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Listed below are the top ten technologies of 2004. This was published by the American Institute of CPA’s (AICPA). The last ten to fifteen years have generated dramatic technology change. Most changes below enable businesses to safeguard assets, operate more efficiently and access critical information for future planning direction.
Information Security. The hardware, software, processes and procedures in place to protect an organization’s systems. It includes firewalls, anti-virus, password management, patches and locked facilities, among others.
Spam Technology. The use of technology to reduce or eliminate unwanted e-mail. Technologies range from confirmation of the sender via ISP lookup to methods where the recipient accepts e-mail only from specific senders.
Digital Optimization. Also known as “The Paperless Office.” The process of capturing and managing documents electronically (i.e., .PDF and other formats).
Database & Application Integration. The ability to update one field and have it automatically synchronize between multiple databases. An example would be the transfer of data between disparate systems.
Wireless Technologies. The transfer of voice or data from one machine to another via the airwaves without physical connectivity.
Disaster Recovery. The development, monitoring and updating of the process by which organizations plan for continuity of their business in the event of a loss of business information resources due to theft, weather damage, accidents or malicious destruction.
Data Mining. The methods by which a user can sift through volumes of data to find specific
Business Exchange Technology. The natural evolution from EDI to greater business transaction and data exchange via the Internet using datasets that are transported easily between programs and databases (e.g., XBRL).
Messaging Applications. Applications that permit users to communicate electronically, including e-mail, voicemail and instant messaging.
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