Outsourcing will 'stimulate growth' in market

The outsourcing of computer programs such as project management will be one of the major forces stimulating growth in the IT market, according to one company.

While spending on IT products will fall by a further 1.8 per cent this year, Intellect stated that it predicts a rebound of 0.5 per cent during 2010, driven by business management software such as customer relationship management.

Director-general of Intellect John Higgins said this growth still needed the UK to adopt next-generation technology.

The expert continued: "The UK technology sector can be the cornerstone of economic recovery going into 2010 but there is a danger the hotter areas, which have a major impact on the wider economy, are at risk of being constrained unless a fit-for-purpose digital infrastructure is brought forward."

Broadband speed upgrades will likely be the most important factor in this, Mr Higgins noted, which could help the UK develop new businesses and jobs in the future.

Malware volumes, like IT spending, have also been influenced by the credit crunch, hitting their highest levels during 2009 in April according to Fortinet's recent Threatscape Report.

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