information technology sector report roadmap project for the prepared by contained in this document is not warranted or guaranteed any way and provided as rensselaer does warrant guarantee express implied accuracy adequacy quality validity completeness suitability of purpose no event shall be liable to anyone inaccuracies errors omissions with respect part thereof damage arising from occasioned use 2004 center economic growth lally school management introduction it industry can broadly segmented into hardware software services sub sectors encompasses manufacturing distribution computer telecommunications equipment a wide array products including systems infrastructure application that power host end user devices such cell phones pdas other wireless includes variety processing data hosting enabled process outsourcing applications development