Tim Bajarin is an American technology columnist and a technology consultant. His writing and analysis has been on the forefront of the digital revolution. He was one of the first analysts to cover the

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and is considered one of the leading experts in the field of

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s. He is president of a technology company called Creative Strategies, located in

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. He is a leading columnist for ''

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''. He also contributed in some episodes of the ''

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Career

Bajarin is a futurist and is credited with predicting the

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revolution three years before it reached the market and

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. He has been with Creative Strategies since 1981 and has served as a consultant to most of the leading hardware and software vendors in the industry including IBM,

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, and

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. He also serves on the technology advisory boards for IBM, Compaq, and Dell.

References

External links

* http://creativestrategies.com/ * http://techpinions.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Bajarin, Tim American columnists American technology writers 1950 births Living people People from Campbell, California