predicted in comment and analysis
The Minority Report: Macworld predictions
Comment At the time of the announcement, mid-2006 represented the next new chapter for the Mac, while merchants predicted drops in Mac sales as new buyers held off for the faster machines. By unveiling the first Mactels some six months ahead of schedule... [06 Jan 2006]
Leader: The CIO Agenda for 2006
Leader The CIO Agenda results on IT budgets show there are significant increases predicted in the proportion of spend devoted to new technology investment - although largely as a result of efficiency savings made on the operational side. [16 Dec 2005]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: 3G disappointments
Comment Well, that turns out to be closer to 56Kpbs for reasonably populated cell coverage - exactly as predicted over six years ago in the midst of the development cycle. Written whilst flying from Crete to London Gatwick and dispatched via free Wi-Fi... [04 Nov 2005]
The east Asia story
AS Analysis The predicted customer backlash against the banks and other firms who publicly announced plans to move call centre and IT jobs offshore simply failed to materialise outside of small isolated pockets of resistance. [26 Sep 2005]
Leader: What Flash Larry's latest deal means
Leader In truth almost any deal represents a better future than the long, slow demise many predicted before Ellison swooped. It's been more than a year since Tom Siebel was reportedly door-stepping Larry Ellison, asking the Oracle boss to take his CRM... [13 Sep 2005]
Leader: Is offshoring good or bad for UK workers?
Leader Both positions were echoed in a 2004 report sponsored by the Indian IT industry's trade body Nasscom, which predicted that more than a quarter of a million UK workers will see their jobs disappear overseas, costing the UK economy £5.7bn in... [08 Sep 2005]
Devil's Advocate: Comic capers and unlikely successes
Comment Nobody predicted the massive popularity of text messaging, although it is a convenient facility that works well with the small mobiles that have proved most attractive. Given that tech successes often come from the most unexpected places, Martin... [05 Sep 2005]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Are we heading towards a new dark age?
Comment Some see the peak of human innovation around 100 years ago with a predicted plunge back to 1400 levels within the next 40 years. Written from the BA lounge with free Wi-Fi, Miami Airport, Florida I have just picked up on a series of articles and... [14 Jul 2005]
Leader: CIOs must put the business before themselves
Leader If CIO presence in the boardroom is to increase over the next few years - as 82 per cent of survey respondents predicted - then this is exactly the kind of thinking they need to have. CIOs and IT chiefs could be forgiven for feeling slightly... [08 Jul 2005]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Don't hold your breath for 3G
Comment Relaxing the controlling regimes has instead seen a flourishing of creativity and technology that no one predicted 50 or even 20 years ago. The Science Museum, London, UK I just had a meeting with a group of young people who brought back a flood of... [02 Jun 2005]
Radioactive: Bluetooth - survival of the fastest
Comment Bluetooth continues to confound analysts who have long predicted its imminent demise. Bluetooth continues to silence critics with its longevity - and now plans to merge with rival standard ultrawideband could guarantee its long-term survival, says... [09 May 2005]
Leader: Will we ever e-vote?
Leader Much has been made of the UK electorate's apathy, which is predicted to lead to another low voter turnout in today's General Election. One tool that could potentially go some way to addressing that problem is electronic voting - that's voting over... [05 May 2005]
3GSM Diary: Dogs, storm troopers and HSDPA
Comment Everyone and their dog (more on said dog in a moment) had something to say about HSDPA, as predicted (see yesterday's column). From quiet expectation to too much going on at once. The first day proper of this year's 3GSM conference had it all. [15 Feb 2005]
CIO Agenda: It's the business, stupid
Comment Ted Woodhouse, IT director at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, predicted a slow increase in awareness from the rest of the board about IT, its importance and their dependence on it, which will in turn lead to the CIO playing a more strategic... [22 Dec 2004]
Why IBM won't regret exiting PCs
Comment Though some have predicted doom for IBM after selling off its PC business to Lenovo, Charles Cooper says Big Blue CEO Sam Palmisano knew exactly what he was doing - and in the coming years will be glad he made the decision he did. [13 Dec 2004]
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