IT and business technology will take center stage in the post-recession economy, according to George Colony, CEO of Forrester.

In his keynote address at Forrester IT Forum in Berlin, Colony described the current economic turbulence as a "gateway recession" that will connect two different eras.

The crisis, he said, will sweep away organizations that do not grasp the importance of and utilize social network technologies. Colony listed five challenges that chief executive officers can expect to tackle during this recession.

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