A Much Better Balance

Contributors
The finest minds in business technology are right here.

Openers
A digest of reports, research, Web sites, and books that help make sense of new business-technology concepts

Letters

Executive Briefing
For Business' Sake
An interview with David Laube and Raymond Zammuto, editors of the book, Business Driven Information Technology

Research: Gap Analysis
The Power Brokers
The industry's economic woes have given CIOs better leverage in their negotiations with IT vendors.

Square Off
When Will IT Spending Bounce Back?
By Evangelos Simoudis and Martin Reynolds
Sooner. IT spending is already on the rebound. Some 70% to 80% of CXOs expect to increase their IT spending by 2% to 4% in the next year.
Later. Optimism about the health of the economy and bigger corporate budgets in 2004 is fading. We expect growth to pick up late in 2004 and into 2005 and 2006.

Other Visions
Leadership On New Frontiers
By Capt. Winston Scott
To continue to succeed, NASA will have to make good on the promise to think outside the box. Guiding an organization to new heights takes fresh ideas and open minds.