Ajax

The ability to run the UI client on the browser, with the UI server on the Internet. The beauty of this technology is that you no longer need to download and install clients on your PC, all you need is the browser. Microsoft Live is trying to build on this, many start-ups have provided services based on it.

One of the potential of this technology is that it can allow moving some of the functions outside the computer screen into the surrounding environment, thus uncluttering your desktop.

This is the next wave of sofware as a service, except better, leaner, more user friendly

The internet of things

Connectivity through blutooth or wifi and embedded technologies make it possible to start accumulating data and establish better communication between humans and machines. This is very powerful, for the home, but also for the supply chain where it will be possible to create smart interactions to enhance the existing: for example you could get an alert from a machine and start a reboot, or decide on the step to take through SMS messages.

The internet as the OS

YouOS is a good example of this, it is possible to conceive that the internet itself will become the platform. YouOS is one example, another one is Coghead, allowing you to build application from a service with a graphical interface.