The document discusses the new "ABC" of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in organizations. It argues that ICTs are playing an increasingly strategic role in today's competitive innovation context. Specifically, it claims that organizational success depends on two foundations: (1) new technologies on the global technological frontier and (2) new global business models and technologies. It suggests that companies must prepare for the complex challenges of the "Third Platform" driven by analytics, big data, and cloud computing.