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Technology spending is projected to grow next year, with 87 percent of those surveyed by Framingham-based CIO — which focuses on executive-level IT professionals — saying they will increase or maintain their budgets in 2015.

While it was a rage at the Consumer Electronic Show, wearable technology is seen as being primarily in its infancy. But a report from Framingham-based technology research firm International Data Corporation (IDC), says that the worldwide wearable computing market is finally expanding beyond early adopter status, especially for the complex accessory market led by companies such as Nike and FitBit.

Increased collaboration on “big data” and analytics projects between a company's information technology professionals and end users will result in greater success, according to a new report from Framingham-based technology research firm IDC.

The first thing John Gravelle did after purchasing Sterling Manufacturing in 2011 was close the factory.

Boston Biomedical Associates (BBA) had just five employees in a single Northborough suite when it launched in 1999. As the biomedical consulting industry grew, BBA expanded its headcount to 52. Those employees worked out of five suites scattered throughout an office building, making it difficult to coordinate across departments, said Mack Rubley, the company's director of business development.

The wired world is tipping increasingly toward tablets and smartphones and away from desktop and laptop personal computers, according to Framingham-based IDC.

Worldwide shipments of personal computers are expected to fall nearly 10 percent this year as technology buyers move more toward mobile device options such as tablets and smartphones, according to Framingham-based technology research firm IDC.

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