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The Trends, Technologies, Companies And People To Watch In 2006

By CRN Staff, CRN
December 30, 2005    12:00 PM ET

THE TRENDS, TECHNOLOGIES, COMPANIES AND PEOPLE TO WATCH IN 2006
Inside The Special Report
What's in store for 2006? CRN editors select 20 To Watch trends, technologies, companies and people for the coming year, assess the outlook for technology spending and take a look back at last year's prognostications.

Editor's Letter
The Plot Thickens For 2006
Like a good mystery novel, the storyline for the technology industry last year was full of plenty of twists, turns and surprises. Now the plot is thickens as 2006 comes into view.

Five Companies To Watch
Symantec

Google

3Com

Lenovo

Adobe

Five People To Watch
Ray Ozzie

Marc Benioff

John Swainson

Ian Pratt

Matt Medeiros

Economic Outlook
Signs Mostly Positive For IT Spending
While energy, interest-rate and hurricane worries remain, business optimism should spur investments in technology.

Looking Back
For The Record: Hits And Misses
CRN Editor Heather Clancy assess how well CRN's 2005 Twenty to Watch selections fared over the past year.

PAST 20 TO WATCH REPORTS

In past years, CRN gathered exclusive research for a glimpse into the future, to select industry leaders, market trends, companies and technologies to watch.

2005 Economic Outlook & 20 To Watch -- January 3, 2005
2004 Economic Outlook & 20 To Watch -- January 5, 2004

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