Ballmer Outlines Vision For Next Computing Revolution05.03.2008 02:31 Computers The rise of PCs, graphical user interfaces, the Internet, and Web 2.0 technologies have obviously had major impacts on the IT industry, but according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the computing revolution that's about to take place will tie up all the loose ends from previous ones. In a keynote speech Monday evening at the CeBIT trade show, Ballmer identified five trends that Microsoft sees as key drivers of future computing efficiency. For starters, hardware advances are not only putting more processing power in the hands of more users, they're also enabling more functionality to be added to smaller devices, said Ballmer. In addition, the rapid expansion of storage technology has boosted the amount of information PCs and other devices can store, a development that has led to the emergence of massive data centers around the world, that "will store all information, current, past, and future," Ballmer said. Wireless networks are another important trend, because they make it possible to tap into the advancements in processing power and storage, Ballmer added. Source: techzonez.comwww.alllee.com |
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