Business innovation and disruptive technology - Nicholas D. Evans

A new tidal wave of emerging technologies is gathering strength and preparing to roll ashore, transforming the enterprise in its wake. In this book, Nicholas D. Evans briefs business leaders on these new technologies, identifying powerful new opportunities for competitive advantage while offering specific advice on strategy and implementation, detailed early-adopter case studies, and essential metrics for planning and assessment. Evans presents comprehensive, business-focused introductions to technologies that are rapidly proving themselves, including Web services, and real-time computing; as well as next-generation solutions for business process management, mobile business, and enterprise security. He then previews several powerfully disruptive technologies only now coming into focus, including grid computing, location-based services, and more. Extending the Radar also profiles tomorrow's most promising technology companies, including Bowstreet, Groove Networks and KnowNow. Simply put, another technological revolution is about to occur: Evans shows you exactly how to profit from it.