High-technology companies spend less on technology

This article points to a recent Forrester Research report that shows high-technology firms spend less on technology than other companies. One of the reason it cites for this behaviour is that in most of the tech companies, the CIO's reports to a CFO and "With finance more likely in charge, these firms demonstrate less executive commitment to technology than the average company does--ironic, considering the industry is technology". Also, most of the big IT firms eliminate the spening by utilizing in house developed products and applications. The article lists many other reasons to support the finding's of this report. Read it all here.