Tech Spending on Wall Street in 2012: Is the Bull Back?

Spending on hardware, software and communications all is expected to grow by more than 5% this year, in the latest Gartner forecasts.

Is this the year that not just trading firms, but companies of all stripes get bullish on technology spending, again?

Here's a snapshot look at the consulting firm's prognostication.

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