Ran across an excellent presentation by Microsoft’s Business Division President Stephen Elop that shows what we might see in terms of information technology within the next 10 years:

   

  

Video: Future Vision Montage

A lot of this technology is undergoing testing at Microsoft’s Office Labs and you can “play” with some of these items – for example:

• Canvas for OneNote - a different way to sort through and work with your OneNote content. Canvas for OneNote gives you the ability to spread out your pages across a canvas for alternate navigation, editing, and organization.
• Chart Advisor - a faster way to get the best chart for your data. Chart Advisor provides improved options to generate better presentation and visuals for your data.
• pptPlex - add some “zoom” to your presentations. By transforming your PowerPoint presentation into a zoom-able canvas, pptPlex expands the ways you can display your slides.
• StickySorter - an easier way to organize brainstorms. StickySorter offers idea generation and organizing tools designed to save you time and improve your results.

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