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NOTE:
The italics represent the accuracy of the predictions as of 12/31/04
#01
- Virus'/Spam Get Worse, Not Better (correct)
#02 - Continued
Global Economic Dependency and a Backlash Against Offshore Outsourcing (correct)
#03 - Internet Telephony Continues Disrupting the Existing Players
(correct)
#04 - For Survival, Companies Continue to Consolidate
(correct)
#05 - Wi-Fi Gets Bigger (correct)
#06
- Business Continues to Evolve to the Next Level (partial)
#07
- Some Positive IT, Economic and Stock Market Movement (partial)
#08
- Security is Still the #1 IT Concern (correct)
#09 - Social
Networking Takes Off (partial)
#10 - The Term "E-Commerce"
Comes Back into Vogue (partial)
Bonus Trends:
#01 - Software
Continues to Change Forever Especially via the ASP Model (correct)
#02
-Marketing Becomes Important Again (correct)
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