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IT priorities changing for APAC mid-size firms

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NEW DELHI, INDIA: The ability to integrate multiple departments was ranked as top for India as top issues related to business requirements of mid-size organization, said a new survey conducted by Frost & Sullivan and released by Oracle.

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On time and budget project deployment, security considerations, integration of multiple departments and business partners, faster ROI, problem resolution speed, software vendor after sales support etc were cited as top issues related to business requirements in a survey titled ‘Business Applications Optimization in India 2010’ between end 2009 and early 2010.'

“Customers are looking for solutions that are aligned to their business needs and deliver on the ROI promise,” said Arun Chandrasekaran, Research Manager — ICT, Frost & Sullivan.

He added that applications need to deliver business value by seamlessly integrating and automating business processes with a high degree of flexibility. With tightening of IT budgets during the recession, customers are taking a hard look at basic issues such as projects being completed on time and within budgets. Business applications need to be flexible, easy to use and make running of the business an easier task.

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The survey was conducted with more than 1500 respondents across Asia Pacific (APAC) to understand the needs of midsize organizations using business applications; help them prioritize their business issues; and assess their ability to execute them.

Twenty-three percent or 354 APAC respondents were from India, comprising CIOs, IT decision makers, IT managers and business decision makers from midsize companies.

The majority of these companies represented the industrial manufacturing, high technology and professional services sectors. Other prominent sectors included engineering/construction, communications, financial services, education and research, automotive, retail, travel and transportation and health-care.