"Companies want assurance that any new IT investments will make money now," Joshua Weiss, project manager at Sage Research said in a statement. "Wireless LANs are fulfilling that requirement through productivity benefits, which have served not only to justify current WLAN expenditures, but to ensure that spending on this technology will expand throughout 2004."
The research firm also surveyed projected spending for wireless access points in 2004 and noted that manufacturing firms were most bullish on WLAN expansion. Those companies said they planed to spend an average of nearly $13,000 on access points in 2004. Retail respondents said they expected to spend more than $11,000 and healthcare providers said they'd spend more than $9,000.
Overall, respondents said security remains a serious concern despite plans to increase adoption. Most respondents said they planned to purchase tools to increase security.
Sage said it surveyed 159 IT professionals from a variety of industries.
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