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Slide Show, Part 3: Numbers 50-26 .

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Slide Show, Part 2: Numbers 75-51.

Slide Show, Part 1: Numbers 100-76.

The Most Influential People Follow Their Own Paths
Opinion: Whether you are a visionary or a fast problem solver, you must see beyond the trends to become an influential IT person.

Dalzell's Filling Amazon's Shopping Cart with Services
The CIO at the online retailer looks to leverage the company's deep knowledge of the Internet and vast network of data centers and devices to create something new.

Brin, Page Show No Signs of Slowing Down
Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page reinvented search, e-mail and mapping, shattering earnings estimates and getting themselves very, very rich.

The End of Software, and a New Way of Doing Business
Salesforce.com chief Mark Benioff has brought the concept of consumer e-commerce applications to business users, creating one of the fastest growing tech companies in the world.

VMware's Greene: A Virtual Success Story
VMware co-founder says the next big wave of innovation will help take virtualization out of the data center.

Ross: Firefox Goes Where Few Browsers Have Gone Before
Blake Ross worked to build a new version of the Mozilla browser that would be slim, easy to use, and most of all, just a Web browser. This project eventually resulted in the Firefox Web browser.

Lessig: Rewriting the Rules
Some say Lawrence Lessig, a Stanford law professor, may help define the future of the Internet.