Intel Corporation
2200 Mission College Blvd
Santa Clara, CA 95052 8119
[received as a Powerpoint foil]
June 27, 1996
Mr. Rod Welch
The Welch Company
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111 2496
Subject: PMI Asilomar Conference, Jul 12 - 14, 1996
Presentation Outline
Information at your Fingertips: Myth or Reality
Rod,
Here is our outline revised from the meeting on March 26, 1996:
Sincerely,
Ms. Marcy Puhnaty
Manager of Mobile Promotions
Mobile & Handheld Products Group
PMI Asilomar Conference July 15, 1996
Information at your Fingertips
Myth or Reality
David Vannier
Director of Architecture
Intel Corporation
The Promise of Technology
The Paperless Office
Information on Demand
Virtual Office
Virtual Meetings
The Office Today
Fax
Email
Voicemail
Publications/Newspapers
The "Dream" Office
[No detail - but it seems to extend the idea of the "dream" computer
put forward as an idea at the 960103 meeting.]
The Result [what technology is providing in the office today]
A sea of data at your fingertips, but...
Useful information is hard to find
We're suffering from "Data Pollution."
What You Need [from the "Dream" Office]
The Right Information at the Right Time
The Key: Accessability
Access
Anytime
Anywhere
Natural
[ ]???
Can We Get There From Here
You are Here
[Graphic showing a complex, maze like, path]
The "Dream" Office
What advances in technology will get us to the Dream Office?
Natural Access: Today's Problem
Non-intuitive and inconsistant commands
Keyboard input
Natural Access: Solving
OS/Apps???
Voice Recognition
o Benefits
o Technology
* Performance level xxx
* Algorithm improvements
Instant Access: Today's Problems
Bootup time
o Have you ever heard of "booting up" a toaster or TV?
Bandwidth Limitations
o The internet/intranet offers you easy access to vast amounts
of data...but you're always waiting...
Instant Access: Solving
Change the paradigm to "Always on"
o ACPI and OnNow initiatives lay the foundation
Bandwidth improvements????
Anywhere, Anytime Access: Today's Problem
We're still tethered
o Limited Battery capacity ties us to an AC outlet
o Lack of reliable, fast wireless connection ties us to a Telco jack
???
Anywhere, Anytime Access: Solving
Power Management
Battery Technology
???
GSM???
Intelligent Access: Today's Problem
Piles of data in various forms and locations
o ??
o ??
Intelligent Access: Solving
Internet/Intranet enables all data to be online and paves
the way for intelligent searching
o Intelligent Sorting
o Intelligent Filtering
o Intelligent Searching
o Visualization
o Anticipatory
o Decision Support
So, By the year 2000...Ok, so the "Dream Office" is a way's off...
Here's how to take advantage of the future today:
o ??
Identify Action Items