Despite Economy, TMCnet Visitors Maintain 2009 Technology Purchase Plans

TMCnet News

 

Norwalk, Connecticut-based Technology Marketing Corporation today announced the purchasing intentions of visitors to their Web site, TMCnet.com, collected from a recent survey.

 

This survey, concluded on Dec. 2, indicated that there is a cautiously positive outlook for communications and information technology. For many respondents, these segments continue to warrant purchases.

 

A majority of TMCnet.com visitors, 66 percent, approve purchases, recommend products and determine needs. Despite the economic climate, 24 percent have budgets of more than $500,000 for communications and IT purchases next year. Of those, 15 percent have budgets exceeding $1 million. Another 8 percent will spend between $251,000 and $500,000. Those reporting budgets of $51,000 to $250,000 accounted for an additional 15 percent.

 

Among the items listed for planned capital expenditures in 2009 are Wireless/Mobility Solutions, according to 19 percent of respondents. Another 19 percent plan to buy network management products and services. Service Provider Solutions, such as Softswitch, SBC, Gateway, 3G and 4G, will be purchased by 13 percent of TMCnet.com respondents. Unified Communications (News - Alert) solutions will be purchased by 11 percent of those surveyed. Likewise, PBX and IP/PBX solutions will be in the capital expenditures of 11 percent, while 19 percent plan to make network management buys.

 

“Advances in communications technology are allowing increased productivity, reduced travel costs, and most importantly, afford companies the ability to do more with less,” said Rich Tehrani (News - Alert), TMC’s president and group publisher.

 

The survey on TMCnet.com revealed that nearly one-third of the respondents work for firms employing more than 1,000 employees, with 24 percent employed by large companies with work forces of 5,000-plus. TMCnet visitors hold senior executive jobs, with 33 percent in top-tiers of corporate and IT management. Another 16 percent are technical management and staff.

 

TMCnet.com is an information source for communications and technology professionals from around the world. Most visitors – 61 percent – are located in the United States and Canada, 13 percent are located in Europe and the Middle East, 5 percent are in Latin America, and 21 percent are in Asia, Australia and Africa.

 

About TMC (News - Alert):
Technology Marketing Corporation is an integrated global media company helping clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN Magazine. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. TMCnet, TMC’s Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. More than 100 editors and award-winning experts from around the globe contribute to TMCnet. Ranked in the top 3,000 sites in the world by Quantcast (News - Alert) (News - Alert).com, TMCnet serves as many as three million unique visitors each month. In addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, 4G Wireless Evolution Conference and Communications Developer Conference. TMC also recently launched new industry-specific Web sites: IT.TMCnet.com, Cable.TMCnet.com, Robotics.TMCnet.com, Satellite.TMCnet.com, Green.TMCnet.com. For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

 

For information on advertising on TMCnet.com, contact Stephanie Thompson at 203-852-6800 ext. 139 or [email protected].

 

TMC Contact:

Lorna Lyle

Marketing Director

203.852.6800 ext. 285