| Abstract: |
Playing the E-Business "Gorilla Game" The Internet has the potential to change everything. We consider what will be the dominant technical infrastructure underlying e-business, and which products, standards, and vendors will be left in the chasm! Some time ago I suggested that an inverse relationship existed between the level of hype about a particular concept, technology, or trend and the actual usage being made of it in end-user corporations. Take the example of Java; if we were to judge by the media, we would definitely think that everyone else, apart from ourselves, is already using it. However, it is too easy to get caught up in the hype. At regular intervals we ask delegates, |