IT managers at smaller companies are mostly likely <A HREF="http://searchcio.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid19_gci1225354,00.html?track=sy183">not involved in key technology buying</A> decisions, according to a new survey. Instead, they've been relegated to researching technology for non-IT decision makers and implementing that technology. Soon, many of them will find themselves with a new CIO as a boss.