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

Wireless Wireless 'cloud' may offer silver lining

Voice Recognition Web

Eye See U – Text Entry Optical movement guides hands-free writing program Entering computer data with the eyes

Robotics Sony SDR-4X

Virtual Laboratories  Interactive research and instruction  Real-time access to remote scientific instruments Images courtesy of the University of Michigan

Teleimmersion  Shared virtual reality  University of Illinois at Chicago Virtual Temporal Bone Images courtesy Univ of Illinois- Chicago

Case: Wearable ComputersWearable 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 Electronics Levi’s and Phillip Electronics  MIT Media Lab - Jacket MIT Media Lab Jacket

Moore’s Law

Research and Development Commercialization Partnerships Privatization NSFNET Internet2, Abilene, vBNS Advanced US Govt Networks ARPAnet gigabit testbeds Active Nets wireless WDM SprintLink InternetMCI US Govt Networks ANS Interoperable High Performance Research &Education Networks 21st Century Networking Quality of Service (QoS)

The 3 C’s l Jobs of the future will be in the content sector computingcommunications content Interactive Multimedia

The 3 C’s explained: l Communications - interactive TV, home shopping, video dial tone, and video conferencing l Computing - business applications, and education software l Content - entertainment, games and video on demand, and electronic delivery

Future “ More Devices on Internet than People ”  Vending machines – Vending ExpressVending Express  Wireless – Sprint Broadband DirectSprint Broadband Direct  Mobile E-Commerce – Nokia, Visa TeamNokia, Visa Team  Picture Frames Picture Frames  SMART Devices – CoolTownCoolTown  Homes 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

“Digital –Economy Ready” Actions organizations can take to become “digital-economy ready”; y Build strategic information systems and use innovations y Create effective and efficient communication and collaboration networks. y Examine possible new models and initiatives of e-commerce y Examine supply chains – business processes. y 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.) y Plan IT systems in coordination with the business plans they intend to support. y Increase recognition of knowledge, its creation, preservation, storage, and dissemination. y Support managerial decisions with IT and especially the Web. y Have the ability to process a large amount of data. y Carefully address the economies of IT in general and e-commerce in particular, including outsourcing, when moving to the new economy. y 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? u Tom Peters, Circle of Innovation