NetFlash: IDC: IT spending to increase 5% in 2004

Given the sluggishness of IT spending in recent years, a 5% increase is huge. That’s what IDC is predicting for this year. Most interesting in the research firm’s study is the finding that IT buyers are motivated by new technological innovations and customer demand – while cost-cutting has moved down the list as motivating factor.

IDC: IT spending to increase 5% in 2004

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0331idcitsp.html?net

Now it’s your turn

The vendors in the crosshairs of our Wireless LAN Switch Showdown have had their chance to respond to questions from us and from each other. The only thing that’s missing is you. Go to our forum, your chance to read their answers and pin them down on something else.

https://www.nwfusion.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1242

IBM unveils Power-sharing initiative

IBM Wednesday pledged to open up its Power line of microprocessors to third parties, a move intended to enable customized chips for equipment ranging from network devices to servers to consumer products.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0331ibmchip.html?net

IBM seeks knockout blow in SCO case

A recent court filing from IBM appears to indicate a growing confidence on the part of the Armonk, N.Y., computing giant that it will prevail in its legal dispute with The SCO Group, according to lawyers following the case.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0331ibmseeks.html?net

Today at “Layer 8,” truly more fun that a barrel of monkeys:

How The Homeless Hacker stuck it to The New York Times; how the Web’s keeping an eye on your dirty drawers; ballpark becomes the world’s largest hub; send us your networking jokes, win something cool; all that and more today at your home for not-just-networking news.

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