Emerging Information Technology Trends Day 4 – Module 9 Text Materials Chapter 9 – Emerging Trends and Technologies
Emerging Trends & Technologies What technologies do you think will be an important part of the future of business information systems?
Computer Systems Performance Intel 8088 Intel Intel Intel Pentium IIIntel Pentium III
Computer Systems Performance
Network and Bandwidth
Embedded Devices
E-Utilities, E-Sourcing Advantages?Disadvantages?
Application Service Providers (ASPs) Courtesy of;
Disintermediation
Virtual Reality
VR – Example Uses Matsushita – design your own virtual kitchen Volvo – demonstrate car safety features Airlines – train pilots for adverse weather conditions Motorola – train assembly line workers Health care – train doctors in surgery on virtual cadavers
Biometrics
Locality-aware devices
World-wide opportunity and growth Source: IBM Global Innovation Outlook 3.0 Report, 2007
Buzz Marketing, Viral Marketing Much more $ for TV, radio and magazine Blair Witch Project
Going Mobile
RFID – Radio Frequency IDentification An EPC RFID tag used by Wal-MartEPCWal-Mart
From UPC to RFID
Intelligent Agents
Social Networking