Vision for Information Technology by Maria Parrotto

In examining how information technology may affect the business community over the next 3 to 5 years, I elected to follow the following five of the leading companies: Quest Software Incorporated, Juniper Network Inc., Yahoo Inc., Revising Inc, and Cisco Systems. These companies are the key providers of critical infrastructure services that service Website owners' enterprise; communication services providers, electronic commerce, and commerce service provider. Due to my limited understanding of the IT world, my views are based on the information found in each of the companies Annual Report, as well as, company profiles.
Information technology companies provide market services worldwide through a series of multiple distribution channels: the internet, direct sales, direct marketing through the media, mass merchandiser, system integration and more. Regardless of what methods are being used, there is a great deal of competition in the highly unstable, ever-changing technology market. …