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Outside Services and Personnel Costs as a Percent of Central IS Budget in 2002
Outside services is comprising a smaller percentage of the 2002 central IS budget in 2002, while personnel costs are comprising a higher percentage of the budget according to the 13th annual Information Systems and E-Business Spending study conducted by Computer Economics.
May, 2002
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Worldwide IT Spending Will Reach $1.2 Trillion in 2002
Worldwide IT spending will reach $1.2 trillion in 2002. The United States will account for $572.8 billion of the worldwide total. European countries will spend $325.6 billion, Asia/Pacific will spend $267.8 billion, and Latin American countries will spend $46.7 billion.
May, 2002
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Automatic Identification and Data Capture in Supply Chains (May 2002)
The construction of automated global supply chains has many elements. Certainly there is a requirement for enterprise resource capabilities which is often derived from the new generation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.
May, 2002
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Internet Scams Cost Americans
Nearly 43 percent of all reported Internet fraud comes from auction fraud, according to the Internet Fraud Complaint Center's (IFCC) annual data trends report.
April, 2002
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Banks Face Internet Challenge Head On
The Ninth Annual Survey of Community Bank Executives by Grant Thornton found that new sources of revenue will be key to future banking success, including planned expansion in electronic bill payment, insurance, and online loans. Nine-out-of-ten (86%) community bank executives said that developing new sources of revenue is important to their bankâs continued success.
April, 2002
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The Dust Settles on Hewlett-Packard’s Acquisition of Compaq (April 2002)
Shareholders have voted and the Hewlett-Packard/Compaq merger is a go. HPâs acrimonious takeover of Compaq will long be remembered not only because of its significance to the IT industry but also because of the amount of money involved and the bitter fight between the opposing camps. On one side we had HPâs CEO Carly Fiorina, aided by Compaqâs chairman Michael Capellas, and on the other Walter Hewlett along with other heirs of the HP founders. Fiorina personified the cool, professional manager with her eye strictly on the bottom line, while Hewlett sought to shoot down the merger and then replace Fiorina with someone more in tune with his view of what HPâs business focus should be.
April, 2002
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Wireless LAN Choices Abound (April 2002)
The availability of several IEEE-approved protocols for wireless LANs (WLAN) is making the decision of which to select for what applications difficult. Not only do the standards differ in data rate, frequency spectrum, performance, and cost but they also impact the design and administration of the hardwired network to which the WLAN connects. Additionally, there are other WLAN protocol options such as Bluetooth and HomeRF as well. This thorough look at each of the IEEE 802.11 protocols will provide IT managers with the understanding they need to begin planning their organizationâs WLAN implementation.
April, 2002
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Wireless Projects on the Agenda (April 2002)
An Evans Data Corporation survey reveals that 46.1% of development managers at large corporations plan to develop applications for wireless devices in the coming year, beating out other planned projects, such as security enhancements and business-to-business e-commerce. In fact, enterprise developers are leading this phenomenonâanother recent Evans Data survey of the general developer population found only 38% planning to develop wireless applications.
April, 2002
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Security Management Update
The importance of managing information systems as well as corporate security has been highlighted by the terrorist attacks of 2001. Computer Economics has been consistently reporting on significant research on security management and the perspectives of managers, security professionals, and consumers on security issues. The following studies and events have occurred over the last few months.
April, 2002
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Security Awareness Is Low (April 2002)
PentaSafe Security Technologies has published its 2002 Security Awareness Index (SAI) Report based on results from a free online survey, designed to measure organizationsâ information security awareness. Analyzing responses from 583 companies and 1,350 individual employees worldwide, the 2002 SAI Report indicates that 23% of security officers consider their organizationâs security awareness as dangerously inadequate, while an additional 44% consider their security awareness inadequate. Nearly 6 out of 10 employees who have taken the survey score, on average, only a D or unsatisfactory grade when it comes to appropriate security awareness and behavior.
April, 2002
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Physicians Going Mobile (April 2002)
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) are helping physicians to provide better care through timely, relevant information and boosted productivity, according to a recent survey of 3,482 physicians conducted by AvantGo.
April, 2002
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Web and Video Conferencing Up as Travel Worries Remain High (April 2002)
According to Meetings in America IV: The New Road Warrior, a national survey released by WorldCom, one in four business travelers has reduced air travel since the events of last September. Instead, 55% of these meeting goers have adopted audio, video, or web conferencing as a means to conduct business; 62% expect to conference more in the future.
April, 2002
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Most Travelers Okay With Trusted Traveler ID System (April 2002)
In a February 2002 survey, almost 3,400 Travelocity.com members who have traveled since Sept. 11, 2001, responded to various questions regarding airport security.
April, 2002
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Help Wanted: Tech Savvy Leaders (April 2002)
Despite widespread workforce reductions in the United States during the last several months, the war for talent continues, with leadership and management leading senior executivesâ lists of the most-sought-after skills for 2002. These are among the key findings in a survey of Fortune 1000 companies released in March 2002 by Accenture.
April, 2002
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Demand for Fiber Optic Access (April 2002)
A Yipes Communications survey of more than 800 IT professionals in the United States indicates that the rapid adoption of advanced Internet applications is driving businesses to demand access to fiber optic networks at their office sites. The survey was conducted in the fall of 2001. A large majority of those surveyed said their businesses are willing to pay a premium for office space served by high-speed data communications infrastructure, and more than half said they might consider relocating to new space if such infrastructure does not become available.
April, 2002
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