Main variables;Total 1.1 % Companies that had computers;60.64 1.2 % of companies that had Local Area Network (LAN);18.57 1.3 % Companies that had wireless Local Area Network;5.10 1.4 % Companies that had Internet connection;44.80 1.5 % Companies that had Intranet connection;4.20 1.6 % Companies that had Extranet connection;2.01 1.7 % Companies that had mobile Telephone connection;69.47 1.8 % companies that had electronic mail (e-mail);41.97 2.1 % Personnel that use computers at least once a week;52.36 2.2 % Personnel that use computers connected to Internet at least once a week;38.67 2.3 % Companies with employees connected to company ICT systems via external telematic networks;1.67 2.41 % Companies with employees connected to company ICT systems via external telematic networks from: Home (1);79.82 2.41 % Companies with employees connected to company ICT systems via external telematic networks from: customer facilities or associated companies (1);66.71 2.41 % Companies with employees connected to company ICT systems via external telematic networks from: other locations of its company or group (1);58.04 2.41 % Companies with employees connected to company ICT systems via external telematic networks from: during business trips from: hotels, airports, etc., (1);64.25 2.5 % Companies with workers undertaking specific ICT functions;8.48 2.51 % Companies struggling to hire personnel with ITC knowledge;9.11 2.52 % Companies whose difficulties at the time of hiring new workers with ICT knowledge were: Lack of candidates with proper knowledge at a ICT user level (2);5.68 2.53 % Companies whose difficulties at the time of hiring new workers with ICT knowledge were: Lack of specialist ICT candidates;6.57 2.54 % Companies whose difficulties at the time of hiring new workers with ICT knowledge were: Excessively high costs for hiring new ICT specialists (2);4.41 2.6 % Companies with order management IT systems;8.23 2.61 % Companies with order management IT systems with automatic link to: Internal systems for making repetitive orders for the replacement of supplies(3);43.57 2.62 % Companies with order management IT systems with automatic link to: Invoicing and payment systems(3);76.90 2.63 % Companies with order management IT systems with automatic link to: System for managing production operations (3);29.84 2.64 % Companies with order management IT systems with automatic link to: Systems for managing distribution or storage / inventory management(3);65.54 2.65 % Companies with order management IT systems with automatic link to: Business systems with suppliers (for suppliers outside their business group)(3);34.39 2.66 % Companies with order management IT systems with automatic link to: Client business systems (for clients outside their business group)(3);27.98 2.71 % Companies were the degree of substitution of traditional mail by electronic communication systems has been (in the last 5 years): No substitution;62.15 2.72 % Companies were the degree of substitution of traditional mail by electronic communication systems has been (in the last 5 years): Minimal substitution;17.10 2.73 % Companies were the degree of substitution of traditional mail by electronic communication systems has been (in the last 5 years): Significant substitution;14.18 2.74 % Companies were the degree of substitution of traditional mail by electronic communication systems has been (in the last 5 years): Total substitution;3.94 2.75 % Companies were the degree of substitution of traditional mail by electronic communication systems has been (in the last 5 years): Not applicable;2.63 3.11 % Companies with Internet access: modem(4);25.06 3.12 % Companies with Internet access: RDSI(4);9.73 3.13 % Companies with Internet access: Broad band(4);86.22 3,131 % Companies with Internet access: via xDSL, (ADSL,SDSL,...)(4);82.77 3.132 % Companies with Internet access: via other leased facilities (Cable, LMDS,...)(4);4.49 3.14 % Companies with Internet access: via mobile phone services(GSM, GPRS, UMTS, ...)(4);21.06 3 15 % Companies whose contracted download rate is: Lower than 144 Kb/sec(4);13.53 3 15 % Companies whose contracted download rate is: Between 144 Kb/sec and 2 Mb/sec(4);72.40 3 17 % Companies whose contracted download rate is: Higher than 2 Kb/sec(4);14.08 3.21 % Companies with Internet connection that, as end product users, use it for: searching for information(4);94.92 3.22 % Companies with Internet connection that, as end product users, use it for: Obtaining banking and financial services(4);63.03 3.23 % Companies with Internet connection that, as end product users, use it for: Training and learning(4);24.11 3.24 % Companies with Internet connection that, as end product users, use it for: Monitoring market behaviour(4);25.26 3.25 % Companies with Internet connection that, as end product users, use it for: Receiving digital products(4);29.36 3.26 % Companies with Internet connection that, as end product users, use it for: Obtaining post/pre sales services(4);17.66 3.27 % Companies with an Internet connection which, as consumers of end products, is used for: Accessing applications/tools defined for the business(4);26.33 3.3 % Companies that interacted with P.A.s via Internet in(4);34.55 3.31 % Reason for interaction: Obtain information(4);31.38 3.32 % Reason for interaction: Get documents and forms, ...(4);30.84 3.33 % Reason for interaction: Return completed documents(4);15.01 3.34 % Reason for interaction: Total electronic management(4);8.82 3.35 % Reason for interaction: Present a business proposal for public tender (e-procurement)(4);1.01 4.1 % Companies with Internet connection and website /page(4);18.14 4.11 % Companies With an Internet connection and web page for: company and/or product presentation(5);97.77 4.12 % Companies with Internet connection and web page for: Ease of access to product catalogues and price lists(5);45.51 4.13 % Companies with Internet connection and web page for: Personalisation of site for regular clients(5);13.42 4.14 % Companies with Internet connection and web page for: Distribution of digital products(5);7.11 4.15 % Companies with Internet connection and web page for: Supply of post sales services(5);18.19 4.16 % Companies With an Internet connection and web page for: Applications/tools defined for the business(5);11.20 4.2 % Companies which had subscribed to some type of conduct code for rendering services via their webpage (5);18.04 4.31 % Companies with Internet connection that use internal security: Protection software or virus check(4);96.99 4.32 % Companies with Internet connection that use internal security: Firewalls(4);53.43 4.33 % Companies with Internet connection that use internal security: Safe server(4);26.95 4.34 % Companies with Internet connection that use internal security: Off-site data backup (4);32.60 4.35 % Companies with Internet connection that use internal security: Off-site data backup(4);7.20 4.36 % Companies with an Internet connection with access enabled via Security services(4);31.35 4.37 % Companies with an Internet connection with access enabled via Security services: Digital electronic signature (4);6.60 4.38 % Companies with an Internet connection with access enabled via Security services(4): Password/Login(4);23.60 4.39 % Companies with an Internet connection with access enabled via Security services: Other authentication mechanisms (4);8.63 4.40 % Companies with an Internet connection with access enabled via Security services(4): Encryption(4);2.69 4.5 % Companies that have updated their security services in the last three months(4);74.23 4.6 % Companies that have had some kind of security problem in the last twelve months(4);19.28 4.61 % Companies that have had some kind of security problem in the last twelve months(4): IT virus attack;18.41 4.62 % Companies that have had some kind of security problem in the last twelve months(4): Unauthorised access to IT system or to company data;2.67 4.63 %Companies that have had some kind of security problem in the last twelve months(4): Economic Fraud (e.g. Phishing);1.00