Most firms (60 percent) report they plan to make significant investments in their information technology departments in 2013. Seventy-three percent of firms report they expect to invest over $10,000 in new information technology this year. Meanwhile, a relatively small percentage of firms (11 percent) report they plan to purchase new financial and job cost software in 2013. Yet, 76 percent of the firms planning to purchase such software report they plan to invest more than $10,000 on those purchases, with 35 percent reporting plans to invest over $50,000. .