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Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies

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1997

complete23 entries

<2 years2-5 years5-10 years>10 yearsobsolete before plateau years low confidenceGrey: no band on the chart. Exact positions where digitized; otherwise spread evenly within the phase on a schematic curve.

Read from a copy of the chart titled 'Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 1997' on Pinterest (615x393 GIF, same pin series as 1996 to 2007). The chart adds a second axis row: 'Type A Behavior' (trigger and peak), 'Type B Behavior' (trough and slope), 'Type C Behavior' (plateau). Exact date unknown. rank is the order along the curve, left to right. The chart has no time-to-plateau markers, so every band is null.

Label	Phase	Confidence	Note
Wearable Computers	innovation_trigger	medium	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries.
Biometrics	innovation_trigger	medium	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries.
VRML/Avatars	innovation_trigger	medium	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries.
E-Cash	innovation_trigger	low	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries. Near a phase boundary.
DVD	peak	low	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries. Near a phase boundary.
Netcasting/ Push Technology	peak	high	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries.
Smart Cards	peak	medium	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries.
Java - the Platform	peak	low	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries. Near a phase boundary.
Cable Modems	trough	low	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries. Near a phase boundary.
Network Computers	trough	medium	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries.
Agents	trough	medium	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries.
Interactive/ Web TV	trough	medium	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries.
Virtual Reality	trough	medium	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries.
PDAs	trough	medium	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries. Label under the bottom of the trough.
Desktop Videoconferencing	slope	medium	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries.
Speech Recognition	slope	medium	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries.
Application Sharing	slope	medium	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries.
Database Mining	slope	medium	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries.
Java - the Language	slope	medium	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries.
Worldwide Web + Intranets	slope	low	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries. Near a phase boundary.
OO Programming	plateau	low	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries. Near a phase boundary.
Workflow	plateau	medium	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries.
Imaging	plateau	medium	Phase inferred from the label's position on the curve; the chart draws no phase boundaries.