Voice and data will converge. Great savings will be realized. Space-based satellite networks to serve remote locations will allow for communications that are free from political whims, portable, and secure from vandals. It will allow us to squeeze more data onto smaller lines. And with voice recognition and visual processing requiring enormous processing, it will be a welcome addition.
Computer security is the growth industry of the next decade.
The vaults that hold commercial data will become the targets of pranksters and terrorists, as well as thieves. Security specialists will think like safe crackers, not like computer operators, and be able to name their price, demand will be so great. To avoid information overload, IT managers will be spending more time on knowledge management to help users put data to competitive use. Many companies are even creating a new position chief knowledge officer - to oversee the effort. HTML s role is to describe how data is presented.