If you want to know "What Just Happened," ask James Gleick. He is a former editor and reporter for the New York Times, writing on science and technology. He has had a front row seat to technologyÕs recent developments, both as a writer and as founder of one of the nationÕs first Internet access services. He is the author of Chaos, Genius and Faster. His latest book from Pantheon Books is "What Just Happened: A Chronicle from the Information Frontier."

James M. Phillips is chairman and executive director of the FedEx Technology Institute at The University of Memphis. He is a pioneer in the technology industry, founding SkyTel and CEO at IPIX.