Tracking the Worldâs Appetite for Innovation
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In its quest for what it calls ânew metrics for the knowledge economy,â a nonprofit research group has come up with an index of global innovation confidence.
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Global IT expansion this year is expected to be modest, but vendors that demonstrate nimbleness and creativity are being rewarded.
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Industry superpowers are left scrambling to keep up with a fast-changing tech world that is seemingly  about to leave them behind.
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The world&#39;s auto industry that meets this week at the International Motor Show (IAA) is counting on innovation and new models to stand out amidst fierce competition and pressure to preserve the environment.
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Uncovering tomorrow's industry leaders today.
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Computers long ago ceased to be simply tools. Instead, like digital music players and digital cameras, they are coming to reflect peopleÂs tastes and aspirations.
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Ten thinkers and scientists that could change the world.
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This yearâs big story is mainstream marketers embracing new technologies like podcasts, video-on-demand, blogs, social networking and video sharing.
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Apple, these days, is an innovation factory. The company releases so many products you get the idea that everyone there just runs around yelling ideas.
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A predictions market about technology that can benefit from the wisdom of crowds.
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Scientists discuss their prefered targets for the next multi-billion-dollar
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Concern for loved ones can be a powerful innovation tool.
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By Whitesides, George M  Travelogues from Lilliput THE DANCE OF MOLECULES: How Nanotechnology Is Changing Our Lives. Ted Sargent, xx + 234 pp. Thunder's Mouth Press, 2006. $25.  NANO-HYPE: The Truth Behind the Nanotechnology Buzz. David Berube. Foreword by Mihail C. Roco. 521 pp.
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It doesn't take a genius to catch on to the fact that in IT, innovation is a mandate. Push the envelope of what's possible, or find yourself relegated to wayside. But, to borrow a favored David St. Hubbins Spinal Tap aphorism, there's a fine line between clever and crackpot when it comes to making good on technological breakthroughs in the enterprise.                                                      It is in that spirit that we revisit last year's level-headed look at crackpot technologies that could transform the enterprise, putting the screws to a new rack of could-be enterprise contenders. But before you write off nanotech or direct brain interfaces as the next big enterprise thing, consider this:  [ For an in-depth look at last year's crackpot tech assessments, see: 12 crackpot tech ideas that could transform the enterprise ]  Of the dozen technologies we examined last year, several made significant enterprise-minded strides since we first assessed their IT prospects. Desktop Web apps, for one, lent credence to the conjecture that fat productivity suites might just have a shorter future than previously thought; solid-state drives popped up everywhere, from ultramobile laptops to the datacenter; and Sun's datacenter-in-a-box proved compelling enough for Google to move first to patent it. Even quantum cryptography received a vote of confidence, with Switzerland tapping the technology to protect parliamentary election transmissions.   Sure, some of this year's out-there technologies may prove fruit for future high-profile tech flops lists, but without forward-thinking, there would be no worthwhile enterprise advancement. So raise your eyebrows or your suspicions as you deem fit, and join us in assessing the potential each of the following technologies has to earn IT's respect or derision.  ? Nanotechnology ? Optical computing ? Pervasive computing ? Wireless power ? The $100 laptop ? Direct brain interfaces ? Enterprise supercomputing ? Virtual worlds
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A breakthrough technology is generating hyper growth.
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Entrepreneurs discover success requires a little reinvention.
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New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in information technology--and what they mean.