founded it more than 17 years ago. I have a two- part answer to the question. The first answer is no, I’m not surprised, because I always believed that there would be high demand for objective, relevant technology research. But I guess I am surprised at how successful we have been in attracting so many fantastic people to work at Forrester. If there is one secret to our success, it has been the skilled, committed, smart, and creative people who have built the company. Every day I feel blessed working with this amazing group, and I feel very, very lucky  that they have chosen to center their careers  at Forrester. Even though Forrester has had tremendous growth, we’ve just departed on our voyage. I see technology change as a pervasive, inexorable force worldwide over the next 50 years. Technology change will affect the way we raise our families, the way we play, the way we learn, the way communities are built, the way we treat disease, the way democracy works, and the  way the dialogue of society develops. The PC and the Web are primitive tools — we will look Best wishes, Please drop me a message at gcolony@forrester.com if you want to talk. And thank you for being part of Forrester. back on them as the sharpened sticks and stone axes of prehistory technology. As advanced biological, information, and network systems enter the economy, Forrester’s ability to explain and analyze their best uses will increase the demand for our products and services. The technology economy and Forrester are just getting going. George F. Colony Chairman of the Board  and Chief Executive Officer Forrester Research, Inc. gcolony@forrester.com The Forrester executive team George F. Colony  Chairman of  the Board and Chief  Executive Officer Timothy M. Riley Vice President, Strategic Growth Richard C. Belanger Chief Technology Officer Emily Nagle Green  Vice President,  International Stanley H. Dolberg  Vice President,  Research Joel M. Blenner  Vice President,  Sales  Mary Modahl  Vice President, Marketing William M. Bluestein, Ph.D. President and Chief  Operating Officer Susan Whirty Maffei, Esq. Chief Financial Officer;  Vice President,  Operations;  and General Counsel