Technology and the Pace of Change in our Lives is Becoming More Rapid by Nan Wood
The pace of change is accelerating. In today’s vernacular, the paradigm shift is happening twice as fast. Technology of today, will be obsolete shortly. In the case of information technology, in less than one year, progress is doubling. Information technology covers more than computers, software... When baby boomers were young, man went to the moon and technology especially space technology became a paradigm shift. ... Now the shift has changed and the future is here. ... It took our researchers fifteen years to sequence the HIV virus.

RSS: It Isn't Just For Geeks And FOGS Anymore by Cathy Perkins
FOGS? Friends of Geeks! Let's fact it - most people don't know what RSS is or how to use it. Microsoft is hoping to change all that with the built in RSS capability in Internet Explorer 7. Technology companies are jumping on the bandwagon stating that this is the beginning of a huge paradigm shift. ... " Paradigm is a word too often used by those who would like to have a new idea but cannot think of one." - Mervyn Allister King, then-Deputy Governor, Bank of England RSS is NOT new. ... No, Microsoft has pre-loaded some feeds (stuff) so you can get the hang of things.

ASL ITIL for Enhanced Application Management by Pat Moore
The emergence of ASL (Application Services Library) has spawned a potential compliment to the ITIL framework, and is catching the attention of ITSM professionals. Touted as another “standard” public domain framework sponsored by The ASL Foundation, it provides a collection of best practices for... However, specific to the application realm, ASL also adds some practical guidance for management of the lifecycle through its recognition of a paradigm shift in focus from application development to software maintenance.

A Revolution of Games and Gamers Alike by Ron Swerdfiger
The successor of Nintendo's Gamecube is currently being dubbed a revolution. According to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, the next-gen Nintendo console will be a 'paradigm shift', proving to be much more innovative than even the DS. Several rumors floating around include those which speak of... It will most likely come out between this year [and] next year, which is considered to be the transition period for home consoles," Iwata said, also noting that it will be released about the same time as Sony and Microsoft's efforts.

Microsoft CRM Implementation – Fundamental CRM Principles Revision by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft CRM is relatively new player on the now becoming traditional CRM software applications market. We would like just to mention shift in the technical conception – Microsoft CRM is committed to Windows and Microsoft components: Exchange, Active Directory, SQL Server, etc (while... Microsoft CRM has the highest ever rate of successful implementations, because it is not a CRM, but rather popularized version of it - it just does the job - as cheap and reliable car. ... 3. ... This was probably why so high percentage of CRM sales failed in implementations.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM, GP, NAV, AX: Project Green – Preliminary Review by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, Navision, Axapta, Solomon and CRM are strategically renamed into Microsoft Dynamics GP. NAV, AX, SL, CRM respectively. We had huge number of calls from current and potential customers who needed to know the answers on a set of very obvious and logical... The paradigm shift is toward Microsoft Business Portal, especially for Great Plains and Solomon, where you will see employee self service functionality, plus Fixed Assets (GP). ... • Customization. ... As we know Microsoft SQL Server Standard and Enterprise price list will increase in average 25%...

Entrepreneurial Technology Plan for America by Lance Winslow
As we move into an ever rapidly increasing era of technology I feel we are not fully utilizing the potential of our garage entrepreneurs, inventors and retired innovative thinkers. In fact I feel so strongly about this fact that I can no longer keep silent on this issue of paramount importance. ... Other wise the nation could be caught short with surprises on the horizon causing paradigm shifts and disruption, which is unanticipated. ... By doing this we could help the small time inventor by-pass the bureaucracy and you know really drive the innovations, for everything.

The Future of Humanity and Technology by Kyle W. McMillan
Ever get the feeling that things may be slipping through the cracks right behind your back? That the future somehow continues sidling into place all around us with increasingly surreptitious speed? Nevermind. There's too much to do. Gotta visit the bank machine before going shopping and using... In the last decade we've seen the beginnings of a massive paradigm shift in - in the words of Raymond Kurzweil, futurist, inventor and author - "the nature of work, human learning, government, warfare, the arts, and our concepts of ourselves." Immortality is becoming a reality - quantum physics...

Internet Based Lease Accounting Software: Creating Operational Efficiency While Crunching Numbers by Madhu Natarajan
The leasing industry is yet to significantly harness the powers of the Internet. Despite the hype, the web enabling of the leasing process has been sporadic at best. While the industry has already taken to the Internet's obvious convenience for credit scoring and front-end application... Online lease management and accounting software certainly has the makings of a paradigm shift in the lessor's approach to the lease accounting software. ... As Internet technology seeps into the back-end, the leasing industry stands to experience a rare paradigm shift: one where the technology drives the...

PC Owners - The Largest Criminal Gang Ever? by Jamie Plenderleith
The year is 1981. IBM has just released the Personal Computer; a low cost machine it hopes will create a winning brand. Several models are produced in quick succession accompanied by an ad campaign featuring a Charlie Chaplin figure. The message is clear: It’s cheap and it’s cheerful. ... A London analyst who specialises in intellectual rights issues says "the paradigm we have at present where the license chases the product doesn't seem to be an effective mechanism for compliance by itself." In other words trying to push a license into everywhere the software has gone without the ease...