After two consecutive quarterly increases, ChangeWave’s July corporate software survey shows spending growth is slightly lower – a trend we typically see this time of year.

Even with the seasonal dip, this is the best July reading of the past seven years and overall software spending remains upbeat. The July 9-30 survey also shows most major software categories – led by Security, Virtualization, CRM and BI – continue to exhibit positive growth, though not as much as three months ago.

A total of 1,007 respondents involved with software purchasing in their company participated in the survey. ChangeWave Research is a service of 451 Research.

The complete report is available here.