%0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2012 %T TIM Lecture Series: Next-Generation Technology Challenges and Business Opportunities %A Dave Thomas %K business opportunities %K future of technology %K next-generation technology %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 2 %P 35-37 %8 05/2012 %U http://timreview.ca/article/558 %N 5 %1 Bedarra Research Labs Dave Thomas has a wide spectrum of experience in the software industry as an engineer, consultant, architect, executive and investor (davethomas.net). He is the Founder and Chairman of Bedarra Research Labs (bedarra.com), a company specializing in emerging software technologies and applications. Bedarra provides virtual CTO and CEO, as well as directors, advisers, and business mentors to support new initiatives. He is also the Managing Director of Object Mentor (objectmentor.com), a company specializing in the training and deployment of agile and object-oriented software development methodologies. Dave is best known as the founder and past CEO of Object Technology International Inc. (formerly OTI, now IBM OTI Labs), where he led the commercial introduction of object and component technology. The company is often cited as the ideal model of a software technology company and was a pioneer in agile product development with a process called "just-in-time software". %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/558