Global tech spend to jump 7.1% in 2011: Gartner

Gartner said it now sees the global IT market growing 7.1 percent this year to $3.672 trillion. It had earlier forecast 5.6 percent growth this year.
The IT services segment, led by IBM, HP and Fujitsu, will see growth accelerating from the previous year, with the market growing 6.6 percent to $846 billion, Gartner said.