The industry reflects, looks ahead

David Woolf, global product manager, InFocus

	David Woolf, InFocus
	One of the most overrated technology products in 2007 would be high-definition DVDs.

Q. What was the most overrated technology product in 2007?
Woolf: One of the most overrated technology products in 2007 would be high-definition DVDs. With the continuing format wars between the projection industry and DVD technology, the overrated high definition DVD will have to step aside due to high costs and compatibility. Savvy consumers would not purchase hardware unless its content is widely available for all in a standard format.

Moving ahead in 2008

 

 

1.	Socializing goes big in 2008
2.	The urge to merge in 2008
3.	New chips on the block
4.	Web threats dominate security landscape
5.	Battle for the mobile platform space in 2008
6.	The industry reflects, looks ahead

Looking back on 2007

 

 

1.	Looking back at 2007 with envy
2.	Predictions that went right and wrong
3.	2007's movers and shakers

Name three hot technologies to watch in 2008.
1) Video conferencing
2) Video conferencing
3) Video conferencing

Technology companies such as Cisco, HP and Microsoft are all after the video and data conferencing markets. These markets provide new, ground-breaking technology such as "telepresence" and integrated communications.

Business professionals are impeded from traveling around the world, due partly to global factors such as tighter security, expensive plane flights and overcrowded planes. Videoconferencing allows multiple parties to communicate simultaneously regardless of location and time. 2008 could be the year when video conferencing makes headlines.

What do you remember as the biggest industry news for 2007?
It would certainly be the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of VMWare by EMC. The capital market's zealous reaction to the IPO certainly validated the virtualization trend and we'll never think of servers in the same way again.

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