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Media tablets, private cloud computing, and 3D flat-panel TVs and displays are some of the technologies that have moved into the Peak of Inflated Expectations, according to the 2010 Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle by Gartner, Inc. Gartner has examined the maturity of 1,800 technologies and trends in 75 technology, topic, and industry areas. Each of the 75 individual Hype Cycle reports provides a snapshot of a key area of IT or business. Senior executives, CIOs, strategists, business developers and technology planners should consider these technologies when developing emerging business and technology portfolios. The "Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies" is the longest-running annual Hype Cycle, providing a cross-industry perspective on the technologies and trends that IT managers should consider in developing emerging-technology portfolios (see Figure 1).
Mittlerweile ist es offiziell: Das verlustreiche Internetunternehmen AOL übernimmt auf seiner Suche nach neuen Einnahmequellen das bekannte Technologie-Blog TechCrunch samt dessen Schwesterpublikationen. Damit stärke AOL seine Stellung als Inhalteanbieter, teilte das US-Unternehmen mit. Über den Preis schwieg sich AOL aus. Techcrunch-Gründer Michael Arrington meint in seiner Begründung des Verkaufs, es sei, was Produkt und Geschäft angehe, "a perfect fit".
Oceanographer John Delaney is leading the team that is building an underwater network of high-def cameras and sensors that will turn our ocean into a global interactive lab -- sparking an explosion of rich data about the world below. About John Delaney John Delaney leads the team that is building a cabled network of deep-ocean sensors that will study, over time and space, the way the ocean's complex processes interact. By networking the… Full bio and more links