Industry leaders and analysts, as well as Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) professionals from Deloitte member firms provide insight and practical advice on business issues and current developments in our "2004 TMT Trends Annual Report." The report includes details on:

• Industry trends — Six panelists including executives from Comcast, IBM, Primedia, Alcatel, Agilent and Deloitte provide insights on the next breakthrough technologies and important business challenges facing their industry.
• Value of Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) — Companies are now realizing the profit gains resulting from IAM, and the benefits of sharing their products and services with other companies.
• New Product Development for Media — Media companies face a multitude of challenges when developing new products – and a process must be imbedded into the organization.
• The Innovator’s Solution — Questions and answers with Deloitte's Michael E. Raynor, co-author of "The Innovator’s Solution" book and a director for Deloitte Research. Raynor discusses the issues that arise from disruptive innovations.
• Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) — While voice quality, security and potential cost savings have all improved, many obstacles need to be overcome before a total conversion to VoIP occurs.
• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) — We examine the phenomenon of RFID, which is labeled as a possible replacement to barcodes because it makes supply chain applications more efficient and profitable.

Learn more by reading the complete 31-page report, available as a PDF file attachment on the link below: