Corporate training Research In Motion Blows Away the Smart Phone

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Corporate trainingIT spending is far less,when compare to all other events.In extraordinarily upbeat results for Research in Motion (76%; up 3-pts), the Canadian BlackBerry maker is expanding its already vast lead in the corporate smart phone market - even as number two Palm (PALM; 17% - down 1-pt) continues its long term decline.

Looking ahead at 3rd Quarter planned Corporate trainingpurchases, RIM has overwhelming momentum, with 82% of respondents buying smart phones next quarter saying they'll purchase BlackBerries - a 5-pt jump since the previous survey in February.

IT Spending Soft But Stabilizing

After a long and unsettling decline, there are signs that the Corporate trainingIT spending slowdown - while still soft - may be stabilizing.When asked if their overall IT spending was on track thus far in the 2nd Quarter, 11% of respondents said their company had spent "More than Planned" - up 1-pt since February. Another 27% say they've spent "Less than Planned" - unchanged from previously.

Thus, current IT spending remains at virtually the same lowered level that it was in the previous quarter - although it's a positive sign that things haven't gotten any worse. Looking ahead to the 3rd Quarter, nearly one-in-four respondents (24%) say their company's IT spending will decrease (or there'll be no spending at all). That's 1-pt worse than the previous survey.

In addition, only 15% say spending will increase - unchanged from previously. The softness in projected spending is occurring across companies of all sizes, although once again things have

Only 18% think their company's IT budget will be greater than it was in the first half of 2008. Another 44% say their IT budgets will remain the same.Thus, while the slowdown in Corporate trainingIT spending may be finally stabilizing, these results point to continued economic weakness for the 2nd half of the year.

At the very least, the findings provide little support for the thesis that a V-shaped U.S. economic recovery will occur in the 3rd Quarter. Rather, they strongly suggest that businesses will continue to maintain a wait and see mode regarding capital spending - possibly until the November elections.Research In Motion's success in the smart phone market, however, remains one extraordinary bright spot in theCorporate training IT economy.