Security will remain among highest priorities: Intel

BANGALORE, INDIA: Intel has come out with its predictions of 2011. Here are the predictions releated to IT security:

Anti-Theft Technology

Laptops sales will continue with strong growth with new processor capabilities. s that add a multitude of new HD and graphics-related features for consumers including wireless display to beam content to TVs. With improved business-class capabilities like Intel Anti-Theft Technology, IT spending on server, PC and laptop upgrades should also increase.

Moore’s Law Thrives

New innovations and manufacturing techniques will continue to defy the skeptics who claim Moore’s Law is dead. This means that in the coming years, as billions of new devices acquire computing capability and Internet connectivity, they will be substantially higher performing with more features embedded in silicon, while also dramatically cutting power consumption and extending battery life.

Securer Security 

As IT requirements change rapidly due to an increasingly complex threat landscape and new usage models, including clouds and numerous CE devices connecting to the Internet, security will remain one of the highest priorities for the IT industry. Over the next year, the industry will focus on foundational capabilities for infrastructure protection and maintaining both personal and business secrets. The Intel Core vPro processors, Intel’s McAfee acquisition and numerous projects inside and around Intel silicon chips will play roles here.

The “Consumerization” of IT 

2011 will mark the point where we see a blurring of consumer devices and enterprise devices. We saw it in 2010 with iPhones and Droid phones brought inside the corporate firewall. Employees will want to use their personal solutions for work productivity and employers will want to augment the corporate environment with the devices to drive productivity. Virtualization, anti-theft technology, remote management and security will contribute here.

Smart Signage

Interactive, “Minority Report” movie-like digital signs will become widely accepted, featuring new modes of interaction, including face and gesture recognition.

Auto Tech

With sophisticated technologies acting as central nervous systems in today's cars, new in-vehicle technologies are attracting tremendous interest whether it’s new entertainment features, hands-free voice control of smart phones, other safety technologies or driver functions performed automatically by the vehicle.