Hype Cycles (continued)

For 2009, the new technologies that are considered by Gartner include,

Enterprise Information Management (EIM). EIM is an integrative discipline for structuring, describing and governing information assets across organizational and technological boundaries to improve efficiency, promote transparency and enable business insight. The Hype Cycle covers the broad range of technologies and capabilities used to effectively manage information as an asset and deliver information as part of a business service inside or outside the enterprise.

Mobile Device Technologies. Advances in key mobile technologies — such as manufacturing processes, wireless, chip fabrication, processors, memory, displays and user interfaces — will dramatically change the size, shape and capability of mobile devices during the next 10 years.

Photovoltaic Solar Energy. Solar energy is an area of great interest and opportunity for enterprises. Growing worldwide demand for clean energy is coming at a time when solar panel prices are declining due to improved manufacturing technologies and less expensive raw materials. The complete photovoltaic solar value chain is represented in this Hype Cycle.

As taken from the Gartner's Hype Cycle Special Report for 2009(31 July 2009).