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<title>Gartner EXP Worldwide Survey of More Than 1,500 CIOs Shows IT Spending to Be Flat in 2009</title>
<link>http://cio.tekrati.com/research/10393/</link>
<author>Barbara French, Tekrati</author>
<description>As enterprises face a challenging economic environment, IT spending budgets will be essentially flat with a planned increase of 0.16 percent in 2009, according to results from the 2009 CIO survey by Gartner Executive Programs (EXP).  The worldwide survey of 1,527 CIOs was conducted by Gartner EXP from September 15 to December 15 2008 and represents CIO budget plans reported at that time.

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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:22:46 UT</pubDate> 
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<title>Gartner Names ATT, EMI and Overstock as Finalists in New CRM Awards Program</title>
<link>http://cio.tekrati.com/research/10368/</link>
<author>Barbara French, Tekrati</author>
<description>Gartner, Inc. and 1to1 Media recently announced the three finalists for the inaugural Customer User&apos;s Choice Award.  The winner will be announced next month at the Gartner Customer Relationship Management Summit. At the event, a total of 19 organizations will be presented with awards for for demonstrating successful customer-based business strategy with resulting business impact.</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:10:57 UT</pubDate> 
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<title>U.S. IT Executives Cutting Budgets and Consolidating Assets in 2008, says IDC</title>
<link>http://cio.tekrati.com/research/10276/</link>
<author>Barbara French, Tekrati</author>
<description>Senior IT executives in the U.S. are already feeling a negative effect on their budgets for new projects in 2008, according to an IDC study of leading indicators for the computer software and services sector.  The industry analysts report budget reductions and a shift in how monies will be spent.  The impact of a slowing economy was confirmed in recent IDC interviews with 27 CIOs and senior IT leaders.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:36:43 UT</pubDate> 
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<title>Ten Steps Help CIOs Respond Decisively to Uncertain Economic Conditions, says CEB</title>
<link>http://cio.tekrati.com/research/10247/</link>
<author>Barbara French, Tekrati</author>
<description>Given the uncertain economy, CIOs should be taking a hard, pre-emptive look at their processes, teams, and cost structures to identify areas for better cost and performance management, according to the Corporate Executive Board (CEB).  The organization&apos;s program for CIOs, the CIO Executive Board, has published ten &quot;prescriptions&quot; -- critical actions -- for CIOs to respond decisively in an uncertain economy.</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:57:51 UT</pubDate> 
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<title>Gartner Identifies Seven Grand Challenges Facing IT</title>
<link>http://cio.tekrati.com/research/10234/</link>
<author>Barbara French, Tekrati</author>
<description>Many of the emerging technologies that will be entering the market in 2033 are already known in some form in 2008, according to Gartner.  The industry analysts examined seven of these long-term innovations -- dubbed &quot;IT Grand Challenges&quot; -- and what IT leaders ought to be doing about them now, during presentations at the Gartner Emerging Trends Symposium/ITxpo 2008 in Las Vegas. </description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:53:34 UT</pubDate> 
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