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New technologies that help businesses

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:08 am
by superdezign
So I have a CIS class and they wants us to do a mini-research project on a new technology that can help businesses. The only thing is that when I try to think of some... I simply draw a blank. ;_;

The only technologies I really seem to keep up with are those in web development and small things that would benefit e-commerce and such, but not exactly all businesses. When it comes down to it, I might be able to just use something like that, but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on interesting new technologies that I could research.

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 8:10 pm
by alex.barylski
Does it have to be tangible technologies or different kind of software that drive business?

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:17 pm
by superdezign
Anything. I wanted to do streaming Flash video and it's ties with "free" advertising, but then someone in the class already took YouTube. ;_;

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:25 am
by Jenk
Write up about the internet? Many business are yet to venture onto the www.

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:24 am
by Maugrim_The_Reaper
OpenID (Could be useful as a trust authorised SSO for businesses)
SOA (Service Oriented Architecture - big topic - reusable macro level services, exposing legacy systems as services)
Web Services (in general - exposing a public API from payment gateways or retail sites)

A few broad ones...

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:48 am
by alex.barylski
CRM - Customer Relationship Management
KBS - Knowledgebase Systems/Expert Systems
ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning
CMS - Content Managment Systems
PIM - Personal Information Managment (calandering, etc)

There are countless other software systems which solve business problems daily. I'm not sure I understand what it is your after though.

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:28 pm
by RobertGonzalez
XML - growing in USE and popularity, especially in the SQL world.
Wikis - Something that it seems is becoming a must have for any enterprise, whether internal or otherwise.
Blogs - See Wiki.
Mobile Communications (SMS, et al) - Global business cannot survive without global communication.
Wirelss Tech - Another communication tool that is becoming almost necessary.

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:30 pm
by s.dot
API's