Premier 100 2004 Conference Coverage

SAS Dream Team Video: Strategies for getting senior executives to agree Moving to Windows Vista: The Promise, The Reality Google's Universal Search for Business Enterprise Findability Without the Complexity Six Project Metrics Every CIO Should Know for Application Delivery Success Project Portfolio Management - Boost the value of IT Computerworld Report- Large Enterprises Pay More for IPAM An Apple for Your Enterprise? Six Questions To Ask About Information And Competition Sign up to receive Management Resource Alerts

August 23, 2004 (Computerworld) --

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Does IT Matter? Carr vs. Metcalfe Transcript

If you couldn't attend the conference, you'll want to check out a transcript of one of the event's hottest sessions: a debate between Nicholas G. Carr, author of "Does IT Matter?" and Bob Metcalfe, 3Com's founder and the inventor of Ethernet. Read the complete debate transcript.




Preconference Survey Results

What do conference attendees think about today's key IT issues? Read the complete survey results on everything from security and on-demand computing to the future of IT. See the full preconference survey.



Daily Quiz Results

See what attendees think about some of today's key IT issues via in-conference polls.



Monday update: Thin Clients, Linux, Grid Computing


Tuesday update: Outsourcing, Security, Top Agenda Items



Speaker Presentations
By registering, you'll also receive access to speaker presentations once they're posted after the conference.

Premier 100 Best in Class 2004

Best in Class awards honor the best of the best—those select Premier 100 honorees who have demonstrated particularly striking business value from a leading-edge technology project. Those 12 project leaders and their companies are profiled in our third annual special report. Read more.








Cunning rivals, technology traps and stingy budgets are just some of the daily challenges facing IT executives today. Computerworld's 2004 Premier 100 IT Leaders have used their wits and fortitude to keep their staffs and companies headed in the right direction. Read who they are and how they've done it. From our annual Premier 100 issue (Jan. 5).





Premier 100 Honorees
Computerworld's elite group of top IT strategists—the Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2004—give readers a close-up look at their tactics for dealing with the economy, staff and new projects in the year ahead. Who are this year's Premier 100? See this year's list of winners.



Conference Blog

Our intrepid features editor relates some of the more interesting event goings-on of the week. Read the blog.



Ask a Premier 100 IT Leader

Guest experts answer readers questions on a variety of topics, including educational and skills requirements for IT positions as well as the impact of offshore outsourcing on IT job opportunities. Read the most recent column.



Conference Event Information

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