Business process management (BPM) appears to have the kind of momentum that business process re-engineering had in the early 1990s. Gartner estimates that more than 100 vendors are now selling software that enables businesses to monitor and fine-tune their business processes, and some early adopters are reporting 200% and 300% ROIs. Though one is always skeptical of IT fads that promise to change the corporation as we know it, but this idea will probably have a good strong run in 2005.

The fire rages on. Firefox Browser market share will continue to grow in 2005. Though the size of its growth continues to be a source of debate, it has undoubtedly made some progress. The inclusion of "integration at the glass" features and the combination with social networking applications have drastically changed the rules of the game.