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The article offers information on the vital role of intimate technology relations on the success of business logistics and shipping company United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) the U.S. The topics discussed include the remarks of its chief information office (CIO) Juan Perez on the importance of technology on UPS, his responsibilities to the firm, and the tremendous success experienced by UPS.

This article focuses on the inspiration drawn by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from private sector to create cutting-edge technology. NASA's Ames Research Centre's mission is to support manned and unmanned space exploration work through the development of cutting-edge technology. When Ames' researchers were called upon to build the software for controlling Spirit and Opportunity, the rovers sent to discover evidence of water on the surface of Mars, they had to create a system that would allow the mission's scientists to use the robots to extract geological and chemical data. Specialists from very different professional and scientific backgrounds needed to work together on technology that would function intuitively, to help NASA plan and operate the rover's tasks in the most efficient way. Faced with limited resources and time, the group hit upon the idea of going to International Business Machines Corp., whose Almaden research centre is close to Ames in Silicon Valley.

The article reports that despite the U.S. credit crunch, outsourcing will continue to grow. Despite the ongoing transformation, multisourcing will continue to grow in popularity, with users choosing a broad selection of sourcing strategies including offshoring for particular IT and business process needs. As much as 59 percent of outsourcing deals involve an element of offshoring, up from an average of 43 percent during the previous four years.

This article focuses on former U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Jim Wetherbee. Wetherbee retired from the space agency NASA last year. NASA teaches astronauts to think only about the next 10 seconds and to forget the fear of future events, including worries about what might happen if things go wrong. The space agency can then work on some of the other intractable issues, such as flying and landing a spacecraft, many of which rely on technological systems. According to Wetherbee, the key is to use computers for what they are good at: as a partner for humans that provides fast, accurate calculations. The shuttle autopilot technology, for example, is more precise than human beings in 99 per cent of cases.

Examines the commitment of American Experience to produce documentaries which explore the people and events that shaped the United States. Teachers' guides offered by American Experience; List of documentaries produced, including "The Fight" and "Reconstruction: The Second Civil War"; Challenges for historians.

The article presents letters to the editors in response to articles in previous issues on topics including the 2017 Jazz Fest in the U.S., and an interview with Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews; and a correction to an article related to Basin Street Records' 20th Anniversary.