New Information Technology

New information technology not only benefits programmers, database managers, hardware engineers and network analysts but it also benefits the common consumer as well. New information technology in the 1940's and 1950's was based upon developing better mainframes for the military and universities.

Now days, however, new information technology is a bit more complex with Web 2.0, cloud computing, new methods of security and data encryption, the rise of VoIP and too many other items to mention here.

Of course with the rise of new information technology is also the rise of the misuse of this same technology. Hackers, spammers, spoofers, those who want do identity theft and place malware on PC's is doubling every year.

So, new information technology is constantly being developed to thwart these threats. The sharing of sensitive national security data among government agencies using differing computer systems and networks is another challenge.

But, to the average consumer, new information technology may be a simple as showing interest in the new Google phone, using open source code and barely knowing about it, increased Gbps wireless speeds and 3D GPS navigation systems.

There is a whole generation right now being raised on cell phones and Internet access. They have never known a time when new information technology was not a part of their lives. And this generation will take this technology and bring it to a whole new level in the foreseeable years to come.