The Trends, Technologies, Companies And People To Watch In 2006
December 30, 2005 12:00 PM ET
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THE TRENDS, TECHNOLOGIES, COMPANIES AND PEOPLE TO WATCH IN 2006
Inside The Special Report What's in store for 2006? CRN editors select 20 To Watch trends, technologies, companies and people for the coming year, assess the outlook for technology spending and take a look back at last year's prognostications. |
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Editor's Letter
• The Plot Thickens For 2006 Like a good mystery novel, the storyline for the technology industry last year was full of plenty of twists, turns and surprises. Now the plot is thickens as 2006 comes into view. |
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Five Trends To Watch• Managed Services Adoption • Vendor Loyalty • Software As A Service • Mobile Applications Development • Expanding Services Networks
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Five Technologies To Watch
• WAN Optimization • AJAX Programming Methodology • Multicore Processors • Continuous Data Protection • End-Point Compliance Five Companies To Watch |
• Symantec • 3Com • Lenovo • Adobe Five People To Watch |
• Ray Ozzie • Marc Benioff • John Swainson • Ian Pratt • Matt Medeiros Economic Outlook |
• Signs Mostly Positive For IT Spending While energy, interest-rate and hurricane worries remain, business optimism should spur investments in technology. Looking Back |
• For The Record: Hits And Misses CRN Editor Heather Clancy assess how well CRN's 2005 Twenty to Watch selections fared over the past year.
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In past years, CRN gathered exclusive research for a glimpse into the future, to select industry leaders, market trends, companies and technologies to watch. • 2005 Economic Outlook & 20 To Watch -- January 3, 2005 • 2004 Economic Outlook & 20 To Watch -- January 5, 2004 | |||||||||
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