Hindsight · review build · data not yet validated
Labels and phases from the table of contents of Gartner document 399359 'Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2003' (2 July 2003, 15 pages), as shown on the Internet Archive snapshot of 21 Aug 2016. The contents groups each technology profile under a phase heading: On the Rise (mapped to innovation_trigger), At the Peak, Sliding Into the Trough, Climbing the Slope, Entering the Plateau. 31 entries. rank is the order in the table of contents (1 to 31), which is likely the order along the curve but is not confirmed. Bands read from a copy of the chart ('As of July 2003') titled 'Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2003' on Pinterest (613x451 GIF). The chart has the same 31 labels as the table of contents. Legend: white <2 years, light blue 2-5, dark blue 5-10, orange triangle >10, red crossed circle obsolete before plateau. Mullany's spreadsheet counts 27 entries for 2003; the table of contents has 31. Labels are verbatim.
| Label | Phase | Time to plateau | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 802.15.4 (ZigBee) | innovation_trigger | 5-10 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('On the Rise'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Smart Dust | innovation_trigger | >10 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('On the Rise'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Ultrawideband | innovation_trigger | 5-10 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('On the Rise'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Fourth-Generation Wireless Technology | innovation_trigger | >10 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('On the Rise'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Information Extraction | innovation_trigger | 5-10 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('On the Rise'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Trusted Computing Platforms | innovation_trigger | 5-10 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('On the Rise'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Mesh Networks | innovation_trigger | 2-5 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('On the Rise'). Band read from the chart copy. Label joined to its marker by a dashed leader line. |
| Electronic Ink/Digital Paper | innovation_trigger | 5-10 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('On the Rise'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Unified Communications | innovation_trigger | 2-5 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('On the Rise'). Band read from the chart copy. Label joined to its marker by a leader line. |
| Semantic Web | innovation_trigger | 5-10 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('On the Rise'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Micro Fuel Cells | innovation_trigger | 5-10 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('On the Rise'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Linux on Desktop | peak | 2-5 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('At the Peak'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Commercial Grids | peak | 5-10 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('At the Peak'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Light-Emitting Polymers | peak | 2-5 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('At the Peak'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Organic Light-Emitting Diodes | peak | 2-5 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('At the Peak'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Passive Radio Frequency Identification | peak | 2-5 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('At the Peak'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Tablet PC | peak | 2-5 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('At the Peak'). Band read from the chart copy. Label joined to its marker by a leader line. |
| Web-Services-Enabled Business Models | peak | 5-10 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('At the Peak'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Bluetooth Networking | trough | obsolete_before_plateau | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('Sliding Into the Trough'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Extensible Business Reporting Language | trough | 2-5 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('Sliding Into the Trough'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Multimedia Messaging Service | trough | 2-5 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('Sliding Into the Trough'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Smartphones | trough | <2 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('Sliding Into the Trough'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| 802.11g | trough | <2 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('Sliding Into the Trough'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Microelectromechanical Systems | trough | <2 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('Sliding Into the Trough'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Holographic Storage | trough | obsolete_before_plateau | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('Sliding Into the Trough'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Bluetooth Cable Replacement | slope | 2-5 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('Climbing the Slope'). Band read from the chart copy. Label joined to its marker by a line; the marker sits at the bottom of the trough although the table of contents lists it under Climbing the Slope. |
| IP Telephony | slope | 2-5 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('Climbing the Slope'). Band read from the chart copy. Label joined to its marker by a line. |
| Location-Aware Services | slope | 2-5 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('Climbing the Slope'). Band read from the chart copy. Label joined to its marker by a line. |
| Voice Over IP Services | slope | <2 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('Climbing the Slope'). Band read from the chart copy. Label joined to its marker by a line. |
| Speech Recognition for Telephony and the Call Center | plateau | 2-5 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('Entering the Plateau'). Band read from the chart copy. |
| Internal Web Services | plateau | <2 | high | Phase from the Gartner table-of-contents section heading ('Entering the Plateau'). Band read from the chart copy. |