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The Technology Arms Race You
Can't Afford to Miss

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Dear Savvy Investor,

On October 30, 2005, something incredible happened…

In Redmond, Washington, USA, one of the world's richest — and most powerful — businessmen sent an urgent memo to his top engineers and most-trusted managers.

It sounded the alarm that a very disruptive technological revolution was about to wash over the entire world — forever changing the way we get information and do business.

It also warned this would wipe out the $220 billion business empire he'd spent his life building.

Meanwhile, a few hundred miles south, a mysterious outfit known only as "Design LLC" quietly constructed two massive, windowless warehouses.

This mammoth undertaking was code-named "Project 2," and the International Herald Tribune described the towering monolithic structures as "looming like an information-age nuclear plant."

I realise this may sound like something out of a Tom Clancy novel, but I think you'll want to bear with me, because…

Analysts estimate this revolution could grow into an unstoppable $160 billion force

And it's going to create some serious winners in the Australian information technology industry.

That's why I urge you to take the next few minutes to read this report in its entirety.

At the very least, you'll get the full story so you can decide for yourself if you'll be front and centre when the big money starts rolling in.

But I warn you, the smart money is already on the move…

In fact, a handful of investors (whose stock recommendations are already handily beating the market) are already quietly positioning themselves to cash in on this incredible economic shift. Soon, I expect thousands more could be rushing to join them. That's because what I am about to share with you is without a doubt…

"One of the most lucrative investment opportunities we'll ever encounter"

You probably remember when computers took up entire rooms and were used only by companies that needed to do intense mathematical calculations.

That all changed when Intel unveiled the microprocessor and a brilliant college dropout started writing software with his former high school mate.

Thanks to the virtual desktop they developed, the PC quickly replaced the mainframe as the centre of corporate computing and began showing up in homes across the world.

Before long, companies began building intraoffice networks so that their employees could run programs like Microsoft Word and Excel on their PCs, and also access programs, files, and printers from a central server.

But this model was far from perfect.

Due to a lack of standards in computing hardware and software, competing products were rarely compatible — making PC networks far more inefficient than their mainframe predecessors.

In fact, most servers ended up being used as single-purpose machines that ran a single software application or database.

And every time a company needed to add a new application, it was forced to expand its data centres, replace or reprogram old systems, and hire IT technicians to keep everything running.

As a result, global IT spending jumped from under $100 billion a year in the early 1970s to over $1 trillion a year by the turn of the century.

Here's the dirty secret behind this mind-boggling growth — and the two words that could put an end to the party

IT-consulting firm IDC reports that every dollar a company spends on software typically results in an additional $8 of IT expenses.

And one IT expert admits, "Trillions of dollars that companies have invested into information technology have gone to waste."

Yet, up until now, companies have had no choice but to run these obscenely expensive and highly inefficient networks.

But that's about to change…

And that's precisely why the two words "cloud computing" scare the hell out of Bill Gates.

You see, what this long-time king of the computer world realises is that, thanks to the thousands of kilometres of fibre-optic cable laid during the late 1990s, the speed of computer networks has finally caught up to the speed of computer processors.

As IT expert Nicholas Carr explains, "What the fibre-optic Internet does for computing is exactly what the alternating-current network did for electricity."

Suddenly, computers that were once incompatible and isolated are now linked in a giant network, or "cloud".

And now even Bill Gates admits that, "the next sea change is upon us."

But in order to understand what a truly monumental change this is, you'll need to think back a few years… any time you wanted to type a letter, create a spreadsheet, edit a photo, or play a game, you had to go to the shop, buy the software, and install it on your computer.

But nowadays, if you want to look at pictures on Facebook… find directions on Google Maps… watch a video on YouTube… or sell furniture on eBay… all you really need is an Internet connection.

Because although these activities require you to use your PC, none of the content you are accessing or the applications you are running are actually stored on your computer — instead they're stored at a giant data centre somewhere in the "cloud."

And you don't give any of it a second thought… just like you don't think twice about where the electricity is coming from when you plug an appliance into the wall.

But cloud computing isn't just a modern convenience —it's going to be an enormous industry.

You see, everyone from individuals to multinational corporations can now simply tap into the "cloud" to get all the things they used to have to supply and maintain themselves. This will save some companies millions and make others billions.

"Is cloud computing the next big thing?"

That was the title of an article in PC Magazine.

The answer was an overwhelming "Yes!" But PC Magazine isn't the only one taking note of this sweeping trend…

The Economist claims, "As computing moves online, the sources of power and money will increasingly be enormous 'computing clouds.'"

David Hamilton of the Financial Post says this technology "has the potential to shower billions in revenues on companies that embrace it."

And Nicholas Carr, former executive editor of the Harvard Business Review, has even written an entire book on the subject, titled The Big Switch. In it, he asserts: "The PC age is giving way to a new era: the utility age."

He goes on to make this prediction: "Rendered obsolete, the traditional PC is replaced by a simple terminal — a 'thin client' that's little more than a monitor hooked up to the Internet."

That may sound far-fetched, but don't forget — thanks to the rise of smartphones like the iPhone, and tablets like the iPad, people can now access the Internet just about anytime and anywhere they want — all without going near a PC.

And given the convenience these mobile devices offer, it's little wonder that by 2011, there were more smartphones sold worldwide than desktop and notebook PCs combined.

It's also no surprise that tech companies — and governments — all over the world are breaking their necks to meet the exploding demand for cloud computing resources.

For instance, last year IBM announced that it has agreed to help China build a $1.5 billion cloud computing super-centre by 2016.

Not only will this data centre be Asia's largest, but it also will cover roughly the same square footage as the Pentagon — and according to Bloomberg it will employ somewhere between 60,000 and 80,000 people.

"Data centres have become as vital to the functioning of society as power stations." — The Economist

So you see, the simple truth is that cloud computing is becoming as big a part of our everyday lives as mobile phones or pay television.

In fact, some of the United States' leading universities — like New York University — are now offering graduate-level courses in cloud computing.

And traditional tech powerhouses like Oracle are even organising "cloud computing road shows" to demonstrate the power of this technology in cities all over the world — including Taipei, Toronto, and Bratislava, Slovakia.

But it's important to note that, as Barron's pointed out, "[Cloud computing] is not a fad. It's not a bubble. It's not a buzzword. The technology industry is going through a major transformation."

The flow of data at literally light-speed has become the new normal. No longer is work being conducted at single computers or small offices.

The business winners in this post-PC world are the companies that can harness both distributed computing power AND at the fastest speeds AND with the highest security and reliability.

That's why I'm so eager to tell you all about an Australian company that is at the forefront of making this business possible.

It's winning the light-speed "arms race" — and this is an industry which truly rewards first-mover advantage.

What you may not realise is that right now is the perfect time to get invested — despite what many so-called "experts" in the financial media might be telling you.

Buying this ASX tech winner today could be like buying Microsoft in 1990

Don't forget, even after the dot-com collapse and the GFC market sell-off, Microsoft shares are still up some 10,199%, including dividends. Meaning that every $10,000 invested in Microsoft in 1990 would now be worth over $1,029,000.

Even a modest $3,000 investment would have grown into more than $308,000! Just imagine what you could do with that kind of money…

Now imagine being given a chance to secure massive returns in the coming years.

Well, look here… this may be your second chance.

You see, like Microsoft in the early 1990s, this company is just getting started.

A technological tidal wave

It's at the forefront of its industry, yet it's not yet a household name. It is providing the very enablers of this revolutionary technological change, but many investors haven't yet realised how powerful the change will be — or the spoils that will go to the winners.

In fact, given its sought-after access to a key 'Internet backbone,' this upstart ASX company is positioned for truly explosive growth… It's poised to become synonymous with the future of computing, in Australia and beyond.

As the Financial Post says, "The cost savings in offering scaled-down versions of large enterprise software is making cloud computing a huge business."

So it's no surprise that Gartner — the world's foremost tech research firm — last year reported that, "In a survey of 2,014 CIOs from 50 countries, cloud computing ranked as the No. 1 technology priority."

Isn't it too late?

Not at all!

We think that right now is the perfect time to get invested in the future of cloud computing — and especially in this key enabler.

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