Ryan Chioh, executive director of Far East Flora.com
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Q: What technology innovation or product are you looking forward to next year?
I am looking forward to lighter notebooks with longer battery life. I do travel a bit, and sometimes enjoy watching some movies on my laptop. That’s why I wish for that. On top of that, if they can be charged wirelessly, it will be great. I think the part about batteries being charged wirelessly may become a reality soon.
Was there a technology release which disappointed you this year?
I think the 3G iPhone was a bit of a disappointment. The fact that it did not allow SMS-forwarding and video recording kind of baffles me for a company that is known for their multimedia. Maybe they are holding back the features so that customers will upgrade their phones when they roll out the new ones.
The biggest challenge facing IT departments in 2009 is...?
I believe security continues to be a bugbear for IT departments. There are too many loopholes for security to be fully enforced. The IT department also needs to contend with productivity if too much controls are put in place. It's not a position that I would like to be in.
Do you expect it to be business as usual, in light of the recession?
I think that business can be as usual for software and application development companies. This is because companies will now have time to talk to vendors about the processes that they have been wanting to do but have not done so due to good times last year. In terms of hardware sales, I think if customers can hold, they will. They will think very hard if they want to spend the money to buy that new computer or they can live with the current one.
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