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Rebecca Wettemann is a founding partner of Nucleus Research where she is responsible for development and execution of Nucleus' quantitative research approach. Wettemann has written and presented extensively on the topics of ROI and total cost of ownership (TCO), collaborative and knowledge technologies, customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise applications, and the business impact of technology. She is the author of numerous studies analyzing the impact and adaptation of technology including "Assessing the Real ROI from Siebel," "Leveraging Collaboration for Global Knowledge: The Language Challenge," and "The Best of European Groupware Deployments."

Often quoted by the business and technology press, Wettemann is a frequent speaker at user and industry events including Documation and Document Forum and vendor-specific user events for companies including Microsoft, Lotus, Compaq, Open Text, and BEA.

Prior to joining Nucleus, Wettemann was the Program Manager for European Collaborative Technologies at International Data Corporation where she managed research products tracking the European messaging, collaboration, knowledge management, and document and content management markets. She also served as the European expert for IDC's return on investment (ROI) consulting practice. Prior to IDC she worked as a consultant for the International Telecommunication Union and the United States Information Agency, managing international research projects on digital communications and the economic impact of changing international telecommunications law and technology.

Wettemann holds a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts degree in French from Oklahoma State University and a Masters of Law and Diplomacy degree from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.