CitiGroup Poll of 100 CIOs Sets Priorities
Here's a catch from the Wall Street Journal, May 29, 2007 (subscription required): top three IT investment priorities of IT security, server consolidation and software deployments.
IT security includes applications to improve the integrity of core enterprise communications infrastructures such as email security (anti-spam), access control (stronger password security), surveillance (forensic tools) WiFi privacy and intrusion prevention.
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