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Gartner raises worldwide IT spending forecast for 2013

2013-01-03 15:57:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Worldwide IT spending is projected to total USD 3.7 trillion in 2013, up 4.2 percent increase from 2012 spending of USD 3.6 trillion, according to Gartner. The market researcher revised upwards its 2013 outlook for IT spending growth from 3.8 percent in the Q2 2012 forecast. Worldwide devices spending, which includes PCs, tablets, mobile phones and printers, is forecast to reach USD 666 billion in 2013, up 6.3 percent. However, this is a significant reduction in the outlook for 2013 compared with Gartner's previous forecast of USD 706 billion in worldwide devices and 7.9 percent growth. The long-term forecast for worldwide spending on devices has been reduced as well, with growth from 2012 through 2016 now expected to average 4.5 percent annually (down from 6.4%) and 5.1 percent annually in constant dollars (down from 7.4%).

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EnerG2 raises $9.4M to start manufacturing high-tech batteries in Oregon

2013-01-03 08:53:50| Automakers - Topix.net

Seattle-based high-performance battery company EnerG2 has raised nearly $9.4 million in new funding, the company announced Wednesday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission .

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