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Cable programming and delivery companies have responded well to the internet. Cable programming has embraced the internet. Laudon & Laudon, 2012, "Television broadcast networks such as NBC Universal, Fox, and CNN have put television shows on their web sites." (pg. 118) NBC Universal, News Corp, and ABC Inc. formed Hulu.com. Hulu.com is a website that offers streaming video of televisions shows. Hulu syndicates to other sites which are supported by advertising commercials. All of this content can be viewed over iPads, iphones and other smart phones.This issue of the Technology Forecast examines the underpinnings of these twin disruptions in the business world. It suggests that companies that are stuck in control mode are being penny-wise and pound-foolish. The opportunity here isn't just to give the digital natives the shiny new gizmo they've been craving. Smart handhelds imply more opportunities for enterprises than might be obvious at first glance.This issue of the Technology Forecast examines the underpinnings of these twin disruptions in the business world. It suggests that companies that are stuck in control mode are being penny-wise and pound-foolish. The opportunity here isn't just to give the digital natives the shiny new gizmo they've been craving. Smart handhelds imply more opportunities for enterprises than might be obvious at first glance.

This issue of the Technology Forecast examines the underpinnings of these twin disruptions in the business world. It suggests that companies that are stuck in control mode are being penny-wise and pound-foolish. The opportunity here isn't just to give the digital natives the shiny new gizmo they've been craving. Smart handhelds imply more opportunities for enterprises than might be obvious at first glance.