NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 2013 Top 10 Technology Trends for Business [1] report released today, PwC US [2] reveals the most significant trends in technology that are reshaping strategies, business models, and enterprise investments this year.

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"Our top trends report shows that a diverse and complex set of technologies are emerging, which CIOs and the C-suite need to embrace and incorporate into their business from strategy through execution," said Chris Curran, a PwC principal and Chief Technologist for the U.S. firm's Advisory practice. "Collaboration within organizations will be crucial to business success as each of the technologies has the potential to be a key driver in an organization's business agenda."

According to PwC, 10 significant trends will impact businesses this year:

    1. Pervasive Computing: The ability to digitally engage and interact (via
       your mobile devices) with enabled objects around you
    2. Cyber Security: Continues to be a pressing issue, as technology enabled
       processes increasingly underpin and fuel the global economy
    3. Big Data Mining & Analysis: More than managing dizzying amounts of data
       faster and cheaper; it is about making better business decisions
    4. Private Cloud: Due to security and regulatory concerns, larger
       enterprises have been primarily operating in a trial mode of
       private/hybrid clouds and this will change in 2013. Consumers of IT are
       demanding greater value from IT services
    5. Enterprise Social Networking: Becoming a core tool for the new social
       workforce; the key insight for organizations succeeding in building value
       from this technology is social business processes redesign
    6. Digital Delivery of Products & Services: Customers are driving companies
       of all shapes and sizes to develop new, technology-based ways of
       delivering value.  Digital delivery of products and services can open
       tremendous new pathways for growth, but companies must shift their
       underlying business operations to support this new business model
    7. Public Cloud Infrastructure: Cloud adoption will continue to mature with
       hybrid cloud architecture becoming the mainstay as companies of all sizes
       leverage public cloud services
    8. Data Visualization: Leading edge companies will explore dynamic
       virtualization techniques and advanced display devices to navigate
       through multiple dimensions of data
    9. Simulation & Scenario Modeling: Organizations are increasingly focusing
       on simulation models that enable executives to envision the potential
       impact of their choices before making investments
    10. Gamification: With its combination of game mechanics, social networking,
        interactive media and behavioral analytics, gamification can transform a
        business

To learn more about PwC's 2013 Top 10 Technology Trends for Business report, please visit: www.pwc.com/us/whatisyourdigitaliq [4].

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