What Are Latest Trends In Information Technology?

Top 2004 Information Technology Trends

• Every year in December and January, there are a number of articles, reports, whitepapers, and presentations published that provide lists of the top trends forecasted for the Information Technology industry. The titles of these lists are varied (examples you might find "Top Emerging Trends". "Top 10 List", "2004 Issues for IT Vendors"). I am looking for a wide variety of lists that cover all of IT, so I am interested in lists of trends in 5 categories 1)IT Hardware, 2)Software, 3) Services 4) Consumer, and 5) General Trends (a catch all category). I am mainly interested in IT trends as it relates to the Business IT market, so please spend most of your time in categories 1-3. Use # 5 as a general category if you can't seem to fit it into the categories described above. A complete answer to this question will contain a a list of URLs broken down by the categories mentioned above. This list of URLs will point me to these reports, articles, lists, presentations, white papers, etc. that have been published in the last 3 months. I am more interested in a complete answer than I am a quick one. A 5-star answer will get a generous tip.

• Answer:

  Hello Wim58, I believe I have exhausted all possible lists of trends for 2004 that can be found at this time, and so I present them below. I've done my best to see that each list will fit into the right category, though it may differ from what you've originally expected. General Trends: Article - Top Internet Trends for 2004 - WebTalk Radio http://www.webtalkguys.com/10604.shtml BW Online | December 30, 2003 | Tech's Top Trends for 2004 http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2003/tc20031230_9935.htm BitTorrent, 'Gi-Fi,' and Other Trends in 2004 http://news.earthweb.com/ent-news/article.php/3294271 IDC predicts top trends in 2004 http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1204idctrends.html Trendsetters.com - 07-Jan-04 :: Top 2004 Trends, Wireless TV, South Korea http://www.trendsetters.com/issue/9001,1,0104,07,1.html IT Hardware: Forbes.com: 2004's Top Technology Trends http://www.forbes.com/2004/01/02/102techtrendspinnacor_ii.html Trends 2004 - Simmtester.com http://www.simmtester.com/page/news/showpubnews.asp?num=102 CEOnetworking's Top Ten 2004 Business Trends By Mitchell Levy http://ceonetworking.com/businesstrends/2004Top10withQuotes.pdf Gartner's top 10 technologies in 2004: ZDNet Australia: IT Manager: Trends http://www.zdnet.com.au/itmanager/trends/0,2000061043,20280077,00.htm Byte and Switch - The Global Site For Storage Networking http://www.byteandswitch.com/document.asp?doc_id=45189 CNN.com - CES: The gadgets of 2004 - Jan. 8, 2004 http://us.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/01/08/bus2.ptech.gadgets.ces/ - Not exactly a list of trends per se, but it lists technologies that might become in demand in 2004. Mercury News | 01/01/2004 | 10 tech trends for 2004 http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/7612468.htm PM.Zone 2004 Consumer Electronics Show Trends Report http://popularmechanics.com/technology/computers/2004/1/2004_ces_wrapup/ IT service: Fortune.com - Fast Forward - Tech Trends to Watch in 2004 http://www.fortune.com/fortune/fastforward/0,15704,569767,00.html - I included this in service since it shows how companies would be behaving. Hardware Today: Looking Ahead, Our Top 10 List for 2004: http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3293501 - Though it says 'hardware', the items seem to show what is more like behavior of institutions. Forrester Releases Top Technology Trends For 2004; Predictions Include IT Growth In Several (printable version) http://www.hostingtech.com/news/2004/1/8/Print/St_Nitf_Forrester_Releases_Top_Technol_b0107033.6sw.html Five Big Tech Trends to Watch in 2004 http://www.thestreet.com/pf/funds/jubak/10134463.html Top 14 development integration trends for 2004: ZDNet Australia http://web.zdnet.com.au/builder/manage/business/story/0,2000035090,20279132,00.htm IT Trends 2004: Service-Level Management and Business Services Management Technologies Thomas Mendel (PDF document) http://www.bmc.com/USA/Corporate/BSM/attachments/slm_and_bsm_thomas_mendel.pdf IT consumers: Technology News: Trends: Five E-Commerce Trends To Watch http://www.technewsworld.com/perl/story/16967.html Trends 2004 - Consumer and marketing trends for 2004 and beyond, 20 Jan. 2004 http://www.trends2004.com/trends/articles.html eOneNet.com Forecasts Top 10 Internet Trends in 2004, Jan 14, 2004 http://www.pressbox.co.uk/Detailed/11727.html IT software: Internet Time Blog: Top Trends for 2004 http://www.internettime.com/blog/archives/001104.html - I put this in software since the items typify things that happen to software. Trends in the Software Industry http://stylusinc.com/india/Trends%20_in%20_the%20_Software%20_Industry.htm - Though not a strictly 'trends for 2004' list, it does give points about software that are certain to be trends in 2004. IDC - Trends in Software and Mobile markets http://hitech.suomi.net/oske/docs/library/public/trendsprn.pdf SEM Predictions for 2004 (The SEM CEO's View) http://www.clickz.com/search/results/article.php/3293131 Google search terms used: top 10 computer trends 2004 top tech trends 2004 consumer tech trends 2004 top computer consumer trends 2004 top information technology trends 2004 top software trends 2004 top tech consumer behavior trends 2004 software development trends 2004 top information technology consumer behavior predictions 2004 top software industry trends 2004 software market trends 2004 computer consumer trends 2004 e-commerce consumer trends 2004 I hope this has been a most helpful answer. If you need anything else, or have a problem with the answer, do please post a Request for Clarification before rating and I shall respond as soon as I can. Thank you.