STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total $3.49 trillion in 2016, down 0.5% over 2015, says Gartner. The forecast is down from the research firm's previous outlook of 0.5% growth, published last quarter.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) says reports it has ducked taxes through offshore shell companies are wrong and potentially libelous, according to a report today.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – The recent IPC Apex Expo trade show drew 4,048 attendees from 56 countries, show organizers said today.

WASHINGTON, DC – The US National Air and Space Agency recently compared trials on a variety of products to see if its demanding standards could be achieved with newer alternatives to cleaning with normal propyl bromide.