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name: 'Computing''s Next Great Empires: The True Future of Software'
short: 'A talk by Larry Smith'
date: 'Wed May 26 2004 18:30:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)'
online: false
location: 'DC 1350'
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Larry will challenge conventional assumptions about the directions of computing and software. The role of AI, expert systems, communications software and business applications will be presented both from a functional and commercial point of view. The great gaps in the marketplace will be highlighted, together with an indication of how these vacant fields will become home to new empires.

