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Technology companies live and die by their latest offerings, and executives may have to bet the company every few years just to survive. In this world, risk management takes on a whole different meaning. Insurance is just one part of the program.

A listing of some of the nation's top publicly traded computer companies, their risk managers, brokers, captives and risk management programs.

Technology is getting under our skin--literally--as researchers and medical-device manufacturers turn to computer chips to control their products. But fusing men with machines leaves semiconductor companies with a new "underworld" of risks.

A listing of some of the nation's top publicly traded electronics manufacturing companies, their risk managers, brokers, captives and risk management programs.

Semiconductor makers face a dilemma: whether to own or rent, build a billion-dollar plant, or "fab," or contract with another chipmaker. The stakes are high and the challenges daunting.

A listing of some of the nation's top semiconductor companies, their risk managers, brokers, captives and risk management programs.

Software runs everything these days. Nowhere is that more true than in business. But the business of providing business software faces a few hurdles when it comes to risk management. Among those are the relatively young age of the industry and the scarcity of coverage for critical issues such as intellectual property.

A listing of some of the nation's top software companies, their risk managers, brokers, captives and risk management programs.

The just-in-time manufacturing process has helped manufacturers maintain profit margins, but it has also eroded the safety margin built into supply chains.

A listing of some of the nation's top publicly traded manufacturing companies, their risk managers, brokers, captives and risk management programs.

The Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI is the organization for executives in the manufacturing business where they can participate in a dialogue among peers on management styles, the marketplace and issues confronting them in that space.