budgets
RSS budgetsQuocirca's Straight Talking: Budgets made simple
Comment CPM software aims to support speedier processes, greater visibility of the budget figures and ownerships, improved data quality and less budget gaming (negotiating artificially low revenue or high expense budgets in... [06 Oct 2006]
SMEs cautious as budgets trend up
News Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are careful about making purchases and tend to mistrust outsiders while their IT budgets hold steady. Over the last three years only 12 per cent of SME executives saw a decrease... [17 Dec 2004]
The Bloor Perspective: Broadband TV licences, Tech budgets, Palm
Comment With tech budgets under intense scrutiny and vendors waiting for a surge in spending, there's probably never been a better time to look at project success. According to a recent poll of IT directors from medium and large... [18 Nov 2002]
Microsoft: "IT budgets are cramped"
News IT budgets are cramped. For many quarters, Microsoft's server and tools unit has been the company's shining star. While desktop Windows and Office still provide the bulk of revenue and profits, it's the server business... [12 Dec 2008]
CIOs still plan investment despite tight budgets
News Forget fancy new technology projects - squeezing the most out of existing IT budgets and making sure projects pay back quickly are the top priorities for CIOs next year. In the wake of the credit crunch, organisations... [05 Dec 2008]
CIOs' IT budgets even smaller than planned
News The new survey, conducted over March and April this year, found budgets had declined by a weighted average of 4.7 per cent as a result of wider economic woes. IT budgets in the manufacturing industry... [08 Jun 2009]
Operational IT budgets to be squeezed in 2008
News But more than half (seven) of silicon.com's 12-strong CIO Jury IT user panel said they expect operational budgets to increase in 2008, with the same number saying their capital investment budgets will... [17 Dec 2007]
IT budgets lag behind business growth
News But IT budgets are also harder hit and more negatively affected by a fall in company revenue, Gartner found. Organisations are not increasing their IT investment at the same rate the business is growing, according to a... [14 Jul 2006]
Call centre IT budgets divorced from call centres
News While call centres are increasingly realising that IT strategies are vital for business, call centre IT budgets are increasingly becoming divorced from the centres themselves. Despite the new-found realisation of the... [17 Feb 2005]
Ireland's CIOs told to slim down tech budgets
News An upturn in Irish business won't necessarily translate into increased IT spending, as the country's CIOs remain under pressure to slim down their tech budgets. Big organisations were more chipper about IT prospects,... [12 Aug 2005]
High-tech crime hits police budgets
News Police forces are facing a £350m shortfall in budgets as chief police officers are struggling to juggle funds because of new responsibilities, such as fighting cybercrime. A cap on council tax rises to low single figures... [24 Nov 2004]
IT budgets plunge 20 per cent as retail CIOs feel the squeeze
News As the recession continues to hit the UK's high streets, retail IT directors are seeing their budgets shrinking dramatically. IT budgets in the sector have fallen by around 20 per cent over the last... [05 Aug 2009]
Airport IT budgets take off as cost savings take back seat
News Worldwide airport IT budgets are set to hit $2bn this year, with security and major infrastructure projects taking priority over cost savings, according a survey by an airline industry IT body. Almost two-thirds of... [06 May 2004]
Are airlines' security budgets safe?
News While airlines may be feeling the pinch, cost-cutting doesn't seem to have hit security budgets. According to research by the airline IT industry body Sita, only 10 per cent of airlines saw their security... [30 Mar 2009]
IT budgets hit by millennium effect
News European IT spending will remain flat throughout next year, according to one recent survey - but another analyst house is claiming that budgets will continue to grow as more money is devoted to EMU and ecommerce projects. [27 Aug 1999]
