"Connected consumer electronic products are the next step in enabling anytime, anywhere access to information and services," said Dr. Yiwan Wong, vice president, System LSI Division, Samsung Electronics.
He held various different roles at the company over the years, including senior vice-president of sales and support, senior vice-president of systems software and vice-president of marketing.
BRUCE CHIZEN -- Chief executive and president, Adobe Systems.
His mother, who worked in Long Island City, Queens, retired as a vice president for systems and technology at Citibank.
"The mainframe is the most flexible technology platform in computing," said Rodney C. Adkins, I.B.M.'s senior vice president for systems and technology.
Putting foam soundproofing under tables and chair seats is another way to reduce noise, said Steven Rosstad, vice president of systems engineering with United States Communications in Westport.
"What's the saying, 'Necessity is the mother of invention?' " said Kenny Klepper, Empire's senior vice president for systems, technology and infrastructure.
But he rose to executive vice president of systems product development -- and became the subject of rumors about a possible successor to the founder and chief executive, Lawrence J. Ellison.
But ultimately, the technology may have even more dramatic implications than just smaller music players or wristwatch TVs, said Mark Dean, vice president for systems at I.B.M. Research.
Consultant to Walker Digital... President, Counterpane Systems, a. cryptography consulting company.
