Category Archives: Emerging Trends

2011 Consumer Electronics Trends

The Year of the Tablet Without doubt 2011 will be the year of the tablet. Apple’s launch of the iPad has left an undeniable print on the mobile computing space. After a decade with minimal success, a tablet computing device is (finally) garnering mass market appeal. There are many factors driving this trend – not […]

Key Trends for Business Analytics 2011 –

The group is predicting strong growth for analytics, with a growing competitive edge for companies using analytics. Here’s IIA’s predictions for the year ahead. 1. With even modest economic growth in 2011, the use of analytics as a competitive differentiator in selected industries will explode. IIA says the biggest industries for analytics will be banking, […]

A Day at the GREENBUILD 2010

GREENBUILD was held this year in windy Chicago from November 17 – 19, and like prior years put its best foot forward with dazzling innovations in almost every LEED category. For this writer, illumination as a category shone the brightest as the wave of SSL products flooded the aisles with their new claims for higher FCs that have […]