Investment boom for computers
15 Jan 2000
British industry is to invest over £3.1billion in information technology in the coming year -the highest investment figure since 1990, according to the organisers of the recent Computers in Manufacturing Show. Some 85 per cent of investors said that they would be spending money on integrating their computer and control systems with other industrial hardware. The process industry is a particular focus for ITfirms, who are moving towards working in partnership with processors, rather than acting as suppliers.
