The objective of this paper is the study of the main aspects of the Informatization process in industrial companies related to technology infrastructure, information systems (IS) use, information technology (IT) management and e-business. Initially are discussed concepts related to the subject and next are presented the results of an exploratory survey carried out in 326 small, medium and large Brazilian industries. Results characterize the main IT resources utilized and set up comparisons among the different company sizes with regard to the surveyed variables. This work constitutes the first part of a project that aims the development of measuring specifications and instruments that will assess the level of IT use in private companies.
IT Management; Informatization; Organizational Use of IT; Small and Medium Business
