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"3D printing is revolutionizing the world of medicine by making it cheaper and easier to build new..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:25:26 -0500

“3D printing is revolutionizing the world of medicine by making it cheaper and easier to build new body parts out of live human and animal tissue (such as cartilage and cells), as well as synthetic materials. The 3D printed parts tend to be stronger, more durable, and more lifelike than the parts they are replacing, improving the quality of life for the people receiving them.”

- Quote from a blog on Design News titled How 3D Printed Body Parts Are Changing Medicine

"CIOs and business managers will fail in their efforts to improve business performance outcomes..."

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:07:42 -0600

“CIOs and business managers will fail in their efforts to improve business performance outcomes through business process management (BPM) if they cannot overcome major barriers to cross-functional communication and collaboration”

- Quote found in a Gartner Research press release “Gartner Outlines Six Best Practices for Moving to a Culture of Extreme Collaboration”

"I do see a day on the horizon where robots will be mass produced like automobiles and smartphones..."

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:36:10 -0600

“I do see a day on the horizon where robots will be mass produced like automobiles and smartphones are today. That might seem crazy right now, but mark my words…it will happen.”

- Quote by me (Bill Chamberlin) as written in this post on the HorizonWatching Blog The Robot Report: A Great Source for Robot Industry News

"We used almost every part of our science payload examining this drift. The synergies of the..."

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:41:53 -0600

“We used almost every part of our science payload examining this drift. The synergies of the instruments and richness of the data sets give us great promise for using them at the mission’s main science destination on Mount Sharp.”

- Quote by John Grotzinger of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. John is a Curiosity Project Scientist. Quote was found at NASA Mission News article “NASA Mars Rover Fully Analyzes First Soil Samples”

"This study shows that information and communications technology can achieve even greater savings..."

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:32:55 -0600

“This study shows that information and communications technology can achieve even greater savings than we previously thought—as much as USD1.9 trillion annually by 2020. The research also shows that country-specific approaches, coordinated within a global framework, are essential to realizing this potential given the diverse country-specific circumstances”

- Quote by Philipp Jung, a San Francisco-based partner at Boston Consulting Group, found in a BCG press release at “ICT can cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 16.5%, saving up to USD1.9T annually

"Schedule of 2013 I.T. Analyst Technology Trend Webinars"

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:41:43 -0600

“Schedule of 2013 I.T. Analyst Technology Trend Webinars”

- My latest blog post is “Schedule of 2013 I.T. Analyst Technology Trend Webinars”

"In the case of artificial intelligence, it seems a reasonable prediction that some time in this or..."

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:40:08 -0600

“In the case of artificial intelligence, it seems a reasonable prediction that some time in this or the next century intelligence will escape from the constraints of biology.”

- Quote by Cambridge philosophy professor Huw PriceCambridge. Quote found at phys.org website article “Cambridge to study technology’s risk to humans”

"More than 1,700 CMOs interviewed by IBM said that the top three forces changing marketing are, in..."

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:41:56 -0600

“More than 1,700 CMOs interviewed by IBM said that the top three forces changing marketing are, in order of importance, the data explosion, the rise of social media, and new choices of channels and devices.”

- Quote by Jon Iwata, IBM SVP Marketing & Communications. Quote found in an article titled “CIOs and CMOs Partner To Become Co-Designers of the Customer Experience” at IBM’s website for Center for CIO Leadership.

"Worldwide enterprise IT spending is forecast to total $2.679 trillion in 2013, a 2.5 percent..."

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:07:26 -0600

“Worldwide enterprise IT spending is forecast to total $2.679 trillion in 2013, a 2.5 percent increase of projected 2012 spending of $2.603 trillion. Banking, communications, media and services (CMS) and manufacturing are expected to offer the largest volume of growth opportunities through 2016.”

- Quote from a Gartner press release “Gartner Says Worldwide Enterprise IT Spending is Forecast to Grow 2.5 Percent in 2013”

"The market value for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) deployed in public transport operations in..."

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:06:42 -0600

“The market value for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) deployed in public transport operations in Europe was worth nearly $1 billion in 2011. Growing at a compound annual growth rate of 15 percent, this number is expected to reach $1.9 USD billion by 2016.”

- Quote found in a press release by Global Information Inc.. You can read the full press release at “Telematics Enhance the $1.9 Billion Market for Intelligent Transportation Systems in Europe”

"U.S. Public IT Cloud Services Revenue Projected to Reach $43.2 Billion in 2016"

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:39:21 -0600

“U.S. Public IT Cloud Services Revenue Projected to Reach $43.2 Billion in 2016”

- Quote is the title of a press release by IDC. You can read the full press release at: “U.S. Public IT Cloud Services Revenue Projected to Reach $43.2 Billion in 2016, According to IDC”

"We are witnessing the emergence of a new generation of CIOs, one that aims not so much to..."

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:13:13 -0600

“We are witnessing the emergence of a new generation of CIOs, one that aims not so much to ‘run’ IT as to ensure that the business achieves strategic value from the use of technology. Although this isn’t an entirely new development, the extent of the change is growing and a tipping point will be reached in the next five years.”

- Quote by John Mahoney, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. Quote found in a Gartner press release at Gartner Identifies Four Futures for IT and CIOs

"Forrester projects that Microsoft will still own nearly 90% of the PC market in 2016, and 27% of the..."

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:02:04 -0500

“Forrester projects that Microsoft will still own nearly 90% of the PC market in 2016, and 27% of the tablet market by 2016 — but only 14% of smartphone sales.”

- Quote found in a Forrester Research press release titled ” Windows 8 Will Keep Microsoft On Top In PCs But Still A Distant Third In Smartphones”

"Although China has made impressive progress in supercomputer system development over the past few..."

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:10:20 -0500

“Although China has made impressive progress in supercomputer system development over the past few years, there is still a significant gap between China and the advanced nations in terms of software and applications.”

- Quote from a recent report on the Asian Technology Information Program. Report title is “ATIP12.016: HPC Talent in China”

"The global ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) market is expected to reach $24.75 billion by..."

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:08:42 -0500

“The global ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) market is expected to reach $24.75 billion by 2017 at an estimated CAGR of 12%. North America is a market leader in the ITS market.”

- Quote found in a press release at MarketResearch.com titled: Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Market to Reach $25 Billion by 2017 According to New Research Report

"The returns on investment in big data and analytics can be monetized through traditional levers of..."

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:36:06 -0500

“The returns on investment in big data and analytics can be monetized through traditional levers of customer loyalty, revenue growth, cost reduction, and new business models”

- Quote by Greg Girard, Program Director of IDC Retail Insights in an IDC press release titled: “IDC Retail Insights Report Reveals How Retailers Can Monetize Big Data”

"By 2016, IDC expects the total number of datacenters in the U.S. will decline from 2.94 million in..."

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:27:05 -0500

“By 2016, IDC expects the total number of datacenters in the U.S. will decline from 2.94 million in 2012 to 2.89 million”

- Quote found in an IDC Press Release titled “U.S. Datacenters Growing in Size But Declining in Numbers, According to IDC”

"The development of an artificial brain is one of the greatest challenges in Artificial Intelligence...."

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:44:23 -0500

“The development of an artificial brain is one of the greatest challenges in Artificial Intelligence. So far, researchers have typically studied brains such as those of rats, monkeys, and humans, but actually ‘simpler’ organisms such as social insects have surprisingly advanced cognitive abilities.”

- Quote by Dr James Marshall, Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield. Quote found in an article on The University of Sheffield website titled:“Green Brain’ project to create an autonomous flying robot with a honey bee brain”

"Not only will this pave the way for many future advances in autonomous flying robots, but we also..."

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:40:35 -0500

“Not only will this pave the way for many future advances in autonomous flying robots, but we also believe the computer modelling techniques we will be using will be widely useful to other brain modelling and computational neuroscience projects”

- Quote by Dr Thomas Nowotny, Department of Informatics, University of Sussex. Quote found in article on the University of Sheffield website titled “‘Green Brain’ project to create an autonomous flying robot with a honey bee brain”

"Buildings consume over 40 percent of the world’s energy and emit more carbon dioxide into the..."

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:10:20 -0500

“Buildings consume over 40 percent of the world’s energy and emit more carbon dioxide into the environment than cars. By 2025, buildings will be the largest energy consumers on earth. Today, in large cities, buildings are already the largest energy consumers and producers of greenhouse gases.”

- Quote found on IBM’s Smarter Planet blog in a post titled “Meet Dave Bartlett: Another Person for a Smarter Planet”