In the Koran, there is a passage that goes something along the lines of "the man who predicts the future lies, even when he is proved right". Obviously this is not a passage much read by many technology pundits. Thanks to the Irish Emmigrant Professional Ireland email newsletter for pointing out Deloitte Research's trend predictions for the technology media and telecommunications (TMT) sectors over 2005 and beyond. You can download PDF brochures giving the top line picture in boardroom friendly language from here, nothing too surprising but useful none the less.