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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="contentboxhead3" colspan="2" style="padding-bottom: 10px;" align="left">IT spending in `09: Little known facts </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 10px;" valign="top" width="300">Image: http://infotech.indiatimes.com/photo.cms?photoid=4350535 </td> <td valign="top" width="410"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="more">Image: http://infotech.indiatimes.com/photo.cms?msid=1784493 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="normtxt" colspan="2" style="padding-top: 7px;" valign="top" width="100%" height="250">
It is not tough to conclude that the current economic turmoil will hurt global IT spending. Research reports by all agencies point towards a decline in IT spending in 2009.
However, in which areas will the fall be steepest? Will there be some areas which will be less affected than the others? What will be the key potholes in the growth path? Will it be too much to expect growth in any area? And of course, when will the recovery start? Here's a complete picture. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
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