Hindsight · review build · data not yet validated
Read from a copy of the chart titled 'Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 1999' on Pinterest (628x365 GIF, same pin series as 1996 to 2007). The y axis is labelled 'Hype'. Legend 'Will reach "Plateau" in': white less than 2 years, dotted 2 to 5, grey 5 to 10, black more than 10. Exact date unknown. rank is the order along the curve, left to right. Bands read from the markers.
Quantum Computing: innovation trigger, plateau in >10 years
innovation trigger · plateau >10 yrs · rank 1gartner-hype-cycle-1999-001
Digital Ink: innovation trigger, plateau in 5-10 years
innovation trigger · plateau 5-10 yrs · rank 2gartner-hype-cycle-1999-002
Text Mining: innovation trigger, plateau in 2-5 years
innovation trigger · plateau 2-5 yrs · rank 3gartner-hype-cycle-1999-003
Synthetic Characters: innovation trigger, plateau in 5-10 years
innovation trigger · plateau 5-10 yrs · rank 4gartner-hype-cycle-1999-004
Wearable Computers: innovation trigger, plateau in 5-10 years
innovation trigger · plateau 5-10 yrs · rank 5gartner-hype-cycle-1999-005
Biometrics: innovation trigger, plateau in 2-5 years
innovation trigger · plateau 2-5 yrs · rank 6gartner-hype-cycle-1999-006
Bluetooth: innovation trigger, plateau in 2-5 years
innovation trigger · plateau 2-5 yrs · rank 7gartner-hype-cycle-1999-007
Enterprise Portals: peak, plateau in <2 years
peak · plateau <2 yrs · rank 9gartner-hype-cycle-1999-009
Knowledge Mgt: peak, plateau in 2-5 years
peak · plateau 2-5 yrs · rank 11gartner-hype-cycle-1999-011
Voice over IP: trough, plateau in 2-5 years
trough · plateau 2-5 yrs · rank 13gartner-hype-cycle-1999-013
E-cash: trough, plateau in 5-10 years
trough · plateau 5-10 yrs · rank 14gartner-hype-cycle-1999-014
3D Web: trough, plateau in 2-5 years
trough · plateau 2-5 yrs · rank 15gartner-hype-cycle-1999-015
Speech Recognition: slope, plateau in 5-10 years
slope · plateau 5-10 yrs · rank 16gartner-hype-cycle-1999-016
Smart Cards: slope, plateau in 2-5 years
slope · plateau 2-5 yrs · rank 17gartner-hype-cycle-1999-017
xDSL/Cable Modems: slope, plateau in <2 years
slope · plateau <2 yrs · rank 18gartner-hype-cycle-1999-018
Data Mining: slope, plateau in 2-5 years
slope · plateau 2-5 yrs · rank 19gartner-hype-cycle-1999-019
Java Language: plateau, plateau in <2 years
plateau · plateau <2 yrs · rank 21gartner-hype-cycle-1999-021