The outlook for computer hardware spending also increased month-to-month. Among the panelists, 55.7 percent plan to spend more, up from 53.2 percent in May, while 15.7 percent plan to cut spending, up from 13.8 percent of panelists in May.
Overall, panelists expect to generate 10.5 percent of their revenues from Internet activity (B2B2C) over the next 12 months, compared to 8.1 percent during the previous 12 months. This is down from last month's levels of 11.1 percent and 8.9 percent respectively.
Internet Purchases. On average, during the next 12 months, panelists expect to purchase 21.4 percent of their materials, supplies and parts over the Internet, up from an estimated 18.2 percent over the past 12 months.
In June's poll, panelists were asked their views on Linux-based desktops, and if they had plans to deploy these PCs in their organizations. Of those polled, only 1.2 percent of panelists had begun Linux desktop deployments in a significant way, while 5.5 percent had initial deployments under way. The majority of respondents (66.5 percent) had no current plans to deploy Linux-based desktops, but 26.4 percent were exploring the possibility of deploying them.
Previous poll results can be found online.
