Survey: Corporate IT spending growth to slow in Q3
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The survey also showed signs of weak spending throughout the second half of 2007, with the biggest slowdown hitting the server market.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- New research from Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) predicts that spending on IT goods, services, and staff will grow 7 percent in 2005 and continue at a similar pace through 2008
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WASHINGTON: US business productivity grew more slowly in the third quarter than first thought, a government report showed yesterday, while chain store sales fell in the crucial shopping week after Thanksgiving.
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Why are they missing the boat? Small firms are falling behind in outsourcing IT functions, a new survey has revealed.â¦
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US spending on information technology goods, services, and staff will grow seven percent in 2005 and continue at a similar pace through 2008, according to a study released Monday by Forrester Research.
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Close on the heels of the&#160;appreciation of the Indian rupee against the dollar, Indian outsourcing companies are grappling with a new problem -- uncertainty among U.S. companies about a recession has made these companies delay finalizing their IT budgets.As a result many large deals between U.S. clients and Indian outsourcers will not be finalized in the first half of this year, said Sudin Apte, senior analyst and country head for India at Forrester Research.Business will however pick up for Indian outsourcers by the fourth quarter, particularly if the U.S. economy is in mild recession, Apte said.&quot;Our experience is that if the IT budgets of U.S. customers are marginally impacted in a recession, then there is an increase in business offshore, to cut costs,&quot; Apte said. If the cuts are too large, whole projects can however get canned, he warned.The U.S. is the largest market for Indian outsourcers.&quot;We believe that the recessionary nature of today&#39;s economic climate will promote the adoption of increased outsourcing,&quot; said Siddharth Pai, a partner at outsourcing consultancy firm, Technology Partners International Inc. (TPI) in Houston, Texas.TPI does not as yet see a cut in either discretionary or non-discretionary spending on IT by companies.Forrester said Monday that the IT services and outsourcing market will increase by 4 percent this year to $162 billion from a growth rate of 6 percent a year earlier.&#160;The research firm forecast slowing growth this year&#160;for purchases of IT products and services in the U.S.National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom), a trade organization in Delhi, however remains optimistic about the growth of India&#39;s outsourcing industry. The industry is optimistic of achieving its target of $60 billion in software and services exports by March, 2010, the association said Monday.In the fiscal year to March 31, the industry expects export revenues of $40.3 billion, up by 29 percent from export revenue in the previous year.Problems for India&#39;s outsourcing industry could get however compounded as its customers abroad have seen a drop in overall satisfaction and a drop in value for money from offshore outsourcing to India, according to a Forrester survey. India is still preferred as an offshore destination because it is the only country where foreign companies can&#160;hire staff in the thousands, Apte said.
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The tech sector can't pop open the bubbly yet, since pink slips are flying and shipping jobs overseas is as en vogue as 1980s fashion trends. But there are signs of growth that give reason to at least put the champagne on ice, with PC sales rising and small businesses planning to plunk down serious cash on technology purchases, according to a new batch of studies.
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A new survey indicates that CIOs are only hiring for positions that address long-term needs. By TechWeb News. Chief information officers in the US continue to take a cautious approach to increasing IT staff
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A slowing  economy may be a drag on corporate profits, some analysts say.
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U.S. business productivity grew more  slowly in the third quarter than first thought, climbing at a  revised 1.8 percent annual rate, a government report showed on  Tuesday, while growth in unit labor costs was nudged up to a  1.8 percent pace.
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U.S. business productivity grew more slowly in the third quarter than first thought, climbing at a revised 1.8 percent annual rate, a government report showed on Tuesday, while growth in unit labor costs was nudged up to a 1.8 percent pace.
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(Source: Planview) A recent Ventana Research study of CIOs and other IT leaders showed that companies that do not apply rigorous standards and metrics to their IT organization are in fact "sitting on a goldmine" - or perhaps letting it wash away. They estimate that in many cases companies may be able to save 3 to 5 percent of their annual IT budget through tighter management practices.  Download this on demand webcast to learn more.
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The Motley Fool - Information technology spending is growing significantly -- that is, in other countries such as China and India. According to an IDC study, China's IT growth is expected to be 15% annually and India's about 20%.
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Spending in Eastern Europe and Asia is expected to lead a recovery in the global technology market over the next three years, according to an industry report released Tuesday.
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The report comes amid rising investor concern about the impact of a possible slowdown in computer spending during the first half of the year.
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Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) still view cost-cutting as their primary reason for making enterprise software purchases. But customer acquisition and retention ranks second, and for that reason they will spend more on CRM functionality than any other enterprise software area this year, according to data gathered by Aberdeen Research.