Emerging Technologies

Developments in new information and communications technology (ICT) are taking place at an ever-increasing rate. The role of ICT has changed completely and now plays an increasingly important role supporting the integration of business functions and knowledge within and between organisations.

The diversity and pace of change in all aspects of ICT makes it extremely difficult to keep track of what is becoming available and how it might contribute to business improvement. This situation is made worse by the equally rapid explosion in the use of buzzwords and jargon; most of which appears more designed to confuse than to enlighten potential users.

At KPeople we have in-depth knowledge of a wide range of existing and emerging technologies and a clear understanding of how they can deliver major business benefits. This expertise has been developed both from our consultancy activities over many years and from our close involvement in R&D activities at national and European levels.

We pride ourselves on providing clear, concise and jargon-free advice about what is available, what will be available, what would be useful and how to make sure you get the most out of it.

Strategic ICT Reviews

	What is the current ICT base within the organisation and how well does this meet existing and future needs?
	What are the strategic options for plugging any gaps between requirements and capabilities?
	Which is the best option and how can this be developed into a Strategic Action Plan?

Systems Integration and Knowledge Management

	How can existing and future systems communicate better with one another internally and with important external systems?
	How can this become the basis for sharing information, and hence working more effectively?
	How can it be used to develop a comprehensive and co-ordinated base of shared knowledge throughout the organisation?

Data Management

	Are there benefits from consolidating key information held within the organisation’s databases into a data warehouse?
	Is it possible to extract additional value from the information already available within the organisation through emerging technologies such as data mining tools, intelligent agents and document mark-up languages (once they had been clearly explained without the jargon!)?
	How can the ever-increasing physical requirements for data storage, and associated costs, be managed?

Fixed and Mobile Communications

	What opportunities are becoming available as a result of the continuing development of fixed networks such as the public Internet and private internal networks (Intranets) and external networks (Extranets) using the same technology?
	How can the huge new opportunities being opened up by developments in mobile communications technology, such as GPRS and WAP, be identified and exploited?
	How will these developments in fixed and mobile communications promote the rapid extension of web-enabled systems and provide major new opportunities for business improvement?