WSN and Hyped technologies for 2006
Gartner serves 10,000 organizations, including chief information officers and other senior IT executives in corporations and government agencies, as well as technology companies and the investment community. It delivers the technology-related insights necessary for its clients to make the right decisions.
The advise is not to invest in a technology just because it is being hyped, and not to ignore a technology just because it is not living up to early expectations. Gartner released its annual hype cycle for emerging technologies. The cycle assesses the maturity, impact and adoption speed of 36 key technologies and trends during the next 10 years.
This year’s hype cycle highlights three major themes that are experiencing significant activity and which include new or heavily hyped technologies, where organisations may be uncertain as to which will have most impact on their business: Web 2.0, Real World Web (WSN) and Applications Architecture.
Regarind WSN, the report states that: “The market is still immature and fragmented, and there are few standards, so suppliers will evolve and equipment could become obsolete relatively rapidly. Therefore, this area should be seen as a tactical investment, as mainstream adoption is not expected for more than ten years.”
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