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Unlikely IT Predictions for 2004; Seven Little Words; Hot and Not in '04: Page 3 of 4

Steven J. Schuchart Jr.
Hot: Information Life-cycle Management. I understand it sorts laundry.
Not: HSM rebranded as Information Life-cycle Management.

Dave Molta
Hot: Smartphones with integrated voice and data capabilities.
Not: Enterprise adoption of 802.11a.

Brad Shimmin
Hot: RFID--but only if someone comes out with a personal RFID-disabling Electro Magnetic Pulse burst-mode device.
Not: Technolitigation (we're just waiting for SCO to sue itself).

Greg Shipley
Hot: Companies that make money.
Not: Companies that don't.

Lori MacVittie
Hot: Everything on a USB stick. The more you wear around your neck, the higher your geek factor.
Not: Cell phones with cameras. If Joel Conover takes one more picture of me in the lab with his phone ... .