CIO Tech Poll - Security

The August 2005 CIO Magazine Tech Poll shows IT spending during the next 12 months fell off last month's all time high but still remained strong. CIOs continue to express optimism and expect to increase IT budgets 7.1%.

Of the eight specific IT categories, the top 3 technologies CIOs forecast increased spending include security software (51.7%), storage systems (51.2%), and data networking equipment (42.9%).