19 Jan
2009
When customers aren't buying, tool vendors don't innovate — so don't expect many groundbreaking new technologies to debut this year.. and A battered economy will mean tightening belts, changing customer allegiances, and the Web as the platform of choice.
Infoworld.com publishes an article by Fatal Exception's Neil McAllister laying out his
development predictions for 2009. These include further struggles from Microsoft in retooling its image, a more open source mindset for Java, twilight for Sun, the Web as platform of choice, and a dearth of innovation due to dwindling economic prospects. He also adds that smart companies will realize that "process automation is one of the best ways to reduce costs in any business, making 2009 the ideal time to 'revisit old software schemes that got shelved back when staffing budgets were flush."
development predictions for 2009 by Neil McAllister
