VOICES: HASSO PLATTNER

TITLE
Co-founder and vice-chairman, SAP (SAP). 54.

CONTRIBUTIONS
His German software giant virtually created the market for enterprise software--huge systems that control the operations of global corporations.

IN HIS WORDS
''The boundaries between companies will blur as they view themselves as part of an ecosystem, supply chain, or value chain. Companies may choose to outsource their entire distribution, warehousing, and logistics to a partner such as Federal Express Corp.''