In the IWT's second brainstorming session late last year, Borg mixed nontechnical women with technical women to hash out some uses for technology.

CNN: Who are the champions of women in technology?

It also will serve as a virtual product development center, where female technologists can build on the ideas generated from the IWT's focus groups.

CNN: Who are the champions of women in technology?

Through its collaborative Web development project with Sun, the IWT will rebuild the technology behind Borg's 12-year-old Systers.org virtual community to extend the community to all technical and scientific women's support and mentoring groups.

CNN: Who are the champions of women in technology?