Emerging Technology

The possibilities……

Learning Objectives

Future Technologies The 3 C’s of Web Design The 4 C’s of tomorrow’s business environment

2010: Glimpse of the Future

Mobile Devices

http://microsoft.com/windowsxp/tabletpc/partners/default.asp

Wireless

Wireless 'cloud' may offer silver lining

http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/07/31/coolsc.wireless.cloud/index.html

Voice Recognition

Web

Eye See U – Text Entry

Optical movement guides hands-free writing program

Entering computer data with the eyes

http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/08/21/eye.writing/index.html

Robotics

www.tokyodv.com/tdvimages/tdvmovies/SonyQrioMartinez.mov

Sony SDR-4X

Virtual Laboratories

Interactive research and instruction

Real-time access to remote scientific instruments

Images courtesy of theUniversity of Michigan

Teleimmersion Shared virtual reality

University of Illinois at Chicago

Virtual Temporal Bone

Images courtesy Univ of Illinois-

Chicago

Case: Wearable Computers

So far only a few companies make and sell wearables for mobile workers, but this is

expected to change in the future. Levi’s and Phillip ElectronicsMIT Media Lab - Jacket

Moore’s LawMoore’s Law

Research andDevelopment

Commercialization

Partnerships

Privatization

NSFNET

Internet2, Abilene, vBNSAdvanced US Govt Networks

ARPAnet

gigabittestbeds

ActiveNets

wirelessWDM

SprintLinkInternetMCI US Govt

NetworksANS

InteroperableHigh PerformanceResearch &EducationNetworks

21st CenturyNetworking

Quality of Service(QoS)

The 3 C’sThe 3 C’s

Jobs of the future will be in the content sector

computing communications

content

InteractiveMultimedia

The 3 C’s explained:The 3 C’s explained:

Communications - interactive TV, home shopping, video dial tone, and video conferencing

Computing - business applications, and education software

Content - entertainment, games and video on demand, and electronic delivery

Future “More Devices on Internet than People”

Vending machines – Vending Express Wireless – Sprint Broadband Direct Mobile E-Commerce – Nokia, Visa Team Picture Frames SMART Devices – CoolTown Homes

10 Hottest Jobs?

1. Tissue Engineers 2. Gene Programmers 3. Pharmers 4. Frankenfood Monitors 5. Data Miners 6. Hot-line Handymen 7. Virtual-reality Actors 8. Narrowcasters 9. Turing Testers 10. Knowledge Engineers

http://www.time.com/time/reports/v21/index_ie.html

“Digital –Economy Ready”

Actions organizations can take to become “digital-economy ready”;

Build strategic information systems and use innovations Create effective and efficient communication and collaboration networks. Examine possible new models and initiatives of e-commerce Examine supply chains – business processes. Make a continuous effort to increase productivity, quality, security, and effectiveness

in every facet of the organization’s operations. Address organizational, personal, and socioeconomic issues associated with the

increase use of IT.

“Digital –Economy Ready” (cont.)

Plan IT systems in coordination with the business plans they intend to support.

Increase recognition of knowledge, its creation, preservation, storage, and dissemination.

Support managerial decisions with IT and especially the Web. Have the ability to process a large amount of data. Carefully address the economies of IT in general and e-commerce

in particular, including outsourcing, when moving to the new economy.

Properly build and deploy information systems that will provide for internal efficiency and connect to the many business partners.

Case Studies

Self Destructing DVD’s• Netflix.com

• Blockbuster

Web Portals• Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL

Grocery Business

4 C’s

Convergence Core Competencies Content (distributed) Control (local / departmental)

We are beginning to completely reconceive organizations

How have you made your company a better place?

Tom Peters,Circle of Innovation