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Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies

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2005

44 entries

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Label	Phase	Time to plateau	Confidence	Note
DNA Logic		>10
Quantum Computing		>10
Networked Collective Intelligence		5-10
Prediction Markets		>10
4G		5-10
Coorperate Semantic Web		2-5
Business Process Platforms		5-10
Augmented Reality		5-10
Text Mining		5-10
Podcasting		2-5
Carbon Nanotubes		>10
Model-driven Approaches		5-10
Electronic Ink/Digital Paper		2-5
Inkjet Manufacturing		5-10
P2P VoIP		2-5
Biometric Identity Documentss		>10
BPM Suites		2-5
Desktop Search		<2
Linux on Desktop for Mainstream Business Users		2-5
Micro Fuel Cells		5-10
Really Simple Syndication		<2
Biometric User Identification		>10
Grid Computing		2-5
Coorperate blogging		<2
802.16 2004 WiMAX		2-5
Wikis		2-5
Organic Light-Emitting Devices		2-5
Mesh Network-Sensors		2-5
Web Services-Enabled Business Models		5-10
Trusted Computing Group		5-10
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)		2-5
Internet micro-payments		5-10
Tablet PC		2-5
XBRL		2-5
RFID (passive)		5-10
Video Conferencing		2-5
Handwriting Recognition		2-5
Software as Service/ASAP		2-5
Location "Aware" Applications		2-5
Business Rule Engines		<2
VOIP		<2
Text-to-Speech/Speech Synthesis		<2
Speech Recognition for Telepony and Call Center		<2
Internal Web Services		<2