More Wild Predictions for 2008
Put away your tarot cards and palmistry books — the experts have beaten you and I to making predictions for the future. Maybe they are not so wild, but here they are :
» IDC’s report on the future of storage market — more online storage and better systems
» Analog wireless systems will shut down in February, rendering some security systems non-functional
» IPTV is spreading
» Andrew Hay predicts more breaches, more potential for cyberwar, and research into better forensic systems for analyzing logs
» Google continues to dominate search and will go up against traditional telcos in the next spectrum auction
» Ike Elliot also discusses how telecommunications will change in other ways — with Verizon opening their networks, third-party VoIP products and the introduction of the iPhone to global markets
» Lastly, John Batelle has some great predictions for the future of Google and other specific companies in 2008, and optimistically predicts that web-based advertising businesses will have a strong economic year, despite everyone’s fears of economic downturn.
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