In today's business, information technology (IT) is fast becoming a key component of an enterprise. The traditional view of IT as that it is simply used as a placeholder for business information is changing. IT is becoming a key component of your business planning and strategy; to become more competitive in your marketplaces; to boost productivity; to organize your business processes; to speedier product design, development, and time to market; to improved customer relationships; to more effective sales and marketing; to open new venues for parts and supplies procurement; to opening new channels and venues of doing business over the internet; to efficient communication and interchange of business knowledge and information among key decision makers.