Is IDF Almost Over Already?

Fall IDF 2002 is almost over already, and tomorrow afternoon it will be time to head home. We have seen some interesting new things at this year's event and are exhausted from the vast amount of information we've taken in. Of course, it was only to be expected, since this is what the event is all about.

At the end of the day or in between briefings, you sometimes have time to relax, like these two attendees at a friendly game of air hockey. Most often however, you try to find a place to sit down and use the wireless on your laptop to check your e-mail. I much prefer the air hockey.

The Fall 2002 IDF perhaps didn't offer the amount of earth shaking information that we always hope to find, but it is obvious that work is continuing in a difficult economy. While everyone is waiting for the market to rebound and the purse strings to be loosened on corporate IT budgets, development for the next generation of technology must progress.

Intel outlined its bold strategy of moving forward, and it continues to provide industry leadership. The wireless strategy, when coupled with the mobile strategy that they are moving ahead with, should pay serious dividends in the long haul. Still, obstacles remain, for example, in battery and display technology. Innovative solutions will be required in order to solve these most difficult issues.