7 world information technology forecasts 2007

Windows Vista does not "take off" as quickly as Microsoft wishes, the two "rivals" HD DVD and Blu-ray do not prevail in the format war . Next year's picture is drawn with many technologies being in the transition phase.

Windows Vista is slowly upgraded

Microsoft's latest operating system will reach mainstream users early next year, but this does not mean that the world will quickly move to Windows Vista. The most important reason is that this version forces a large number of users to upgrade their hardware, making them lose significant amounts of money to invest. Moreover, the software they are using is not compatible with Windows Vista.

Malware will explode vigorously

Spyware and malicious code will attack users from every corner of the Internet and slow or cause the system to stop working. In addition, they find ways to steal their account information.

Spam is better controlled

The technology to identify spam is completing more promising to block a large percentage of "uninvited" customers in the mailbox of Internet users. Currently more than 90% of incoming e-mails are spam and this phenomenon can only be limited and not eliminated.

User-generated digital content thrives

Traditional newspapers are losing customers when readers spend more and more time reading information created by the community itself such as blogs, YouTube video sharing sites . Recently, Time magazine (USA) has chosen the readers and consumers who are the characters of the year because of their contributions to creating values ​​in the new information age, breaking the tradition of giving this title to the fish. multiply.

Wide Wi-Fi network

The dream of "Everywhere Internet" comes closer to reality in 2007 because countless Wi-Fi hotspots will be installed around the world. Next year also saw the presence of the official 802.11n standard, providing high transmission speeds for all operations. While wireless Internet connection provides the convenience for users, it contains security holes, enabling hackers to steal sensitive information when you neglect.

Web platform is widely exploited

When connecting to the Internet becomes popular, service providers will put more products online, serving daily needs such as word processing software, spreadsheets, teamwork and wiki tools, blog . Recently, the outstanding office suite on the web is Google's product.

The DVD format war doesn't determine whether to win or lose

The world of video and television is competing with high definition HD DVD standards (led by Toshiba) and Blu-ray (Sony's "leader"). This competition will be hotter when companies continuously release a disc or disk with a large storage capacity. However, customers always choose good products, are cheap and backward compatible with the hardware they have. Whoever catches this mentality will win. If not, they face the third format that will emerge, which is the Chinese EVD standard. At that time, their efforts will become meaningless.