Time for a technology prediction
By Staff -- Manufacturing Business Technology, 1/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Robert Northrup, design and development director with Tallán, a professional services firm in Glastonbury, Conn., says in 2004 companies will better harness network computing power:
"As companies look for ways to increase productivity, I think the distributed computing model will catch on in more places," says Northrup. "More companies will begin to use idle employee desktops for high-powered computing. Uses such as simulation, optimization, forecasting, and report generation that were previously only available with significant hardware investments will now be distributed across lower-cost machines. The substantial cost savings and powerful capabilities will influence companies to make the upfront investment to make their critical machine analysis and back-office jobs distributable. The increase in Wi-Fi-enabled devices and Wi-Fi hotspots, as well as growth in broadband subscribers, will reignite interest in Internet advertising."
