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[Prediction] Economic Anxiety Lowers SMB Revenue Expectations and Tightens Tech Wallets [Score] 4 [Comments] 
Year-over-year data from our annual SMB Routes to Market Studies indicated that more small and medium businesses (SMBs)* were forecasting flat or decreased IT spending heading into 2012 compared to 2011. Given SMB budget constraints and the plethora of solutions aimed at SMBs, vendors had to work harder to convince budget-constrained SMBs that their solutions would really help address top SMB business challenges to attract new customers, grow revenues and maintain profitability. More SMBs turned to lower-risk, pay-as-you-go cloud options, and several vendors (IBM, Dell and HP, to name a few) introduced new and/or enhanced financing options to help SMBs overcome financial hurdles.
Report Card: 2012 Top 10 SMB Technology Market Predictions | Sanjeev Aggarwal's Blog
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