Information Access and Analysis Predictions for 2008: Consolidation, Specialization, Eureka 2.0 and the Wisdom of Crowds

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• Table of Contents
• Predictions
• In This Study
• Situation Overview
• Future Outlook
  • I. Market trends: From Technologies to Applications
    • Prediction 1: Consolidation Will Continue as Large IT Vendors Continue to Extend Their Versions of the Information Access and Management Platform by Acquiring Smaller, Specialized Technology Companies
    • Prediction 2: Software That Specializes in Solving a Particular Problem or Automates an Information-Rich Process Will Continue to Proliferate
    • Prediction 3: New Software and Hardware Technologies, Especially Mobile Devices, Storage, and Linguistic Technologies, Will Fuel Innovation in Information Access and Analysis for the Real-Time Enterprise
    • Prediction 4: Business Models Will Continue to Drift from Licensed Software to Cloud Computing/Software as a Service, Subscriptions, or Advertising-Supported Models, and Back Again
    • Prediction 5: Emerging Standards for Content and Data Formats and Open Source Software Will Affect Expectations About Data Integration and About Software Applications Interaction, Increasing the Demand for Plug-and-Play Modules
  • II. End Users in the Driver' s Seat
    • Prediction 6: End Users Will Seize More Control of Software Purchasing and Will Drive Changes in Software Design, Administrative Tools, and User Interface Design
    • Prediction 7: User Interfaces Will Become Differentiators in Information Access and Analysis, Breathing New Life into Interactivity and Visualization R&D
  • III. Tapping the Wisdom of Crowds to Improve Information Access and Analysis for the Individual
    • Prediction 8: Eureka 2.0 Applications Will Emerge That Aggregate, Categorize, Mine, and Analyze User Behavior
    • Prediction 9: New Market Segments for Information Access and Analysis Tools Will Expand
    • Prediction 10: As These Markets Extend Worldwide, Translation and Globalization Software Will Take Off
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