Cloud computing…Open-source movement…Computer-industry consolidation…

These trends may have the early stage Techpreneur in the information technology space wondering about their own strategy, pricing, partnering…and maybe survival.

As Congress debates a Climate Change bill, and as companies like Wal-Mart encouraging sustainability, big business, entrepreneurs and other start-ups see a future — and big profits — in carbon accounting, which allows companies to track their carbon footprint.