TECH TALK: 2003-04
Rajesh Jain’s tech talk states, “… I will offer my picks for the 10 technologies and trends that either showed promise, made the news and/or made a difference in 2003.”
Entries for December, 2003
25 Years of Technology
SPECIAL REPORT
InfoWorld’s anniversary: 25 years of technology
A look back at technology developments in the last quarter century and predictions for the future
1979 – 1985: The Dawn of the PC
Personal computers meet the enterprise
1986 – 1995: The Networked Enterprise
LAN, Ethernet, Lotus Notes, Windows 95, and a connected workforce
1996 – 1999: The Internet Era
What a lovely bubble [...]
IT Services Requires Local Handholding
At a time when offshore IT companies continue to post excellent results, these firms seem to confirm there is a requirement to have good solid account relationships based near the customer. The Economist November 20, 2003 “Bangalore, Texas”
A study of the value chain suggests this is a very intelligent move by the offshore firms. [...]
Offshore Outsourcing
As I look at predictions for 2004, one area where consensus abounds and debate increases is “Offshore Outsourcing”, the movement of knowledge worker jobs offshore. There is abundant agreement that this will continue, even accelerate.
At the same time there is widespread disagreement as to whether this is a good thing for US and European [...]
Technology Pioneers of 2004
The World Economic
Forum’s Technology
Pioneers 2004
I saw this on Rajesh Jain’s Weblog, EMERGIC.org.
Network Learning
Connections: The Impact of Schooling
December 2003 – Jay Cross
Cross writes, “Most learning is informal; a network approach makes it easier, more productive and more memorable to meet, share and collaborate. Emotional intelligence promotes interoperability with others. Expert locators connect you to the person with the right answer. Imagine focusing the hive mind that emerges [...]
Offshore IT Services Requires Local Handholding
At a time when offshore IT companies continue to post excellent results, these firms seem to confirm there is a requirement to have good solid account relationships based near the customer. The Economist November 20, 2003 “Bangalore, Texas”
A study of the value chain suggests this is a very intelligent move by the offshore firms. [...]
2004 IT Spending Estimates
Let us begin analyzing the investment trends for 2004 by reviewing the predictions for IT spending in 2004. What better way to begin a discussion around the near term performance of technology companies than with near term IT spending?
Here is a summary of common themes from the articles listed here. It is by [...]
