The Technology and Information Management (TIM) Program, in its teaching and research, addresses Management of Technology (MOT), and its dual, the development of technology to support or enable managers (which we call the Technology of Management or TOM), in the environment of dynamic and highly competitive commercial enterprises that are often called high-tech enterprises. TIM is a new and distinct discipline within engineering, combining technology management, systems engineering, and information technology. The graduates of its academic programs (undergraduate and graduate) will have a solid technology base from engineering and information technology, coupled with an understanding of the functions comprising business enterprises. Building on this foundation, TIM courses will teach analytical methods in the context of the management challenges faced by enterprises that create new products and services. These analytically trained graduates will be prepared to take leadership roles in existing companies, help create new enterprises, or pursue careers in academia or industrial research. Research by faculty and graduate students in TIM complement its academic offerings, with research in selected areas of both Management of Technology (MOT) and the Technology of Management (TOM). In MOT, initial research will emphasize development of theory, analytical results, methods and tools that more closely couple economic factors into engineering and product decisions of firms. MOT includes studies of the role of information technology in the management of complex systems of both technology and people. Complex systems may involve relationships with partner companies (e.g. suppliers) or among divisions of a large corporation, as well as interactions between organizations and their customers. These components often act with different economic interests. Such complex systems can be made to run more efficiently by using technology to coordinate information exchange between the components.