InformationWeek: The Business Value of Technology

California tops our list again this year, with 59 companies (down from 71 last year). New York is No. 2 with 43, and Illinois and Texas are close behind with 40 each. But innovators are everywhere. Georgia (30), Pennsylvania (30), Ohio (28), New Jersey (23), Missouri (20), and Massachusetts (18) round out the top 10 states in the InformationWeek 500 ranking.

West

• Spend 3.1% of revenue on IT, on average
• 61% expect 2010 IT spending to exceed 2009
• 53% are making global support and development part of most IT workers' regular jobs3

Midwest

• Spend 2.5% of revenue on IT, on average
• 52% expect 2010 IT spending to exceed 2009
• 44% are making global support and development part of most

South

• Spend 2.3% of revenue on IT, on average
• 59% expect 2010 IT spending to exceed 2009
• 46% are making global support and development part of most IT workers' regular jobs

Northeast

• Spend 3.1% of revenue on IT, on average
• 58% expect 2010 IT spending to exceed 2009
• 56% are making global support and development part of most IT workers' regular jobs