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Gartner's Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2010

  1. Cloud Computing
  2. Advanced Analytics
  3. Client Computing
  4. IT for Green
  5. Reshaping the Data Center
  6. Social Computing
  7. Security – Activity Monitoring
  8. Flash Memory
  9. Virtualization for Availability
  10. Mobile Applications

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The Future Of The Web: Where Will We Be In Five Years?

  1. Micro-Payments For Quality Content
  2. Wider Monitors For More Horizontal-Scrolling Content
  3. Magazines In A More Interactive Format (Wiki, Digital Video, Etc.)
  4. More Collaborative And Real-Time Content
  5. More Semantic Content And Apps That Exploit Them
  6. Augmented Reality In Mobile Web Applications
  7. 7 Interesting Web Operating System Applications
  8. Better Adoption Of Web Standards
  9. Better Web Security Against Phishing, Scams and Spam
  10. Even More Social Apps

Ten Trading Technology Trends and Tools for 2010

  1. Networking (both intra- and inter- data center). 
  2. Multi-asset-class platforms.
  3. Commoditizing high-frequency trading.
  4. Latency management.
  5. Co-location.
  6. Risk management for sponsored access.
  7. Central clearing.
  8. Data loss prevention (DLP) technology.
  9. Data profiling.
  10. Virtualized solutions.

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Our technology predictions for 2009, and beyond

1. Content is king, contacts are queen.
2. Media will all be focusing more on monetization of (sometimes: hidden) digital assets.
3. Subscription models for premium features and services will blossom.
4. Filesharing will, in all kinds of disguises, remain a main driver of social media’s success.
5. The most successful communities and social media that don’t have a sustainable revenue model can be acquired relatively cheaply.
6. Big American communities will focus on monetizing non U.S. traffic.