But despite indications of increased IT spending, the research found uncertainty over which investments will produce the greatest returns and business benefits, with many sceptical about new products such as blade servers, tablet PCs, and...
Smaller call centres were the first to deploy IP solutions, as there were lower legacy investments to be considered. An insular view of just the mature call centre markets, such as the UK and US, would naturally present a bleaker picture of IP take...
Financial services companies are likely to trim back their technology budgets this year, so IT executives will have to find ways to free up funding for new investments. Operating costs swallow up about 70 per cent of a company's IT budget and...
For now the CIO Agenda is about consolidation, getting more out of existing investments and establishing more credibility in the boardroom by proving the true value of IT to the business. The next 12 months look to be a challenging time for IT...
Financial Insights said enterprise payment investments (such as integration, consolidation, process workflows and enterprise databases), will be key drivers for payment processing IT spending, which will grow faster than overall IT spending at 5.5...
Trading platforms that have strong trading flows in European national government securities as the bedrock of their business should see an increase in these as investors seek fixed-income investments of strong credit quality with a very high...