Monday, May 28, 2001		Lens on IT

Microsoft chief software architect Bill Gates (L) speaks while Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer listens during the Microsoft CEO Summit at the company's headquarters in Redmond, Washington. More than 160 global business leaders are attending the conference to discuss technology and economic development.

Map maker Ian Thomas stands beside a computer displaying his infamous map of Area 1002 of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Thomas's map showed sites where Caribou give birth to their calves, and coincidentally, where the Bush administration wants to open it to exploratory oil drilling. Thomas posted the map to a government Web site and was released from his job five days later. He now works making maps at the World Wildlife Fund. 

Patrik Klepeck (L) dances on a footpad in the Dance Dance Revolution video game designed for the Sony Playstation game platform at the Konami display at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Game developers are in Los Angeles for the trade show where new games and systems are displayed.

Members of the aerial dance group Project Bandaloop descend on the bell podium of the New York Stock Exchange as part of the ceremonies marking the initial listing of Sybase, Inc., a California based software company. Sybase chief executive officer John Chen (back to camera) embraced NYSE Chairman Richard Grasso below the dancers.

— Reuters photos