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Article: The IT train: faced with changes in technology and roles, biomeds can stay in the game by acquiring core IT skills.
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- March 1, 2008
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During his speech at the 1977 World Future Society meeting, Ken Olsen, the founder and CEO of Digital Equipment Corp, famously said, "There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home."
The context of that quote is often omitted--he was, in fact, referring to powerful central computers that would be tasked with controlling every aspect of life within the home--but without a doubt, technology has taken on an even larger role in everyday life than most people dreamed it would.
The last decade's rapid transformation of what computers are capable of, as well as what they are expected to do, is evidenced in ...