Technology Convergence
In his opening remarks at the PAS Users Conference, our Founder & CEO spoke about convergence of technologies that at the surface may appear unrelated. Specifically, he discussed the prediction by the Gartner Group of a “Grand Convergence” by 2010 driven by three key technologies:
· Ubiquitous Access with super-high-speed connectivity anytime, anywhere
· Ambient Intelligence via smart sensors, RFID, the digital home, etc.
· Semantic Connectivity using a common communication protocol
Two avant-garde and innovative companies are already thinking c
onvergence – Apple Computer and Nike – by embedding a sensor in running shoes that will communicate with an iPOD that promises “take working out to a new level.”
The new Apple/Nike tool kit will help runners keep track of their performance (distance, pace, calories burned) in real time as well as choreograph songs to the movement.
Grand Convergence isn’t just for fun though. Gartner predicts it will lead to 15% productivity improvement with a 50% reduction in ratio of managers to knowledge workers – all by 2015.
The advancements in infrastructure to make this happen will offer numerous new opportunities for an innovation-centric company like PAS to continue to push back the boundaries of software use for our customers – which should be fun for us and good for them.
Let the good times roll!
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