Robert Allen Strawn MicroStrategy's AnneMarie Ferraro '90 Redfield will soon be able to fish in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and take cell phone calls from the Congo if he needs to, says Motorola Vice President Terry Heng, a Rensselaer Key Executive. And Rensselaer alumnus James Crowe '72 is now building a 23,000-mile advanced fiber optic network using internet technology that will change the underlying economics of communications. But IT is more than communications. With IT, doctors perform delicate computer-guided brain surgery. Scientists explore the landscape of Mars and chart the human genome.
School children search the world's greatest libraries.
Composers create major symphonies. Artists craft delightful animations. It's the IT infrastructure and the IT advancements that make this possible. IT has indeed changed the way we work and live. But don't be fooled.