Master of hype analysis, Gartner identifies 27 emerging technologies and predicts 8 of these will transform business in the next 10 years.
Priority Matrix for Emerging Technologies, 2008
| benefit | years to mainstream adoption | |||
| less than 2 years | 2 to 5 years | 5 to 10 years | more than 10 years | |
| transformational | Web 2.0 | Cloud Computing Public Virtual Worlds SOA | 3-D Printing Context Delivery Architecture RFID (Case/Pallet) | Mobile Robots |
| high | Electronic Paper Green IT Location-Aware Applications Service-Oriented Business Applications Solid-State Drives | Behavioral Economics | Augmented Reality | |
| moderatele | Basic Web Services Corporate Blogging | Idea Management Microblogging Social Computing Platforms Social Network Analysis Tablet PC Video Telepresence | Surface Computers Virtual Assistants | Erasable Paper Printing Systems |
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| low | ||||
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