VoIP makes Top 5 List of CIO tech investments

Chief information officers (CIOs) across the United States say VoIP is among the top five areas of IT investment they will invest in over the next 12 months. The survey, conducted by Robert Half Technology, interviewed more than 1,400 CIOs with 100 or more employees.

Around 70 percent of CIOs said they plan to invest in IT initiatives over the next year. VoIP came in 4th on the list, with 26 percent of respondents saying they were going to go spend money to save on monthly phone bills and get on the unified messaging bandwagon. Information security topped the list at 43 percent of the responses, followed by virtualization at 28 percent, and data center efficiency at 27 percent. Software as a Service (SaaS) came in after VoIP, but also with a 26 percent share.

However, some are skeptical about the Hall survey being a great harbinger of spending since the key areas for investment are around locking down security threats, cutting costs, reducing long-term capital expenditures, and making whatever is already in place more efficient. 

For more:
- Robert Half Technology has a press release.
- Ton Kontzer blogs less cherry over at CIO Insight.

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