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		<title><![CDATA[IT Spending By Government Predicted To Increase 50% Next Year]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is reported that due to the expiration of existing contracts and a re-focusing on IT that the Federal Government could see its total spending on IT increase fifty percent in 2010. by Matthew Potter]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:00:42 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gartner's Take On IT Spending -- Companies Scale Back]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day, I mentioned Forrester's take on enterprise IT spending, at least in terms of software. Gartner has come out with its own study on IT spending, the the results look a bit more sobering. by Erik Sherman]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:13:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EMC Corporation Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions  Your first question comes from Amit Daryanani &#8211; RBC Capital Markets. Amit Daryanani &#8211; RBC Capital Markets Just a question, I&#8217;m trying to understand in March at the analyst meeting you guys talked about IT spending being down mid to high single digits...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:39:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EMC Corporation Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instructions. Our first question comes from Toni Sacconaghi, Sanford Bernstein. You may ask your question. Toni Sacconaghi &#8211; Sanford Bernstein  Yes, thank you and good morning. It sounds like you have a relatively pessimistic forecast for IT spending and one that cost that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:49:13 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Managing IT Spending]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many IT organizations will reduce their spending in 2009. A strong management focus can mitigate the pain—and create opportunities.      With growth slowing and valuations declining, businesses badly need to extract value from their IT functions. The operative questions are, "How much?" and "How?" As CIOs...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cloud Computing Also Hit by IT-Spending Cutbacks]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Itâ€™s a big week for the software as a service industry: Salesforce.com is establishing itself as a leading cloud computing provider, NetSuite is planning to take on SAP head on and Success Factors is upping its outlook. But underneath the surface there are more than a few questions marks lurking....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:58:31 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Government Roundup:  New York Cuts Back, IT Spending Down, Massachusetts Keeps Income Tax]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York to restrict spending to essential projects only - New York new Governor, David Paterson, says that due to the downturn in the nation's economy state spending will be restricted in the future.  Only essential projects will be funded and state agencies have been told to cut back...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:33:35 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IDC Finds Cloud Computing Entering Period of Accelerating Adoption and Poised to Capture IT Spending Growth Over the Next Five Years]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_20/ai_n30912342]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Cloud computing is reshaping the IT marketplace, creating new opportunities for suppliers and catalyzing changes in traditional IT offerings. Over the next five years, IDC expects spending on IT cloud services to grow almost threefold, reaching $42 billion by 2012 and accounting for 9% of revenues in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Examine the IT Sales Opportunities for Leading BFSI Companies of North America - 2008]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_20/ai_n30913030]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/606b6c/leading_bfsi_compa) has announced the addition of the "Leading BFSI Companies of North America - IT Sales Opportunities - 2008" report to their offering.  Industry trends and drivers have a direct or indirect affect on IT spending of all companies operating within an industry....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Remote Access Software Can Mitigate Effects of Economic Downturn]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200806/ai_n26683183]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The economic downturn in the U.S. is affecting IT spending growth and will continue to do so throughout the year, according to a report from IDC. Corporations tightening the belt on IT expense must make business continuity a priority to ensure growth is not affected by the overall situation. Bomgar's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Research and Markets: This Report Lists Key IT Spending Decision Makers Which Enables The Salesperson To Directly Contact The Key Executives Within Porsche]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_June_6/ai_n25489063]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c94071) has announced the addition of "Porsche - IT Sales Opportunities - 2008" to their offering.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IT Spending Remains on Track with Expectations, According to IDC, But U.S. Economic Woes are Spreading to Other Regions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_May_13/ai_n25408214]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- IT spending remained broadly in line with prior expectations during the first quarter of 2008, confirming a deceleration in some areas of demand in the United States. IDC believes the stagnant economy is still expected to drive overall IT spending growth down to around 4% in the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[TowerGroup: Targeted IT Spending by Brokerage Firms Can Drive Revenue and Gain Order Flow During Credit Crisis]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_May_5/ai_n25381158]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEEDHAM, Mass. -- The current credit crunch continues to foster volatility across the financial markets and negatively impact brokerage firms - as write-offs taken by brokerage firms to date climb above the $181.5 billion mark. Yet in the face of this continued uncertainly, new research from TowerGroup asserts that targeted...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IDC Lowers Forecasts For IT Spending in 2008, Citing Macroeconomic Weakness]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Feb_11/ai_n24255509]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- IDC today announced that it has lowered its forecasts for IT spending in 2008, due to recent downward revisions to macroeconomic indicators and assumptions. As a result of these changes, IDC now predicts worldwide IT market growth of 5% this year, down from last year's pace of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AMR Research Reports 64% of Small and Midsize Businesses Will Increase IT Spending by an Average of 5.3% in 2008]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200801/ai_n21921157]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Indian IT market revenue set to grow 24 pct: report]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200801/ai_n21177014]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BANGALORE, India AFP &#8212; India's information technology market is poised to expand 24 percent in 2008 as it enters a new "growth trajectory," an industry report said Tuesday.  Revenue from the domestic IT and outsourcing market will touch 1.1 trillion rupees (27.9 billion dollars) this year, offsetting a slowdown...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Business Value Selling of IT Solutions a Requirement for 2008]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200712/ai_n21918625]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORSContact: Judy Robinet, VP of Marketing of Alinean, Inc., +1-407- 382-0005 x302, pr@alinean.com FRAMINGHAM, Mass. and ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- IDC and leading ROI/TCO tools developer Alinean predict that the tightened IT spending environment will require IT vendors to cost- justify their solutions amid increased competition,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Computer Economics Forecasts Anemic Growth in 2008 IT Spending]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Nov_13/ai_n27444202]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[IRVINE, Calif. -- Large organizations are pulling in the reins on IT spending growth, according to a Computer Economics survey of 125 IT decision-makers in the U.S. and Canada.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spending on computer technology in 2007 to top a trillion dollars]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200710/ai_n21056274]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO AFP &#8212; Spending on computer technology will top a trillion dollars this year as the industry grows increasingly vital to national economies worldwide, according to a study by the technology market intelligence firm IDC released Thursday.  An analysis of 82 countries and regions found that information technology...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gartner Says Worldwide IT Spending to Surpass $3 Trillion in 2007]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Oct_8/ai_n21028144]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Analysts Examine How IT Can Drive Business Growth During the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, October 7-12, in Orlando]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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