To blaze the path to e-business requires a technology czar who does
far more than run computer systems. Some standouts:

WHO                            WHAT                  RESULTS

PETER SOLVIK           Leads Cisco's efforts    Cisco has slashed $1.5
Chief Information      in e-sales and supply-   billion in costs by using
Officer                chain management,        Net technologies for
Cisco Systems          spending half his time   everything from human
                       with partners            resources to manufactur-
                                                ing

GARY REINER            Runs information sys-    GE will move $5 billion
Chief Information      tems and GE's huge       in goods and services
Officer                sourcing program, work-  procurement over the Net
General Electric Co.   ing with suppliers to    this year, helping to
                       get them online          improve operating margins

DAWN G. LEPORE         Spearheaded Schwab's     Online trades cost only
Chief Information      successful move to on-   20% as much as conven-
Officer                line trading, now 81%    tional ones, helping
Charles Schwab & Co.   of its volume            boost Schwab's gross
                                                operating margin to 37%
                                                last year from 34% two
                                                years ago