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2006 top-five tech trends | March 30, 2006
Doug Cooper, country manager at Intel of Canada, released his second annual list of top five tech trends. Make a note in your calendars for late December: if all five of these do not occur in 2006, call up Doug and discuss the year with him.
1) Smaller business will get more efficient: IDC research shows Canadian small and medium businesses spend about 42 per cent less per worker on information and communication technology (ICT) than do their U.S. counterparts. In 2006 expect tech companies to do a better job of educating SMB operators, and then look for the efficiency and market penetration of this segment to ramp up.
2) More mobile mobile technology: Intel said notebooks will get thinner and lighter, deliver better wireless and battery performance, and run on advanced dual-core processors. This will lead to more people working remotely and expand the definition of “office” to include homes, customer sites and campuses.
3) Computers will bust far less often: The strident tones of complaining end-users will rend the air less often because computers will become more reliable. Active Management Technology (AMT) will allow companies and services to diagnose and repair PCs, software, operating systems or hardware failures remotely, even when the machine is off. This will reduce IT maintenance costs by 30 per cent and cut techie desk-side visits by 41.5 per cent, saving companies big bucks.
4) Smaller and sleeker boxes: PCs are also set to get smaller and quieter. Businesses and consumers will see sleek PC designs that will allow consumers to more easily manage digital home content and work remotely.
5) The digital home—yep, finally. Tech companies have been talking about digital homes for years. Your abode, they promise, will be an oasis of interconnected and easily accessed digital photos, music, Internet content, movies and TV programs. Intel says this vision will “find its groove in 2006.”
1) Smaller business will get more efficient: IDC research shows Canadian small and medium businesses spend about 42 per cent less per worker on information and communication technology (ICT) than do their U.S. counterparts. In 2006 expect tech companies to do a better job of educating SMB operators, and then look for the efficiency and market penetration of this segment to ramp up.
2) More mobile mobile technology: Intel said notebooks will get thinner and lighter, deliver better wireless and battery performance, and run on advanced dual-core processors. This will lead to more people working remotely and expand the definition of “office” to include homes, customer sites and campuses.
3) Computers will bust far less often: The strident tones of complaining end-users will rend the air less often because computers will become more reliable. Active Management Technology (AMT) will allow companies and services to diagnose and repair PCs, software, operating systems or hardware failures remotely, even when the machine is off. This will reduce IT maintenance costs by 30 per cent and cut techie desk-side visits by 41.5 per cent, saving companies big bucks.
4) Smaller and sleeker boxes: PCs are also set to get smaller and quieter. Businesses and consumers will see sleek PC designs that will allow consumers to more easily manage digital home content and work remotely.
5) The digital home—yep, finally. Tech companies have been talking about digital homes for years. Your abode, they promise, will be an oasis of interconnected and easily accessed digital photos, music, Internet content, movies and TV programs. Intel says this vision will “find its groove in 2006.”
