ITGumbo: spicing IT up

This is a presentation on semantic web technologies and applications. I have extracted the following information puzzle from this presentation. A six year old kid visualizes a device with buttons that can perform the following activities:

1. you can cook with it.

2. it has an ipod in it.

3. it can make you remember things.

4. you can do work with it.

5. it has keys for the house and car.

6. it is used as a control for the TV.

How does technology solve this puzzle?

We have been discussing future technology convergence: RFID + Semantic Web + Mobile Communication. Here we discuss how present and future technologies can solve this puzzle.

Power lines reach most homes around the globe as compared to cable wires, telephone lines or satellite signals. While web clean-up is in progress with new hardware and software architecture design, the World Wide Web has not yet reached every home. Fiber optic cables and optical switches are to build a strong backbone and carry signals to longer distance on fiber. But the cost of laying down fiber cables or installing satellite towers is not negligible even for the developed countries. E-governance and e-commerce cannot be practiced successfully until every citizen has access to WWW. The net of telephone wires, cable wires and power lines either underground or in air has associated maintenance cost. Subscriber receives different bills for every service. In the converged services era where voice, data and video have been converged on cable or satellite an isolated power service brings a separate utility bill to be fulfilled. When moving into a new house one has to ensure subscription to converged service or remain disconnected with the external world until the service provider activates the account. One can connect via 3G/4G mobile phone or WLAN connected laptop, but not at all places.