Questions from Dublin

Dublin-based firm Research and Markets has released a report scintillatingly entitled “Corporate Software Purchasing Trends.” The report presents the findings of the Change Wave Alliance survey on corporate spending for software and IT security, including a look at the impending impact of the Microsoft Vista operating system. The survey was conducted in October 2006 and a total of 1,149 members involved with IT spending in their organization participated.

The key questions addressed in the report include:

• What are corporate spending plans for software in 2007 compared to 2006?

• What types of software will companies be purchasing in 2007?

• Which vendors are companies purchasing software products and/or services from in 2007?

• What is driving software-purchasing decisions?

• Are there increases in IT security spending?

• Are budgets for security related software increasing?

• What are the top spending priorities in security software?

• What software vendors are likely to pick up market share over the next 90 days?

• When will Vista actually ship to corporate customers?

• Are planned PC or server purchases being deferred to wait for Vistas release?

• Is it likely that companies will rely primarily on Vista for protection from viruses, spyware and malware?

The report can be purchased at the Research and Markets home page.