Report

May 2001

• The Web is fading.
• The Internet still ignores most of the real world.

• An executable Internet will create new, more compelling experiences for people.
• An extended Internet connects users with the real world.

• Don't get stuck on the Web.
• Start wiring for wireless.

• Firms will tap into the open source movement.
• X Internet devices will number 14 billion in 2010.

• Figure 1.  The Web Is Just The Latest Internet Application
• Figure 2.  The Gap Between The Internet And The Real World
• Figure 3.  Two Waves Of Innovation Will Supplant Today's Web
• Figure 4.  The Web Versus The Executable Internet
• Figure 5.  X Internet Vendors
• Figure 6.  The X Internet Connects More Than People And Computers
• Figure 7.  Forecast: Worldwide Internet Devices And Spending, 2001 To 2010

 

• Online Resource
• The Forecast Model For The X Internet
• Companies Interviewed For This Report
• Related Research

• Cleaning up with today's extended Internet.
• Converting Internet-connected machines into disconnected appliances.
• Ring . . . "Do you want to play a game?"
• Intel employs executable Internet tools to fight cancer.