Hype Cycle for Context-Aware Computing, 2009

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23 July 2009

Anne Lapkin William Clark Yefim V. Natis Michael Maoz Gareth Herschel Sandy Shen Monica Basso Ray Valdes David Gootzit Bern Elliot David Mario Smith Brian Gammage Nick Jones Jeffrey Mann Neil MacDonald David W. Cearley Rita E. Knox W Schulte Daniel Sholler Michael J. King Geoff Johnson Annette Zimmermann Nick Ingelbrecht Jackie Fenn Barry Runyon Jim Davies Janelle B. Hill Gregg Kreizman Ray Wagner

Gartner examines the technologies and trends that are the drivers and gating factors in the evolution of context-aware computing.

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Table of Contents

Analysis

What You Need to Know

The Hype Cycle

The Priority Matrix

Off the Hype Cycle

On the Rise

		Context Delivery Architecture
		Context-Enriched Services
		Context Brokers
		Customer-Centric Web Strategies
		Intent-Driven Systems
		Portal Fabric
		Semantic Web
		Smartphone Hypervisors
		Interaction Analytics
		Augmented Reality
		Communication-Enabled Business Processes
		Distributed Social Web

At the Peak

		Model-Driven Security
		Mobile Consumer Application Platforms
		Mobile Social Networks
		Real-Time Decisioning
		Unified Communications and Collaboration
		Business Process Management Suites

Sliding Into the Trough

		Field Service Workforce Optimization
		Mesh Networks: Sensor
		Rich Presence
		Mobile Search

Climbing the Slope

		Event-Driven Architecture
		SIP Communications
		Location-Aware Applications
		Federated Identity Management
		Location-Based Services
		Enterprise Portals

Entering the Plateau

		CCOW
		Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms
		Presence

Appendixes

Hype Cycle Phases, Benefit Ratings and Maturity Levels

Recommended Reading

List of Tables

	Table 1.	Technology Profiles by Category

	Table 2.	Hype Cycle Phases

	Table 3.	Benefit Ratings

	Table 4.	Maturity Levels

List of Figures

	Figure 1.	Hype Cycle for Context-Aware Computing, 2009

	Figure 2.	Priority Matrix for Context-Aware Computing, 2009

	Figure 3.	Hype Cycle for Context-Aware Computing, 2008

Hype Cycle for Context-Aware Computing, 2009
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Hype Cycle for Context-Aware Computing, 2008
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