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A bright future in the cloud

By Shane Robison

Published: March 4 2008 17:36 | Last updated: March 4 2008 17:36

Nicholas Carr is right – the future of computing lies in the internet cloud. The technology industry is shifting to a new model in which people and businesses no longer install packaged software applications on their computers. Instead, they use their web browsers to access a wide range of “cloud services”, available on demand over the internet.

Without question, this marks an exciting new era in computing.

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