Recently, T (Technology) in IT has been receiving more importance than I (Information). This can be confirmed by the several communication media which confirm that indusry has not yet reached the expected results. This reality points out towards the necessity to build a profile that explains the nature of information, to face the situation. This article aims to build sucha profile, exploring the old concepts of enterprise and decision process, as well as organizing information to support decisions, under an ecological view. This procedure eliminates constraints imposed from software engineering concepts, and creates appropriate conditions to incorporate the diversity that defines the world of information.
information technology; decision making; industry