SNAPSHOT INSIDE COMPANIES Average portion of revenue spent on IT 3% Companies using radio-frequency identification 19% Companies globally sourcing products and supplies 36% HOW COMPANIES DIVIDE THEIR I.T. BUDGETS Hardware purchases 19% IT Services or outsourcing 14% Research and development 4% Salaries and benefits 31% Applications 21% Everything else 11% INDUSTRY FINANCIALS Average year-over-year revenue change 4% Average year-over-year net income change -15% DATA: INFORMATIONWEEK RESEARCH SNAPSHOT 2003 INSIDE COMPANIES Average portion of revenue spent on IT 3% Average percentage of industry applications and business processes that have Web-based front ends 40% Companies with real-time business processes in place 89% HOW COMPANIES DIVIDE THEIR IT BUDGETS Hardware purchases 19% Services or outsourcing 16% Research and development 6% Salaries and benefits 27% Applications 20% Everything else 12% INDUSTRY FINANCIALS Average year-over-year revenue change 15% Average year-over-year net-income change 40% DATA: INFORMATIONWEEK RESEARCH See the InformationWeek 500 2003 and 2002 comparison Return to main story: E-Health Revives Health-Care IT