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Tech spending could rise in 2003
News The 225 technology executives polled by the Wall Street firm projected that their tech budgets would grow, on average, by 5 percent in 2003. According to the survey, 58 percent of companies spent less than they planned in 2002, with 43 percent of...
[December 10, 2002, 8:21]
Tech spending could crawl back to life
News Tech spending could accelerate toward the middle of next year, according to a poll of chief information officers, a trend that could benefit Microsoft and a few select companies. For a round-up of the latest tech business coverage, see the...
[October 25, 2002, 9:24]
Tech M&A spending plummets in third quarter
News Tech mergers and acquisitions took a dive in the third quarter, with spending falling by a third compared with the same period last year, as Wall Street investment banks and financial institutions were rocked to the core, according to a report...
[October 3, 2008, 11:09]
SME tech spending to surge this year
News Analyst house IDC predicts Chinese and Indian SMEs will increase tech investment by more than 10 percent in 2007 compared with last year. IT spending by SMEs in China and India is expected to hit record levels this year.
[February 2, 2007, 9:42]
Europe's tech spending set to rise
News More enterprise IT news in ZDNet UK's Tech Update Channel. For a weekly round-up of the enterprise IT news, sign up for the Tech Update newsletter. In the US, spending is forecast to rise by just under 6 percent.
[January 8, 2003, 14:58]
UK tech spending should be solid in 2002
News Many tech firms have been warning that recovery could be several months away, so an increase in corporate IT spending could provide a valuable boost to the tech sector. More enterprise IT news in ZDNet UK's Tech Update Channel.
[April 12, 2002, 15:02]
MOD: Military spending to favour tech
Talkback The UK's MOD decision to target high tech strategies carries risks. Repeatedly officers lose laptops containing sensitive information. My own company has now developed a unique system for tracking and recovering stolen PCs.
[December 13, 2003, 13:05]
US tech spending on the up
News Nearly 45 percent of chief information officers told Forrester Research that IT spending at their companies will exceed this year's budget, or that they expect to find new sources of funding. Technology managers in North America are showing a...
[March 15, 2005, 8:05]
IT bosses upbeat on tech spending
News CIOs' confidence in the current health of the US economy and IT spending remains "bullish", according to the latest research from analyst Forrester. The quarterly poll by Forrester gauges the confidence of 151 CIOs of North American companies on...
[October 4, 2005, 16:25]
UK tech spending set to beat inflation
News Technology spending in the UK is likely to increase at a quicker rate than inflation over the next 12 months, despite an uncertain economic climate. The median growth rate for IT spending is predicted to be 4.9 percent, with the highest growth...
[March 11, 2008, 8:54]
MOD: Military spending to favour tech
News The document also cites the importance of increased R&D spending to the future effectiveness of the armed forces: "Continued investment in science and technology will remain critical if we are to develop and sustain effective capabilities in the...
[December 11, 2003, 16:45]
Shake-up predicted to accompany IT recovery
News But the shake-up will continue for IT vendors, with consolidation eliminating more than half the companies from the competitive scene by 2005, Gartner said at its Tech Investor Summit in New York, which concludes on Wednesday.
[November 12, 2003, 10:40]
Analysts torn over IT spending plans
News Other reports on tech spending have made similar suggestions, saying that buyers are more apt to scrutinise their IT purchases in a sluggish economy. The IDC predictions for tech spending are similar to those made last month by Forrester, which...
[April 28, 2003, 16:20]
Recovery polarises IT industry
News Although many analysts and executives say there are signs that tech spending is slowly improving, the benefits are being spread unequally. He cautioned, though, that tech spending will be closely tied to improvements in corporate spending.
[July 14, 2003, 11:38]
Cisco and HP: The recovery starts here
News IT and telecommunications spending are set to rise in 2004 after several years of gloom, according to two of Europe's senior tech bosses. Both Cisco and HP are "cautiously optimistic" about prospects for this year, and are predicting growth in the...
[January 21, 2004, 16:10]
Survey finds execs rethinking IT budgets
News But overall tech spending should lag the pace of the recovery because of the lingering effects of over buying in the past. More enterprise IT news in ZDNet UK's Tech Update Channel. For a weekly round-up of the enterprise IT news, sign up for the...
[July 11, 2002, 14:57]
Survey: IT budgets still in flux
News Not all tech markets are expected to be hit as hard: Goldman Sachs is predicting that security, storage and Web services providers should see some increase in spending from customers. In the areas where companies are planning on spending money...
[May 23, 2002, 7:31]
Companies choose not to pick up a penguin
News Broadly speaking, the results were unsurprising: Corporate tech budgets aren't expected to increase in 2002; big technology companies such as Dell Computer, IBM, EMC and Microsoft are gaining market share; corporate clients are cutting back on...
[November 7, 2001, 12:45]
Gartner: IT budgets squeezed further
News The professional services, telecommunications and high-tech industries saw the biggest cuts in tech spending, at 10 percent. Gartner surveyed CIOs from September to December last year about their spending intentions for the first quarter of 2009...
[June 8, 2009, 13:59]
Bush aide: Tech to lag in US revival
News The Comdex crowds got an Economics 101 lesson on Wednesday as a presidential economic adviser offered a sobering analysis of the tech industry's future. Several top tech chiefs say they've seen an increase in business in recent weeks," he said.
[November 21, 2002, 7:41]
