New Report Discusses and Analyzes New Challenges and Opportunities in US Business ICT Spending Evaluating Them by Category and by Size of Business

2008-05-20 23:50:46 -

www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92358) has announced the addition of Economy 2.0: New Challenges & Opportunities in US Business ICT Spending - Part 1: All Businesses to their offering.

This iDRD (Insight-based Data-Rich Deliverable) is part of the Business IT, SOHO Business, Small Business, Mid-Sized Business and Enterprise Business subscriptions. This 21-page report discusses and analyzes new challenges and opportunities in US business ICT spending and evaluates them by category and by size of business. Business IT expenditures consist of investments on services, equipment, applications and personnel to develop, manage and support a firms IT infrastructure and communications. This market consists of six categories: computer hardware, applications, network hardware, telecom, IT personnel and outsourcing & 3rd party services. Size of business includes SOHO (1-4 employees), Small Business (5-99 employees), Mid-Sized Business (100-999 employees) and Enterprise Business (Over 1000 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney. Forecasts are from 2007 through 2012 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.

Sources: Our segment and market forecasts, which include business expenditures, market demographics, and usage and adoption statistics, are built using multiple sources, including our proprietary research. These sources include, but are not limited to:

- Secondary research

- Government data and statistics (e.g. department of commerce, federal communication commission, bureau of labour statistics and us census bureau

- Primary research

- Vendor-based research

- In-depth interviews with key decision-makers (where relevant)

We select data sources to provide greatest degree of perspective on each market or segment, in addition to the highest level of data accuracy, stability, and consistency over time.

Content Outline:

List of Figures

List of Tables

Methodology

Methodology

Economic Outlook

US Business Landscape

The Whole Picture: Total IT Spending

It Doesn't Compute: Computer Spending Down

Apply Yourself: Application Spending Grows

Network, Network, Network: Network Spending Up

Dialling for $: Telecom Spending on the Rise

Layoffs Intensifying Declines in IT Staffing

Where the Growth Is: Outsource Spending

Guiding Thoughts

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