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'''Computer Economics''' is an [[Information technology|IT]] research [[company (law)|firm]] focusing on the strategic and financial management of information systems.<ref name="Freeman">{{cite news|last=Freeman |first=Mike |date=1999-09-29 |title=Computer Economics wants to hear your cyber beefs |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1463633/standardspeaker/ |newspaper=[[Standard-Speaker]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=2014-12-25 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225050013/http://www.newspapers.com/clippings/downloadClipping/?id=1463633 |archivedate=2014-12-25 |url-status=live }} {{Open access}}</ref><ref name="Delio">{{cite news |last=Delio |first=Michelle |authorlink=Michelle Delio |date=2002-01-14 |title=Find the Cost of (Virus) Freedom |url=http://archive.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2002/01/49681?currentPage=all |newspaper=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |accessdate=2014-12-25 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225050929/http://archive.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2002/01/49681?currentPage=all |archivedate=2014-12-25 }}</ref><ref name="Leyden">{{cite news |last=Leyden |first=John |date=2002-01-16 |title=Lies, damned lies and anti-virus statistics |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/23707.html |newspaper=[[The Register]] |accessdate=2014-12-25 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726035216/http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/23707.html |archivedate=2008-07-26 }}</ref> It was founded in 1979 by Bruno Bassi and is currently headquartered in [[Irvine, California]], USA. Clients include IT organizations, consulting firms, and financial services firms in North America and other countries. Its ''Computer Economics Report'', first published in 1979, is a monthly newsletter related to IT cost management. Its ''IT Spending, Staffing,''<ref>{{Cite web|title=IT Spending & Staffing Reports Overview - Computer Economics -- for IT metrics, ratios, benchmarks, and research advisories for IT management|url=https://www.computereconomics.com/page.cfm?name=it-spending-and-staffing-reports-overview|access-date=2020-09-24|website=www.computereconomics.com|language=en}}</ref> ''and [https://www.computereconomics.com/page.cfm?name=worldwide-technology-trends-reports-overview Worldwide Technology Trends]'' study, first published in 1990, is based on its annual survey of IT executives in the U.S. and Canada. The firm also publishes special reports on IT spending and staffing metrics, IT salaries, IT security, malware, and other topics. In addition, the firm maintains data on vendor pricing and discounting, fair market values, and residual value forecasts for computer hardware.
The firm does not accept research sponsorships from technology vendors.
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