IT Security Spending by U.S. Companies to Hit $61 billion in 2006
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7.3% |
IT departments in U.S. enterprises will spend some $61 billion on security in 2006, representing 7.3% of total IT spending in the U.S., according to a new report from Info-Tech Research Group. Acquisition of new security technologies and services will account for $21 - $27 billion, while the balance goes to operations and staffing costs. |
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2006
has been an extraordinary year for private equity, with the value of
announced deals hitting a record $700 billion, more than double the record
set in 2005 and 20 times bigger than in 1996, according to Thomson
Financial data. Texas Pacific Group broke another record this year, to
become the first buy-out firm ever to do more than $100 billion worth of
deals.
Despite
the drag from residential housing, solid
growth in other sectors, particularly business investment and trade, will
limit the negative impact of housing on the overall economy,
and will find a "soft landing" in 2007, according to the
National Association of Manufacturers' 2007 Economic Outlook.
Nearly
34% of individuals lose more than 15 minutes a day
or nearly two hours every week to disorganized office desk - hunting for
lost papers, sorting through messy files and rebooking missed
appointments - according to a new survey by Office Depot (ODP).
2006,
the year of housing slump, is also the record-breaking year for commercial
property deals. Half of the biggest U.S. single-asset real estate deals in
history were announced or closed in the past 12 months, with the top 8
deals topping $1 billion each. Six of the eight billion-dollar deals
were in New York city.
