"substitute technology" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to refer to an alternative technology that can be used instead or in place of a current technology, for example, "The company is researching the use of substitute technology to replace diesel engines."
"What they want is to substitute technology for teachers," said Alex Molnar, professor of education policy at Arizona State University.
Yet the company also faces the classic challenge of being the innovative pioneer — enjoying rich profit margins but facing new competition from rivals seeking to gain market share with lower prices and substitute technology.
"Companies still want to be more efficient, get ready for year 2000 and substitute technology for workers," said Mr. Rippe, who thinks spending will stay sluggish but will not dry up.
If not a direct competitor, then a substitute technology might take a chunk out of your hide.
"If cheap technology is available, you substitute technology for people," said Allen Sinai, chief global economist at Decision Economics in Boston.
We analyse how the characteristics of Chinese consumers, IPTV suppliers, and businesses in the IPTV value chain as well as those related to substitute technologies combine with the complex political setting to shape the Chinese IPTV landscape.
What about the competing products or nascent substitute technologies that aim to solve customers' problems in new, better, cheaper ways?
In spite of the technology not being under threat yet, their R&D engineers had continued to scan the environment for new, substitute technologies.
Not only does the manufacturer draw from meat, vegetables and many other raw material suppliers but substitute technologies may begin to "stray" into the traditional raw material supply system, for example, artificial flavourings.
Enter Xeros, a Sheffield, UK-based commercial cleaning company whose water-substitute technology we profiled earlier this year.
"Many employers are substituting technology for people.
