1. Communications. Our thirst for chatter is insatiable.

1. More communications-enabled business processes (CEBP).
2. Try it you'll like it: free consumer applications
3. Companies will look for business-class videoconferencing that doesn't overwhelm their networks
4. Hang up on phone numbers: within five years, business cards will hold a single address for contact voice and video information
5. Thin continues to be in: expect to see more thin devices, lower power consumption and virtual desktop environments
6. Video goes social: videoconferencing will be an added feature of social ne

Microsoft has been dreaming up the next Big Things in communication, collaboration and production technologies (once again showing that the most revolutionary characteristics of next generation technologies are in dramatically improved interface design).

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