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Summary: Trends in Telecommuting: Organizations are Realizing Benefits and Addressing Challenges, Sept. 2008
In order to gain a better understanding of telecommuting practices in organizations and obtain the data, CompTIA conducted a study to determine the top benefits and challenges of telecommuting in a wide range of industries, including but not limited to IT, government, education, insurance, and telecommunications.

Summary: CompTIA Research Study: Revealing which Emerging Technologies Provide the Best Opportunities in the SMB Market, Aug. 2008
What emerging technologies have the greatest opportunities for growth in the SMB market? In order to gain deeper insight into the market for key emerging technologies, CompTIA conducted an in-depth study of 521 SMBs from the U.S., Canada, and the U.K...

Summary: CompTIA Sixth Annual Convergent Technologies Research Study: Discovering Trends and Opportunities in International SMB Markets, Aug. 2008
The SMB market is an increasingly important target market for providers of convergent technologies (CT). For the sixth year in a row, CompTIA conducted an in-depth study to gain insight on CT-related purchasing behavior and decision making, specific CT applications in demand, and identifying the value propositions that are most influential to CT sales in SMBs...

Summary: The State of RFID– Fourth Annual Member Survey, May 2008
CompTIA launched a four-year benchmark survey with the primary purpose of better understanding the IT Channel’s current and future intentions for addressing RFID and skill levels. This benchmark survey shows comparisons of results to previous years, which can show how the state of RFID has changed.

Summary: Trends in Information Security: A CompTIA Analysis of IT Security and the Workforce, April 2008
The annual CompTIA in-depth research study on IT security focuses on key trends in IT security including wirelesss, quantifying current and future spending on IT security, assessing the costs associated with IT security breaches, understanding the causes of IT security breaches and impact of these breaches, and determining the effectiveness of IT security training and certification.

Skills Gaps in the World's IT Workforce: A CompTIA International Research Study, February 2008
This is a brief summary for the ground-breaking research which identifies trends and gaps in IT skills, explores issues surrounding recruiting and hiring, investigates the current and potential IT market growth and demand for IT professionals, and discovers which factors most influence, and are expected to influence, the IT industry.

Summary: Making the Case for Managed Services- The Business Impact of IT Problems at SMBs, January 2008
According to recent CompTIA research, the biggest sales obstacle that MSPs face is convincing prospective customers that they will realize a positive ROI. To address this issue, CompTIA conducted customer research to help MSPs quantify the value of key managed-service benefits.

Summary: State of e-Business, December 2007
In order to identify how the IT industry can improve business processes, reduce costs, and increase overall revenue, CompTIA launched a Web-based survey.

Summary: Revealing the Latest Trends in IT Spending and Priorities among Small- and Mid-Size Businesses, November 2007
What is the current state of IT spending and business climate among SMBs, as well as their future plans in the next twelve months?

Summary: Managed Services Best Practices: for Profit-Minded Service Providers, October 2007
In this study, we proactively recruited panel experts who have been profitably offering a broad range of managed services for three years or more.

Summary: CompTIA Research Poll: Twenty-Five Years of Technology, August 2007
In celebration of CompTIA’s 25th Anniversary, we’ve polled various audiences to get their input on the past 25 years, and what they believe the future holds.

Summary: CompTIA's Fifth Annual Convergent Technologies Research Study: Discovering Trends and Opportunities in the U.S. and Canada SMB Markets, August 2007
The SMB market is a major area of growth today. What should providers of Convergent Technology solutions know about the SMB end-user market?

Summary: IT Professionals Maintaining Currency and Relevancy, May 2007
The survey of nearly 600 IT professionals finds that most (86%) choose the training they need based on their own career plan. Five percent choose based on their employer’s requirements or recommendations, while two percent are told by their employers what they need to take.

Summary: A CompTIA Analysis of IT Security and the Workforce, April 2007
This survey of more than 1,000 IT security professionals finds that IT security continues to be a top priority. The percentage of respondents' IT budget spent on computer security is rising, increasing from 15% in 2005 to 20% in 2006.

Summary: The State of RFID- Third Annual Member Survey, March 2007
In order to better understand the IT Channel's current intentions for addressing RFID and current skill levels, CompTIA launched this survey for the third consecutive year.

Summary: CompTIA Research: Business Skills for IT Professionals, March 2007
The primary purpose of this survey was to determine whether or not IT Professionals have “heard the message” about the value of business skills and whether or not they are taking action or getting employer support for the
pursuit of those skills.

Summary: CompTIA Research: Opportunities in Managed Services, February 2007
This study provides detailed information on the current state of managed services, analyzes the growing opportunities and threats for managed service providers, and offers best practices, both from the perspective of current MSPs and current end-users of managed services.

Summary: Linux Environments Survey, February 2007
In order to better understand the usage of Linux in organizations, and the amount of IT worker support given to it, CompTIA launched an international Web-based survey on Dec. 6, 2006.

Summary: Product Data Quality Survey, January 2007
Incomplete Data and Missing Data Top List of Product Data Quality Issues. Research was conducted to identify whether product data quality is a widespread problem or not.

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