They closely watch the developments in the field of information technology by attending conferences, workshops, and seminars in this field. The jobs of the people whose names are in the database range from as high as CEOs down to specialists and technicians involved in hardware and software technology. As such, the topics attended by these people cover high-level issues (such as the management implications of information technology, and the design of the company's information system architecture) as well as the very technical issues of hardware and software design. Topics that deal with the Internet, whether for managers or technicians, dominate the list of subjects dealt by these conferences, workshop, and seminar attendees. This database includes people who are either users of IT products and services, as well as providers of IT products and services.