People are starting to realize that technology is cyclical.

This contrasts with some surveys that find flat to down spending in 2002. We wouldn't split hairs; our conclusion is that users see a modest pickup.

Next year IBM is probably going to come in roaring back into the second half, but in between it's a mess,

can handle such a big job herself.

The fusion of art and technology that we call interface design.

The future of manufacturing is in technology. The next generation of manufacturing champions will come from those companies that use brain power, not labor, to drive their innovations.