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The following content is from an older version of this website, and may not display correctly.A survey from UBS of US and European CIOs said they hope to negotiate better terms with software suppliers but that spending on some software would grow, with SAP expected to benefit the most.
Systems management spending in areas like data center automation will grow by one per cent next year with HP and BMC being the main beneficiaries.
Reuters also reported that the survey of 100 CIOs reported that sales growth of virtualisation software will slow slightly from 10 per cent to six per cent in 2009.
Three-quarters said they did not wish to cancel maintenance contracts -- important sources of recurring revenue for software providers -- but 70 percent said they hoped to negotiate better terms.
Microsoft Windows based server spending will grow two per cent in 2009 with Linux server growth is set to be flat at one percent.
The companies surveyed were in communications, healthcare and utilities. Revenues ranged from $2 billion to more than $10 billion annually.
Systems management spending in areas like data center automation will grow by one per cent next year with HP and BMC being the main beneficiaries.
Reuters also reported that the survey of 100 CIOs reported that sales growth of virtualisation software will slow slightly from 10 per cent to six per cent in 2009.
Three-quarters said they did not wish to cancel maintenance contracts -- important sources of recurring revenue for software providers -- but 70 percent said they hoped to negotiate better terms.
Microsoft Windows based server spending will grow two per cent in 2009 with Linux server growth is set to be flat at one percent.
The companies surveyed were in communications, healthcare and utilities. Revenues ranged from $2 billion to more than $10 billion annually.