SNAPSHOT INSIDE COMPANIES Average portion of revenue spent on IT 2% Average percentage of industry applications and business processes that have Web-based front ends 41% Companies with real-time business processes in place 78% HOW COMPANIES DIVIDE THEIR IT BUDGETS Hardware purchases 18% Services or outsourcing 16% Research and development 4% Salaries and benefits 29% Applications 22% Everything else 11% INDUSTRY FINANCIALS Average year-over-year revenue change 7% Average year-over-year net-income change 215% DATA: INFORMATIONWEEK RESEARCH IN A NUTSHELL INSIDE COMPANIES Average portion of revenue spent on IT 2% Companies providing customized solutions to customers 55% Companies seeking IT patents, trademarks,or copyrights 32% HOW COMPANIES DIVIDE THEIR I.T. BUDGETS Hardware purchases 20% Services or outsourcing 24% Research and development 4% Salaries and benefits 13% Applications 34% Everything else 5% INDUSTRY FINANCIALS Average year-over-year revenue change -2.5% Average year-over-year net income change -95.1% DATA: InformationWeek research See the InformationWeek 500 2002 and 2001 comparison Return to main story: Keep Pace On The Innovation Speedway