The proliferation of enterprise Web 2.0 has created new and different demands on the IT staff that requires knowledge of traditional legacy skills such as COBOL, C and proprietary applications as well as more modern technologies. To maximize existing investments and embrace enterprise Web 2.0, IT is turning to application modernization technologies.

However, if you're an IT manager or CIO, you may want to gather the troops before you begin the modernization process as even the best laid plans can go awry. Following are <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-217337.html?tag=nl.e539">the top five issues that your IT staff wants you to know</A> before you begin... but is afraid to tell you.