As I pull up my chair in the conference room, I am reminded of the technological advancements in the business community over the past five years. No longer do I have to catch a 6 a.m. flight for a single day of meetings or lug documents and material with me as I go.
In this day of "anytime, anywhere" technology, I have the ability to show my face to the audience, share my documents with colleagues and collaborate with subject experts, all from the comfort of my office. It makes me wonder... how far are we from conducting other transactions and affairs in our life, in a virtual environment?
I recently ran across this article that describes a
virtual health environment in the not so distant future.