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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="contentboxhead3" colspan="2" style="padding-bottom: 10px;" align="left">Software market to remain positive </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 10px;" valign="top" width="300">Image: http://infotech.indiatimes.com/photo.cms?photoid=4350519 </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 Mail to friend</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="normtxt" colspan="2" style="padding-top: 7px;" valign="top" width="100%" height="250">Gartner has cut forecasts for the key sectors such as hardware, software, IT services and telecom, with only software spending growth remaining positive.
According to the research firm, the software market would fare better than in 2001 as it is more mature. However, it would be impacted by lower budgets and delays in hardware implementations. Spending in software maintenance would largely be preserved. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
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