I would also like to add the following:
The Cost of Having Analog Executives in a Digital World
Hal Berghel
"There is no business in the world which can hope to move forward if it does not keep abreast of the time, look into the future and study the probable demands of the future."
INTRODUCTION
The quote above is from Thomas J. Watson, Sr. on the occasion of the opening of a new IBM laboratory in 1932. Few would disagree of the need for sound and accurate technology forecasting in any organization which seeks to remain competitive. However there is little evidence that the full ramifications of this observation are consistently understood or widely implemented even today. T.J. seniorââ‚Ã⠀šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s advice may be falling on deaf ears †“ and this is will become even more of a problem as we begin a new millennium where network/distributed processing environments will be even more unforgiving of technological blunders.
regards
Rob