-To reach the next stage of IT development we need to change the way we think," Akikusa said. -Our conventional way of thinking worries too much about constraints and costs of CPUs, networks and storage. We have sacrificed gains in information distribution, software productivity and system reliability all of which are necessary for application breakthroughs."
According to Akikusa, developments in IT will lead to an increase in jobs in the area of systems integration and IT support services, and proposed that delivery mechanisms would increasingly rely on the Internet.
-We must be sensitive to the fact that the network lowers new entry barriers and facilitates business coordination," Akikusa said.
The major emphasis of Akikusa presentation however, was the extent to which new applications would emerge from and interrelated, interconnected view of both business and computing.
-To achieve application breakthroughs, it will be necessary to challenge the conventional view and utilize many different fields," Akikusa said. -In this regard we should not simply compete but also value and take advantage of each other's unique strengths to provide excellent services to our customers."
