SAN FRANCISCO -- CIOs in July predicted IT budgets will grow this year, up from 6% in June. 

Spending projections were up in all categories month over month, except telecom equipment.

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BANNOCKBURN, IL – The 90-day moving average shipments of all types of circuit boards rose 3.3% year-on-year in June, and bookings jumped 37.4%, according to the latest poll of North American PCB fabricators.

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FRAMINGHAM, MA – The worldwide mobile phone market showed signs of recovery from the first quarter of 2005 due to impressive shipments of entry-level mobile phones to both developing and mature markets.

According to research firm IDC, worldwide mobile phone shipments totaled 188.7 million units in the second quarter, increasing 7.3% sequentially and 16.3% from the same quarter one year ago.

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