Seven Technologies That Will Rock 2011. So here we are in a new decade, and the technologies that are now available to us continue to engage (and enthrall) in fascinating ways.
The rise and collision of several trends—social, mobile, touch computing, geo, cloud—keep spitting out new products and technologies which keep propelling us forward. Below I highlight seven technologies that are ready to tip into the mainstream 2011. Before I get into my predictions, let’s see how I did last year, when I wrote “Ten Technologies That Will Rock 2010.” Microsoft device update for lawyers. On the 1st November I attended the "Microsoft Device Update" presented by device guru Colin Erasmus (Windows Client Business Group Executive at Microsoft South Africa).
My intention was to see what was relevant to the attorneys of South Africa and this is what I learnt. Being confronted with all of these latest and greatest devices that Microsoft and the manufacturers have worked on, was like being a boy in a toy shop - you wanted to touch each one and take them home with you! Microsoft have seen and identified 8 industry trends and have used these to design their new products, these trends are the following:• The Cloud• Data explosion• Social computing• Browser based applications• Ecosystem of computing• Personal devices in the workplace• Ubiquitous interaction. The way Microsoft have addressed this issue internally was to create three categories for devices:• Low Business Impact Threat• Medium Business Impact Threat• High Business Impact Threat.