Inescapable Data: Harnessing the Power of Convergence (paperback)

ISBN: 0137026730
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2005
Pages: 159

Authors: Chris Stakutis, John G. Webster

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Inescapable Data: Harnessing the Power of Convergence
Table of Contents
Copyright
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Foreword
Preface
Overview
Intended Audience
The Interviews as a Foundation
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
ChapterOne.The Inescapable Data Vision
ChapterTwo.The Connectivity Divide
Introduction
Wireless and WiFi: From Confusion and Competition to Possible Synergy
Nokia and DoCoMo Versus the Old Guard
Connecting You
Connected and Truckin
Staying Connected Down on the Farm
Connected Camping
Untethered Displayable Data
Religion and the Connected
Summary
ChapterThree.Inescapable Data Fundamentals
Introduction
What Is Important in Communication?
From Postal Mail to Voicemail to E-Mail to IM and Beyond
Data-Everywhere Devices
Enabling Pervasive Networking
XML...Describing It All
Summary: The Final Blend of Ingredients
ChapterFour.FromWarfare to Government, Connectivity Is Vitality
Introduction
Instant Messaging: Changing Command and Control in War
Battlefield Connectivity
A Connected Homeland
Pervasive Public Surveillance
Connecting State Governments...Together
Summary
ChapterFive.Pervading the Home
Introduction
Key Foundation Technologies
RFID, Wireless, and XML
For Example, Refrigerators
From Laundry and Home Inventory to Energy Systems
Home Security: Video
GPSTracing Our Steps
Summary
ChapterSix.Connecting Medicine
Introduction
DNAMassive Data, Massive Value
BioinformaticsPharmaceuticals
Radiology
Hospitals
Scheduling Care Delivery
Pediatric and Personal Health Care
Summary
ChapterSeven.Work Life: Oxymoron No Longer
Introduction
Converged ConnectionsOf Conference Calls, Cell Phones, and WiFi-Enabled Laptops
WorkHome
Instant Messaging
Groupware and Virtual Office
Text Messaging and Convergence
The New Employee: Independent Consultant
Social Implications
Summary
ChapterEight.Real-Time Manufacturing
Introduction
The Changing Manufacturing Landscape
Value Stream Mapping
RFID and Real-Time Insight into the Supply Chain
New Computing Architectures Driven by RFID-Type Sources
The Shipping Business
Customized Through to Consumer
Video-Controlled Production
Summary
ChapterNine.Sports and Entertainment: Energizing Our Involvement
Introduction
Auto Racing by Numbers
Heads-Up Sports
Inescapable Data and the Individual Athlete
The Inescapable Data Racquet
Teams and Fans: Real-Time Participation
Player Tracking and Analysis
Participatory Games
TV: Yielding to User-Designed Viewing
Video Business, Connected Style
Summary
ChapterTen.Connecting to Retail
Introduction
RFID and the Grand Retail Vision
Mining Retail E-Commerce
Charting the Course of Customers
Watching Store Operations
Metro s Future Store: A Look at Where It All Comes Together
Buying ShoesHow Extreme Customization Is Possible
Summary
ChapterEleven.Computer Storage Impacted by Inescapable Data
Introduction
Data Classification
Store Everything?
The Data Preservation Challenge
Breakthrough Compression
Video and Media Driving Storage Growth
From Blocks to Files to Objects
Data Protection
Storage Utility
Summary
ChapterTwelve.Super Computers, Visualization, and Networks
Introduction
Super Computers
Visualization and 3D Graphics
XML and New CPUs?
Intelligent Networking
Internet Enterprise
Motes
Summary
ChapterThirteen.Inescapable Data in Perspective
What Is Inescapable Data?
Venture and Investment
Should I Worry About Too Much Data and Connectivity?
What Should I Be Doing to Exploit the New World?
Predictions
Summary
This Book Is Based On In-Depth Interviews With These Industry Thinkers
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