Hits and misses, must-haves and have-nots, blockbusters and duds. It's that time of year: time to take a close look at what technologies have established a sound foundation to become IT's hottest as the new year unfolds, and which ones may take a hit after a great deal of hype.
With the ballots tallied, Vista, WiMax, virtualization, unified communications and green computing look like the attention-getters for 2008.