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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. NCC managing director Stefan Foster said the results of the survey suggest technology buyers are...
[March 11, 2008, 8:54]
IT firms expand from PCs to payroll
News Faced with weak information technology spending, companies that provide IT services are expanding beyond their traditional role as overseers of networks, PCs and computer help desks and moving into "back office" areas such as accounting and human...
[January 14, 2003, 13:29]
Survey: Bleak year ahead for IT spending
News Information technology spending has stabilised to start off 2003, but talk of general improvement for the rest of the year is premature, according to a survey published on Tuesday by investment firm Goldman Sachs.
[March 12, 2003, 14:48]
Tech spending could rise in 2003
News Although many companies spent less on technology this year than originally budgeted, spending could increase modestly next year, according to a new survey from Morgan Stanley. The IT (information technology) spending environment is still controlled...
[December 10, 2002, 8:21]
IT spending plans are cut after Q1
News Forrester Research is trimming its technology spending outlook for the year, saying the manufacturing and high-tech sectors are reining in expenditures. In a report released on Tuesday, the research firm predicted that US technology spending will...
[June 4, 2003, 10:47]
US government to boost IT spending
News At a time when many industries are still curtailing spending on high technology, there's one industry that's helping out IT companies: the federal government. US government IT spending is projected to top $63bn in 2007, providing at least some...
[May 16, 2002, 7:31]
Spending outlook brightens slightly
News In a happy sign for technology companies, Forrester Research on Monday said it raised its forecast for US information technology spending growth in 2004 from 4 percent to 5 percent. That conclusion follows other reports indicating the market for...
[March 30, 2004, 12:45]
IT spending outlook 'extremely volatile'
News Market research firm IDC lowered its 2003 forecast for worldwide technology spending Thursday, citing the war with Iraq and continuing economic uncertainty. Information technology spending is expected to rise 2.3 percent to $852bn this year...
[April 4, 2003, 14:52]
CIOs tip more spending
News The information technology spending climate is looking sunnier, according to a report published on Monday by investment firm Credit Suisse First Boston. The survey depicts a favourable capital-spending trend on technology infrastructure as we enter...
[October 14, 2003, 9:50]
Companies express IT-spending optimism
News Company executives are feeling bullish about information technology spending, according to new research from analyst firm IDC -- which disagrees with its own findings. An IDC survey this month of at least 400 business and technology executives in...
[August 25, 2004, 9:30]
Merrill forecasts IT spending growth in 2002
News Corporate spending on technology is expected to inch ahead 3 percent in 2002, Merrill Lynch said, as companies refocus their priorities amid ever-tightening budgets and a heightened emphasis on security.
[January 2, 2002, 15:05]
IT budgets may get fatter
News After months of keeping a tight grip on the purse strings, companies are ready to start spending on information technology again -- but with a close eye on the bottom line, says a new survey. Nearly one-third of technology spending now comes from...
[February 26, 2003, 7:58]
IDC predicts new dawn for tech
News Spending on information technology will rise by 5 percent worldwide this year, IDC says, in the latest sign of optimism for tech-industry prospects. Big Blue's technology, which allowed customers to upgrade from and build upon a small computing set...
[April 1, 2004, 9:20]
IT services sector posts solid growth
News Worldwide spending on information technology services grew 6.4 percent to $570bn last year, with defence-oriented companies and Japan-based providers notching market share gains. IT services, which range from hardware maintenance contracts to...
[October 26, 2004, 12:50]
Bush beefs up cybercrime spending
News Bush has proposed a $2.4tn (£1.32tn) federal budget that boosts spending on information technology and on computer crime investigation. Total federal spending on information technology would grow to $59.8bn, up slightly from the $59.1bn requested...
[February 3, 2004, 9:10]
Portal software beats spending trend
News And despite an expected 14 percent decline in technology spending this year, more than one-third of the 3,500 largest corporations plan to buy portal server software in 2002, according to a survey by Forrester Research.
[June 12, 2002, 11:57]
Euro banks spend billions on IT
News A Datamonitor report, dubbed European eBanking Technology Strategies, claims spending on internet banking will grow by $800m from $2.2bn over the next three years. William Conner, financial services technology analyst at Datamonitor, said: "The...
[June 23, 2005, 10:15]
Study: IT spending to slow
News The survey found that spending on mainframe technology and consulting services will decrease the most in the coming year. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Wednesday released its annual year-end survey of chief technology officers at 150 of the Fortune...
[December 21, 2000, 11:40]
Report: Don't overspend on technology
News Instead, the best results went to those that more carefully considered their technology spending. The firm found that four-star companies spent only slightly more than one-star companies on technology, but outperformed their higher-spending...
[November 1, 2002, 16:55]
Europe's IT spending growth favours UK
News Britain is on track to become the dominant market for information and communications technology (ICT) in Europe this year, thanks in part to public-sector spending and the outsourcing boom. Figures released by the European Information Technology...
[February 25, 2004, 14:25]
