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Eight business technology trends to watch

• A number of new and emerging technologies, many aimed at enhancing the way the Internet is used, promise to change how companies innovate, managers make decisions, and businesses lower costs, tap talent, or realize new business opportunities.
• Although technology always promises benefits, actually gaining them requires a good understanding of its real business implications and of the concomitant managerial changes.
• Over the next decade, eight technology-enabled business trends will really matter. Smart managers should start doing their homework now.