March 2005

Introducing the Technology Review Index

Keeping an eye on business.

By Duff McDonald

Technology Review, of course, is all about the future, and the companies and people involved in the innovation that will get us there. It is in that spirit that we introduce the Technology Review Index, which includes the TR Large-Cap 100 and its sibling, the TR Small-Cap 50. Developed in conjunction with Standard and Poor’s, these global equity indices will serve as our own in-house gauge of the pulse of innovation at 150 of the world’s most important public companies.

Our two indices will track both the most powerful innovators and the up-and-comers in the 10 most innovative industries of the global economy. The performance of these indices will be updated daily on our online platform at www.technologyreview.com/TRIndex.

Each month, the editors of the magazine will discuss the performance of the Technology Review indices, their constituent industries, and any of their component stocks that stand out in particular. This review should, we think, provide an invaluable reference point for those with a stake in innovation -- both today and in the future.