What Are Latest Trends In Information Technology?

Information technology trends in Transportation, Leisure, Media

• I am looking for opinions and reports on the pattern and trends (over the next 1-2 years) in Information Technology spending in the US in the following three sectors (sector names follows Hoover's classification at http://www.hoovers.com/free/ind/dir.xhtml) (i) Transportation (i) Leisure (ii) Media For example, I want to know whether and how much each of these sectors is spending on technologies such as Web Services / EAI / Workflow management / Business Intelligence etc .... Also, I would like information on what sector-specific technologies and products are hot. I would also like some surrounding information such as (a) the business reasons behind these investment trends, and the kind of IT applications companies in each of these sectors is building around these technologies. (b) whether these investments are going into custom applications or off-the-shelf products Quantitative data as well as qualitative opinions are valuable, especially when they are from reputed sources such as analyst firms, universities and research labs. Thanks!

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  Hello Ram - If you choose to rate this answer, please ask for any clarification or additional info you may require prior to doing so. Thank you. There's a company called Wintergreen Research that will allow you to submit analysis questions of this type, and they will supply custom research from their databases to answer your questions for around $1200. Contact them at [email protected]. Some of these categories are very niche oriented and there doesn't seem to be a tremendous amount of data for them, especially when confining the search to the very recent. Some of the links in the "general" section below may provide high level quantitative statistics on general trends for all industries. Transportation ============== Corporate IT Spending and the Use of Offshore Services: Executive Summary http://productfinder.infoworld.com/search/viewabstract/infoworld/64877/index.jsp?pos=1&referer=SEARCH_RESULTS:BROWSE&trkpg=browse_results_researchname 5 articles on IT and transportation (white papers and case studies) http://productfinder.infoworld.com/search/tabbrowse/infoworld/research/125/1/index.jsp Several articles on logisics inventory management http://productfinder.infoworld.com/infoworld/SearchServlet?ksAction=BrowseAll&col=kslive&rf=0&srchtype=browse&stype=&bi=1&ei=50&oq=qt%3A%40%40col%3Akslive%40%40type%3Abrowse%40%40ptype%3A%40%40tax%3A1534%40%40providerid%3A0%40%40ssn%3A0%40%40sid%3A75287358%40%40datasource%3AINFOWORLD%40%40bi%3A1%7E%7E&vf=&tId=1534&sId=75287358&sSeq=1&regId=&lsTime=null&type=key&kw=&isAdv=false&summaryfiltertype=RE SEARCH Two articles on logistics purchasing http://productfinder.infoworld.com/infoworld/SearchServlet?ksAction=BrowseAll&col=kslive&rf=0&srchtype=browse&stype=&bi=1&ei=42&oq=qt%3A%40%40col%3Akslive%40%40type%3Abrowse%40%40ptype%3A%40%40tax%3A1464%40%40providerid%3A0%40%40ssn%3A0%40%40sid%3A75287951%40%40datasource%3AINFOWORLD%40%40bi%3A1%7E%7E&vf=&tId=1464&sId=75287951&sSeq=1&regId=&lsTime=null&type=key&kw=&isAdv=false&summaryfiltertype=RE SEARCH Several articles on Requisitioning and Procurement http://productfinder.infoworld.com/infoworld/SearchServlet?ksAction=BrowseAll&col=kslive&rf=0&srchtype=browse&stype=&bi=1&ei=50&oq=qt%3A%40%40col%3Akslive%40%40type%3Abrowse%40%40ptype%3A%40%40tax%3A51025%40%40providerid%3A0%40%40ssn%3A0%40%40sid%3A75288161%40%40datasource%3AINFOWORLD%40%40bi%3A1%7E%7E&vf=&tId=51025&sId=75288161&sSeq=1&regId=&lsTime=null&type=key&kw=&isAdv=false&summaryfiltertype= RESEARCH Four articles on Services Procurement http://productfinder.infoworld.com/infoworld/SearchServlet?ksAction=BrowseAll&col=kslive&rf=0&srchtype=browse&stype=&bi=1&ei=19&oq=qt%3A%40%40col%3Akslive%40%40type%3Abrowse%40%40ptype%3A%40%40tax%3A1622%40%40providerid%3A0%40%40ssn%3A0%40%40sid%3A75291164%40%40datasource%3AINFOWORLD%40%40bi%3A1%7E%7E&vf=&tId=1622&sId=75291164&sSeq=1&regId=&lsTime=null&type=key&kw=&isAdv=false&summaryfiltertype=RE SEARCH Oracle parades 10g beta customers http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/09/HNoracleparade_1.html?s=feature Additional categories here: http://productfinder.infoworld.com/search/browse/infoworld/1524/1524.jsp Strategic Sourcing Solutions (27) Supply Chain Execution (32) Supply Chain Management (127) Supply Chain Optimization (16) Trading Partner Management (37) Transportation Management (13) Warehouse Management Solutions (64) (select Research as a filter) Leisure ======= IT Lodging Industry Technology Study http://www.htmagazine.com/2003_HT_LITS/HT_LITS_04_01.html Cruise411's 2004 Sales Exceed 50% Online Booking Rate Due to Blue Wave Solutions Technology Platform http://linux.ittoolbox.com/press/disppress.asp?i=111265&t=9 Progress-Based System Powers World's Largest Luxury Liner Allowing Cunard's Queen Mary 2 to Cruise with Unmatched Convenience and Security http://www.progress.com/company_info/news_views/pressrelease_182630/pritem.ssp Cunard's Queen Mary 2 to sail with onboard help desk http://www.computerworld.com/industrytopics/travel/story/0,10801,87904,00.html Cruise Ship Sets Sail With Integrated Tech System http://www.e-tourmagazine.com/news/lectura/2.php?tipo=3757&tema=Cruceros Carnival Cruise Lines to manage its 4,000 PCs remotely http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/story/0,10801,83977,00.html?from=story_picks IBM, Butterfly.Net Team on Gaming Grid http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,905763,00.asp Retailer, Partner Got Game http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1530490,00.asp A Long Way From the Digital Home http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1500006,00.asp Memory technology set to evolve with DDR2 http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,90702,00.html Mobile games offer new horizons to developers http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/story/0,10801,86171,00.html Microsoft, Vodafone aim to bridge PC, mobile services http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,86044,00.html IT budget boosts seen in 2004 http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/management/itspending/story/0,10801,84524,00.html Media ============== IT Decision Monitor 2Q03: The Role of IT, Expectations, and IT Budget Allocation Shaping Vertical Markets' Adoption of Technology in 2003 http://crm-daily.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=22678 Travelblog: CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment 2003 http://telephonyonline.com/ar/telecom_travelblogctia_wireless_entertainment/ CARRIER INVESTMENTS MOVE TOWARD CONTENT http://www.wirelessreview.com/ar/wireless_carrier_investments_move/ Broadcasting & Cable Magazine ($16.95 susbscription) Articles on Workflow http://www.technewsworld.com/perl/story/33233.html Interview With Disney's CIO Roger Berry http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1420693,00.asp HP Links with DreamWorks and Warner Bros. http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/33468.html Glaser warns film industry of Napsterization http://www.thestandard.com/article.php?story=20040110003942277 Seybold: XML, Weblogs make mark on publishing industry http://archive.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/09/09/020909hnseyblog.xml Xbox v. PlayStation: Microsoft Throws Down the Gauntlet http://www.technewsworld.com/perl/story/33233.html Update: Dotcast To Power Disney Set-Top Box http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1252976,00.asp Case Study Index for Sun http://wwws.sun.com/DynPub/modules/casestudy/index.jsp Case study index for Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/resources/casestudies/search.asp?InPTaxID=1193&SolTaxID=All&CouTaxID=All&CompSize=All&NoMonths=All&submit1=Search MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT Customer Success Stories http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/media-entertainment/css.html In order to better understand the wide variety of customer solutions which Sun and its partners are delivering to the Media and Entertainment industry, below you will find links to success stories. These success stories are brief summaries of a particular customer solution for the Media and Entertainment industry. MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT Market Segments http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/media-entertainment/marketsegments.html Digital Content and Storage Management in the Media and Entertainment Industry http://www.bitpipe.com/data/bizcard?res_id=1077732280_803 Sun? Open Net Environment in the Media and Entertainment Industry http://www.bitpipe.com/data/bizcard?res_id=1036085521_409 Tech spending picks up as gadgets get real http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4547885/ General ============== ITAA Spending Crystal Ball http://www.itaa.org/isec/pubs/e200311-01.pdf Hot IT areas vulnerable due to budget crunch http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/pwc/talking_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1947863 IT Spending general links http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/management/itspending/resourcepage/0,5242,,00.html#features More tech spending expected in 2004 http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3825462/ CIO Insight Research Study http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/download/0/2492/RESEARCH.pdf IT Spending: How Do You Stack Up? http://www4.gartner.com/5_about/news/assetmgmt_sample.pdf IT Spending Per Employee per industry, last revised 3/3/03 http://www.itmweb.com/blbenchspn.htm Getting IT spending Right This Time http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_page.asp?ar=1285&L2=13&L3=13&srid=9&gp=1 Additional fee-based ==================== IT Decision Monitor 2Q03: The Role of IT, Expectations, and IT Budget Allocation Shaping Vertical Markets' Adoption of Technology in 2003 http://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?productid=895132&SID=92573298-287367872-346320050&curr=USD&kw=&view=toc IT And Entertainment Technologies Converge Magnetic Disk Storage Key To Both Database And Video http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,34093,00.html eMarketer is a good source for this kind of data http://www.emarketer.com/products/report.php?travel_world_oct03 Search strategy: "IT spending" <industry> IT "investments" technology spending transportation <industry> "increased spending"