Banks and Hospitals
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23% of US banks are planning major updates to infrastructure
About 23% of all US banks are planning major initiatives related to core banking systems, according to Gartner. US banks lag behind financial institutions in other parts of the world such as Europe, where banks are pressed to change by new European Union rules.
Hospital IT spending to increase 6-10% in 2005
Hospitals are expected to increase their capital expenditures on health IT for 2005 by 6-10%. The operating budget is expected to swell to 3.5%, from 2.5% in 2004, according to Cap Gemini.
Security spending in UK and Ireland to more than double
IDC says British and Irish enterprises will more than double spending on IT security solutions in 2005.
Stats provided by IT Facts.