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Metals & Natural Resources: A Year In Review


How are companies that InformationWeek considers as IT innovators changing to stay competitive? Examine year-over-year shifts in business-technology practices and priorities in this InformationWeek 500 2004 and 2003 comparison.


InformationWeek
September 20, 2004 12:00 AM

SNAPSHOT
INSIDE COMPANIES
Average portion of revenue spent on IT 1%
Companies using radio-frequency identification --
Companies globally sourcing products and supplies 71%
HOW COMPANIES DIVIDE THEIR I.T. BUDGETS
Hardware purchases 16%
IT Services or outsourcing 10%
Research and development 2%
Salaries and benefits 36%
Applications 21%
Everything else 15%
INDUSTRY FINANCIALS
Average year-over-year revenue change 14%
Average year-over-year net income change 700%
DATA: INFORMATIONWEEK RESEARCH

SNAPSHOT 2003
INSIDE COMPANIES
Average portion of revenue spent on IT 1%
Average percentage of industry applications and business processes that have Web-based front ends 26%
Companies with real-time business processes in place 69%
HOW COMPANIES DIVIDE THEIR IT BUDGETS
Hardware purchases 16%
Services or outsourcing 19%
Research and development 3%
Salaries and benefits 31%
Applications 21%
Everything else 10%
INDUSTRY FINANCIALS
Average year-over-year revenue change 3%
Average year-over-year net-income change 40%
DATA: INFORMATIONWEEK RESEARCH

See the InformationWeek 500 2003 and 2002 comparison

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