????在物聯(lián)網(wǎng)的世界，從電冰箱到汽車在內(nèi)的一切事物都與網(wǎng)絡(luò)連接。這是一個重要的發(fā)展方向，輕視它的公司就有可能被時代所淘汰。

????在本周一舉行的財富全球論壇關(guān)于聯(lián)網(wǎng)設(shè)備的討論會上，與會嘉賓一致這樣認為。

????思科（Cisco）的執(zhí)行總裁及前首席執(zhí)行官約翰·錢伯斯認為，到2025年全球的聯(lián)網(wǎng)設(shè)備將會達到約5,000億臺。這個數(shù)字比一些科技分析家預(yù)計的250億臺要多出許多。

????錢伯斯以預(yù)言家的語氣宣稱，這次參會的公司有40%（可能也包括思科）在十年后或許都無法“以一種有意義的方式”繼續(xù)存在，因為科技的變化實在太快了。

????電信巨頭英國電信集團的首席執(zhí)行官加文·帕特森同意錢伯斯的說法。他表示，該集團一直在進行自我革新，以跟上科技不斷變化的步伐。英國電信正準備斥資數(shù)十億美元收購移動通訊公司EE，此舉旨在讓他們更輕易地兼容數(shù)十億聯(lián)網(wǎng)的移動設(shè)備。

????而聯(lián)想的總裁和首席執(zhí)行官楊元慶表示，如果一家公司只愿意投資來保住現(xiàn)有的業(yè)務(wù)，那么就不可能取得成功。楊元慶解釋道，聯(lián)想曾經(jīng)被認為是一家中國公司，不過收購了IBM的個人電腦業(yè)務(wù)后，聯(lián)想走出國門，成為全球品牌。

????對于中國及其經(jīng)濟增速的放緩，錢伯斯有信心中國很快會反彈。他表示：“事實會證明，那些看衰中國的人都錯了。”然而楊元慶對于中國何時反彈的問題，回答得十分謹慎。

????他表示：“我們不能太樂觀，不過也不應(yīng)該過于悲觀。”（財富中文網(wǎng)）

????譯者：嚴匡正

????The Internet of things, in which anything from refrigerators to cars are connected online, is such an important development that companies failing to recognize it risk becoming irrelevant.

????That was the consensus during a panel about connected devices during Fortune’s Global Forum on Monday.

????Cisco CSCO -0.28% Executive Chairman and former CEO John Chambers said he believes there will be around 500 billion devices hooked to the Internet by 2025. This number greatly dwarfs the 25 billion connected devices that some technology analysts have projected by that time.

????Chambers sounded nearly apocalyptic in tone as he said that 40% of the companies attending the conference—including possibly Cisco—would not be here “in a meaningful way” in the next ten years because the pace of technology is changing so quickly.

????Gavin Patterson, the CEO of telecom giant BT Group, agreed with Chambers, saying his own company has been busy “reinventing” itself numerous times to keep up with the changing nature of technology. BT Group is in the middle of a multi-billion dollar acquisition of mobile operator EE that will make it easier for the company to accommodate billions of mobile devices that are connected to the web.

????For Lenovo Chairman and CEO Yang Yuanqing, no company can be successful if it is only invested in protecting its legacy business. Yuanqing explained how Lenovo used to be thought of as just a Chinese company, but by buying IBM’s personal computer business, Lenovo was able to branch out of its homeland and become a global player.

????And as for China itself and its slowing economy, Chambers seemed confident that the country would soon rebound, saying that “the people who were too pessimistic about China will be proven wrong.” Yuanqing, however, was more measured about when China would recover.

????“We cannot be too optimistic, but we shouldn’t be too pessimistic as well,” Yuanqing said.