98% CIOs claim Green Screen Systems would enhance productivity: A Global Study

According to an independent global research study undertaken by Vanson Bourne and commissioned by Micro Focus, it has been reported that while 93% of organizations today still use green screen applications, 54% of CIOs say working with them is having a negative impact on end-user retention and recruitment.
 
Of the 590 CIOs and IT directors polled from nine countries around the globe, a staggering 89% have had complaints from end-users about the aspects of their green screen applications, with nearly two-thirds (65%) claiming end-users feel bored, frustrated, ambivalent or restricted when using these applications. IT leaders themselves appear to agree, with 55% believing green screen applications do not do a good job.
 
Almost all survey respondents (98%) believe there would be a positive impact on productivity by adding new capabilities to green screen applications.  Access to internal or external websites, including an intranet, Google Maps or YellowPages, was indicated as the most impactful (55%), while mobile access to green screen applications is believed to increase productivity by 41% of CIOs.
 
Derek Britton, Director of Product Marketing, Micro Focus, said, “It is possible to both quickly and cheaply modernize green screen systems, delivering new features that take advantage of Windows, the internet and mobile devices, without any application code change or disruption to the end-user community. Our Rumba solution delivers exactly that.  This means the intellectual property inherent in green screen applications remains intact to deliver even greater competitive advantage.”
 
Additional findings from the report showed that around half of respondents (51%) feel that too much time and budget is spent on end-user training for green screen applications.