Economic and Business Conditions
        
The present situation with respect to corporate and personal training appears bright.  With computers and software 
becoming more popular each day, education on computers and software becomes more popular, too.  Americans are striving to 
become more computer literate since computers are prevalent in our society.  Economically, Phoenix is prospering as the 
workforce expands to meet the myriad service needs.  Nationally, the inflation rate is 2.9 percent.  


Demand
Demand for education is at an all time peak.  Corporate training, personal training, network management and NT 
certification are all sought after classes these days.  With people striving to improve self worth and marketability, 
training becomes a pivotal issue for society and its workers.  Many cannot afford a formal education, but, a single class to 
improve ones skills is certainly attainable.  

In the last several years, federal and state policymakers have come to realize that winning in the new global 
economy requires a finely-tuned United States economy backed by a thriving and "high-performing" commercial sector.  
But smart workplaces-and the machines that run them-require smart workers.  And smart workers require a command of the 
tools of technology to achieve life-long economic success.  In our post-NAFTA, post-GATT world, where factors of intellect 
and innovation dictate our competitive edge, investing in a high quality education to help achieve high skills has never been 
more important1. 

We, as Americans, have begun to take important steps.  Last year's passage of "Goals 2000: Educate America Act,
"the "School-to-Work Opportunities Act," and the "Improving America's Schools Act" establishes a meaningful pathway to 
help states and local communities reconfigure and modernize how education is constructed and delivered in US schools. 

Just as important, these measures recognize the integration of technology in education as an essential underpinning 
of the teaching and learning process.  To assure that our future workers have the skills necessary to contribute productively 
in the information-age means that employees must become proficient in the use of sophisticated technologies and their 
applications.  

On balance, the more access schools and homes have to technology, the greater the demand for technology-based 
educational content, e.g., software.   This is where Information Engineering comes in.  Information Engineering plans to 
deliver part of this high quality education that America is so desperately seeking.