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July 14, 2009

OnForce’s Services Marketplace Index Reveals Consumers and Businesses Looking to Extend the Lives of Personal Computers and Desktops

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For the fourth consecutive quarter PC Desktop Repair sees highest volume of work orders;  Enterprises are using OnForce in creative ways to optimize efficiencies

BOSTON – July 13, 2009 – OnForce, the trusted online marketplace and national network of thousands of technology service technicians, today released the OnForce Services Marketplace Index (OSMI) for the second quarter of 2009. Based on more than 70,000 service events this quarter across North America, the OSMI provides a comprehensive analysis of key spending trends in information technology (IT) and consumer electronic (CE) services. Key findings this quarter show that spending in the break-fix sector from diagnose and repair to parts swap remained at a consistent high with Q1 2009, accounting for 63 percent of all work orders. In addition, OnForce saw enterprises utilize the platform more extensively to handle longer term projects in order to maximize efficiency.

In terms of highest volume categories, PC Desktop ranked first for highest work order volume for the fourth straight quarter in a row (accounting for nearly one third of all jobs.) Of this, three quarters were break-fix related work. Other high volume work categories for the quarter included TV/Video and Network, which accounted for 19 percent and 13 percent of all work orders respectively.

Check out the entire report here: http://www.onforce.com/OSMI/Q209

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