December 20196 The dominant influence of technology in society has echoed through the ages from humans, making the first tools from stone and wood to the invention of the World Wide Web. More pronounced is the dominance with technology kingpins like Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Facebook, and Microsoft, each creating Holy Grails of the business world-wide. For three decades, Apple led the evolution of consumer computing, defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with its innovative hardware, software, and Internet offerings.Amazon, on the other hand, stayed true to their prevailing business strategy to try everything and conjured up a new business model for retail. New and dramatic in its speed, scale, and aggression, Amazon has made an unexpected yet brilliant move into physical retail. They are changing the meaning of "going shopping" and helping turn retail into a leisure activity.For technological giant Google/Alphabet, the focus is set on the idea of organizing the world's information and making it universally accessible and useful. While in the world of quantum computing, industry bigwigs like Microsoft, Google, IBM, and Intel are racing for quantum supremacy. Researchers expect that quantum machines could one-day power advances in artificial intelligence or easily beat the encryption that protects computers vital to national security. Quantum computers could empower machine learning by enabling AI programs to glean gigantic datasets for insights into medical research, consumer behavior, and financial markets.We understand the current landscape of admired technology companies and present to you this edition on the same with insights from thought leaders and profiles on solutions that are changing the narrative and helping enterprises adopt the best technologies that meet their requirements.Let us know your thoughts!Annie JohnsonEditorialTechnology Companies: Setting a New FrontierAnnie JohnsonManaging Editoreditor@apacciooutlook.comTo subscribe to APACCIOOutlookVisit www.apacciooutlook.comArt & GraphicsAmelia StewartFlynn SmythToby LangtonJie Ch'angManaging EditorAnnie JohnsonSenior WritersLane Adams Clara MathewRoyce D'SouzaEditorialAlfred MardinLouis BeckerRachael ClarkRoy ChowDai ShihDan StanleyCopyright © 2019 ValleyMedia Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.DECEMBER - 11, 2019, Volume 05 - Issue - 63 (ISSN 2644-2876)Published by ValleyMedia Inc.*"Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staff"Emailsales@apacciooutlook.comeditor@apacciooutlook.commarketing@apacciooutlook.comSalesJames Williamjames.william@apacciooutlook.com
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