Michael Dertouzos has been an insightful commentator and an active participant in the creation of the Information Age.Now, in What Will Be, he offers a thought-provoking and entertaining vision of the world of the next decade -- and of the next century. Dertouzos examines the impact that the following new technologies and challenges will have on our lives as the Information Revolution progresses:
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<li>all the music, film and text ever produced will be available on-demand in our own homes</li>
<li>your "bodynet" will let you make phone calls, check email and pay bills as you walk down the street</li>
<li>advances in telecommunication will radically alter the role of face-to-face contact in our lives</li>
<li>global disparities in infrastructure will widen the gap between rich and poor</li>
<li>surgical mini-robots and online care will change the practice of medicine as we know it. </li>
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Detailed, accessible and visionary, What Will Be is essential for Information Age revolutionaries and technological neophytes alike.

What Will Be: How the New World of Information Will Change Our Lives

Business & Money

Bill Gates

Michael L. Dertouzos

Management & Leadership

HarperOne

Most companies have a sizeable investment in technology but are realising only 20 per cent of its potential benefit. "Business @ the Speed of Thought" introduces the concept of the digital nervous system which unites all systems and processes under one common infrastructure, allowing companies to make quantum leaps in efficiency, growth and profit. Using detailed tours of Microsoft and other major corporations, Gates demonstrates how integrated technology can transform any business by energizing its three major elements: customer/partner relationships, employees and process, and offers practical suggestions on how this can be achieved.

Business @ the Speed of Thought: Using a Digital Nervous System

Collins Hemingway

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The Road Ahead

Synopsis What is the information highway? How will the new technology change our lives? Do I have to learn to use a computer? Will my job become obsolete? Welcome to The Road Ahead. We have all been bombarded by the seemingly endless hype about the information highway and the coming age of technology. Now, Bill Gates - who built Microsoft into one of the most successful companies in the world - gives us his vision of what the future holds for us. The Road Ahead is his bird's-eye view of the undiscovered territory on the information highway - an authoritative, thought-provoking, and very readable travel guide for the journey. In this optimistic and refreshingly realistic book, Gates looks ahead to show how the emerging technologies of the digital age will transform all our lives. As he says, we are on the brink of a new revolution, and crossing a technology threshold that will forever change the way we buy, work, learn, and communicate with each other.

Viking Pr

Economics

VIKING

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