
Asia's market players identify key technology developments they will be watching out for in 2009, and discuss challenges they expect to face this year.
There is often a fear of change, as decision makers may be concerned that any major change in the company could disrupt business, unsettle employees, and lead to productivity loss and business output.
There seems to be a misconception that free, open platforms, and correspondingly open source, are not high-quality solutions.
New challenges will include leveraging emerging technologies like virtualization and cloud, and phasing them into existing operations to trim operational cost and create differentiation to business services.