Despite the uncertainty about the year ahead, there are some things about business technology we can say with confidence: The security of computer networks will undergo greater scrutiny. Close collaboration with business partners will be an important goal--one that will remain difficult to achieve. Biotechnology will deepen our understanding of what makes us human--and, in the process, push the boundaries of what supercomputers can do. The Internet will grow in importance as a fundamental tool of communication and commerce. And entrepreneurs will change how we do business. This we also know with certainty: People, not technology, create innovation. Heres a look at some people who will drive these and other business-technology trends in 2002.

Peter Thiel, CEO of PayPal Inc.	A World Of Opportunity
David Busser, CIO of the 2002 Winter Olympics	Winter Olympics CIO's Winning IT Strategy: Play It Safe
Michael Robertson, founder of MP3.com and Lindows.com	MP3.com Win In Hand, He Takes Aim At Windows
Carol Kovac, IBM's VP of life sciences	A Recipe For Mixing Science And Business
Richard Clarke, chairman of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board	Tenacity Carries The Cybersecurity Message
Christopher Klaus & Thomas Noonan, Internet Security Systems Inc.	Transparency Is Apparent In Duo's Vision For IT Security
Michael Vatis, founding director of the National Infrastructure Protection Center	From Fear-Monger To Consensus-Builder
Dr. Paul Tang, chief medical information officer at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation	Patient-Privacy Issue Gets A Doctor's Care
Gene Tyndall, VP of global markets and E-commerce for Ryder	He's Fixed On Keeping The Supply Chain Strong