for RISC-based platforms running different versions of Unix. However, in light of recent changes in the world of servers — the new Windows 2000 OS family from Microsoft, universal acceptance of Linux as a standard and the newly released 64-bit processor from Intel — this is no longer the case. Intel-based servers are progressing further and further into the traditional Unix domain. They are quickly catching up with Unix/RISC systems in such areas as OLTP (On-line transactional processing) and Web serving. As a result, more and more organizations are choosing the best OLTP or the best Data Warehousing platform, whether the best match is Intel-based or RISC-based and whether the OS of choice is Microsoft or Linux or one of the proprietary Unix platforms. This model will help you select the best possible server platform — be it Unix or Intel — for your enterprise.   Tour Test drive our Vendor Selection Tools to better understand how they can work for you. Contact Information: For more information on Decision Tools for Vendor Selection please e-mail DTforVS@gartner.com. Related Services:   Gartner Decision Tools Alliance Program Gartner has successfully franchised its software measurement tools, methodologies and marketing solutions. Now your organization can leverage these tools and drive additional value to your clients.