ECONOMICS
Dataquest Sees IT Spending in Manufacturing Vertical Mkt Up 6% in 2002
SAN JOSE, CA -- Worldwide IT spending for the manufacturing vertical market is projected to total $326 billion in 2002, a 5.5 percent increase from 2001 spending of $309 billion, according to Dataquest Inc., a unit of Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT and ITB).