Despite a continuing drive to lower the cost of IT services, about 75 percent of government IT budgets globally were reported as flat or increasing in 2013, said Gartner Tuesday when releasing findings of the Gartner Executive Programs 2013 ...
Tags: IT services
Editor's note:?This blog post was written by Fred Clements, Executive Director of the National Bicycle Dealers Association. Clements' previous blogs can be read on bikedealerblog.wordpress.com. Retail sales at bike shops were down about 5 ...
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Nearly 75 percent of government IT budgets are staying flat or increasing, according to a survey by analysts at Gartner. This comes in opposition to a continuing drive, especially in the UK, to lower the cost of government IT contracts by ...
Thanks to the Canadian Electrical Contractors Association (CECA) for letting us know of this unique survey opportunity for electrical contractors to help researchers assess the state of prefabrication in the electrical contracting industry. ...
The survey quizzed 2,000 consumers over the age of 18 on their opinions of long life milk, and the research found that 79% pour milk down the drain because it had gone off. Near half (48%) believed that long life milk isn't good for us ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Milk Packaging
The PRISM revelations and the National Security Agency's programme of obtaining data from web firms could cost the American cloud computing industry $35bn (£23bn) over the next three years, as wary customers switch to providers that ...
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Patching and security updates have eaten the most into IT technicians' time over the last three years, while licencing is responsible for the most expenditure from IT budgets, research by Computing has revealed. Over 100 IT professionals ...
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In the second quarter this year, the construction industry output volume in Great Britain in seasonally adjusted, constant (2005) prices was estimated to be 1.4 percent higher compared to the first quarter of the year, according to a report ...
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About 75% of India’s youth spend on cosmetics, apparel and mobile have surpassed Rs. 6,000 per month due to rise in pocket money, growing awareness, intense publicity campaign etc, reveals an ASSOCHAM comprehensive survey released on ...
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A survey of US-based fleets indicates more are looking to order Class 8 tractors in the next three months than were looking to do so the previous quarter. The Q3 Fleet Sentiment Survey, conducted CK Commercial Vehicle Research, found 65% ...
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Laser markets keep on an even keel 31 Jul 2013 Longbow Research finds vendors reporting no rude surprises, while fiber laser players continue to tussle. Materials processing The fortunes of US laser vendors during the second quarter of ...
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Veyance Technologies has been named the winner of Fleet Brake’s Manufacturer of the Year. Veyance provides Goodyear Engineered products, including belts, hoses, hydraulics, tensioners and air springs. It recently helped Fleet Brake ...
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If you've been feeling a bit chipper lately and looking forward to the rest of the year, don't be alarmed: you may just be part of the 67 percent of Ontario truckers who are feeling optimistic about the trucking biz. According to the ...
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THE Australian dollar continued to fall after it was reported that claims for US unemployment insurance benefits last week fell to a five-year low. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 89.29 US cents, down from 89.58 cents at ...
Tags: economy
June May Increase Rate over Last Month Historical Average in June Manufacturing PMI 50.1 50.8 -0.7 52.1 Production Index 52 53.3 -1.3 ...
Tags: China, economy, Manufacturing Purchasing