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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For five years now, IBM has been making a yearly Five in Five set of predictions about technology’s future. Their vision of the year 2015 isn’t too hard to believe, considering earlier innovations we now take for granted.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So what does IBM see in their crystal ball? How about batteries that run on air? That’s right. IBM is predicting <A id=KonaLink0 href="http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2010/12/20/ibm-imitates-nostradamus2c-makes-five-year-predictions.aspx##" target=undefined><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000064! important">new batteries</SPAN></A> that will take oxygen from the air and turn it into power. Smaller devices might be charged with kinetic or static
electricity. You know, the rub-a-balloon-across-the-hair-on-your-head concept.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">IBM sees holograms in our future.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>IBM sees a variant of Star Trek’s ‘Beam me up Scotty’ as a viable way of communicating with friends and co-workers. <A href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/hologram.htm" target=_self><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Holographic images</SPAN></A> that you can interact with aren’t so far removed from the 3-D television you are hoping to find under your Christmas tree. Wouldn’t that be fun!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">On a more practical note – let’s look at a 21st century concern – energy consumption. A <A id=KonaLink2 href="http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2010/12/20/ibm-imitates-nostradamus2c-makes-five-year-predictions.aspx##" target=undefined><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000064! important">data center</SPAN></A> uses 50 percent of its energy just keeping its computers cool. IBM asks: Why not take the heat that is being removed and put it to use? The company has already been working on that idea. In 2008, in conjunction with the <A href="http://www.fraunhofer.de/en/about-fraunhofer/mission/" target=_self><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New
Roman'">Fraunhofer Institute</SPAN></A> in Berlin, IBM announced a technique to <A href="http://www.zurich.ibm.com/news/08/3D_cooling.html" target=_self><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">cool 3-D chip stacks with water</SPAN></A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" sizset="41" sizcache="0"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Continuing in that direction, IBM and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich <A href="http://www.ethz.ch/about/index_EN" target=_self><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">(ETH)</SPAN></A> are developing <A href="http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/27816.wss" target=_self><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Aquasar</SPAN></A>, a first-of-a-kind, water-cooled <A id=KonaLink3 href="http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2010/12/20/ibm-imitates-nostradamus2c-makes-five-year-predictions.aspx##" target=undefined><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #000064! important">supercomputer</SPAN></A>. Bruno Michel, manager advanced thermal packaging at <A href="http://www.zurich.ibm.com/news/10/moore.html" target=_self><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">IBM Research – Zurich</SPAN></A> said:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Water as a coolant has the ability to capture heat about 4,000 times more efficiently than air, and its heat-transporting properties are also far superior.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">IBM claims that chip-level cooling with a water temperature of approximately 60 degrees C is sufficient to keep the chip at operating temperatures well below the maximally allowed 85 degrees C.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Don Campbell, Chief <A id=KonaLink4 href="http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2010/12/20/ibm-imitates-nostradamus2c-makes-five-year-predictions.aspx##" target=undefined><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000064! important">Technology</SPAN></A> Officer for Business Analytics at IBM explains that it is a "micro approach to passing water across the chip, pulling heat out of the chip and instead of getting rid of it, capturing, extracting and repurposing it."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The energy could power the office <A id=KonaLink5 href="http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2010/12/20/ibm-imitates-nostradamus2c-makes-five-year-predictions.aspx##" target=undefined><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000064! important">coffee maker</SPAN></A>, or in the Zurich case, heat their buildings. A further prediction on the list of 5-in-5, is that individuals could become part of a network providing information to help researchers.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For example as they explain in the above video, <A id=KonaLink6 href="http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2010/12/20/ibm-imitates-nostradamus2c-makes-five-year-predictions.aspx##" target=undefined><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000064! important">laptops</SPAN></A> connected to a network could map the aftermath of an earthquake. You might opt to become more personally involved. As you move about, you could be collecting data for scientists via sensors in your phone or in your car.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The sensors would pick up and transmit information about your environment: temperature, mosquito hatchings, water availability.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" sizset="44" sizcache="0"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">GPS would be involved as an informational device, which leads to this year’s final prediction that resembles a <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jetsons" target=_self><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">George Jetson</SPAN></A> scenario. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" sizset="45" sizcache="0"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Your traffic patterns could be analyzed, then personalized, such as where there is an open parking space, or how to circumvent a road obstruction. Adaptive traffic systems could make your commute less of a headache. Like <A href="http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~jamesf/Nfaqs.html" target=_self><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Nostradamus</SPAN></A>, IBM may, or may not, have hit the nail on the head. Make a note on your calendar to check back in five years so you can confirm the quality of their foresight.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Top 25 Technology Predictions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">By Dave Evans, Chief Futurist, Cisco IBSG Innovations Practice<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1. By 2029, 11 petabytes of storage will be available for $100—equivalent to 600+<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">years of continuous, 24-hour-per-day, DVD-quality video. (Source: Cisco IBSG,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2009)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2. In the next 10 years, we will see a 20-time increase in home networking speeds. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(Source: Cisco IBSG, 2009)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3. By 2013, wireless network traffic will reach 400 petabytes a month. Today, the entire </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">global network transfers 9 exabytes per month. (Source: FCC Head Julius<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Genachowski)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">4. By the end of 2010, there will be a billion transistors per human—each costing one </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ten-millionth of a cent. (Sources: Intel Corporation; Cisco IBSG, 2006-2009; IBM)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">5. The Internet will evolve to perform instantaneous communication, regardless of<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">distance. (Source: Cisco IBSG, 2009)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">6. The first commercial quantum computer will be available by mid-2020. (Source: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cisco IBSG, 2009)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">7. By 2020, a $1,000 personal computer will have the raw processing power of a<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">human brain. (Sources: Hans Moravec, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">University, 1998; Cisco IBSG, 2006-2009)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">8. By 2030, it will take a village of human brains to match a $1,000 computer. (Sources: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hans Moravec, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 1998; Cisco IBSG,</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2006-2009)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">9. By 2050 (assuming a global population of 9 billion), $1,000 worth of computing<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">power will equal the processing power of all human brains on earth. (Sources: Hans </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Moravec, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 1998; Cisco IBSG, 2006-</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2009)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">10. Today, we know 5 percent of what we will know in 50 years. In other words, in 50 </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">years, 95 percent of what we will know will have been discovered in the past 50 </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">years.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">11. The world’s data will increase sixfold in each of the next two years, while corporate </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">data will grow fiftyfold. (Source: Technorati)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">12. By 2015, Google will index approximately 775 billion pages of content. (Source:</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cisco IBSG, 2009)</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></td></tr></table>