Mashups are lightweight integrations of multi-sourced applications or content into a single offering that provide incremental improvements to established processes. Mashups can quickly meet tactical needs with reduced development costs and improved user satisfaction. A growing number of companies are using or planning to use mashups, with mainstream adoption expected in less than two years. Mashup technologies are penetrating enterprises and that trend is accelerating.

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4. on Mashups : We expect growth in mashup technology interest, experimentation, investment and implementation to continue accelerating for at least the next five years. A Gartner survey in the U.S. in 3Q06 showed that 30% of companies surveyed were currently using mashups or were planning to use mashups within the following year. That number has expanded, as shown by the 64% of executives surveyed by the "Economist" in 1Q07, that indicated they are creating mashups or intend to do so in the next two years. A 2007 "InformationWeek" Web 2.0 survey revealed that 43% of the enterprises surveyed are finding mashup technologies to be "very useful." The mashup trend is not limited to North America. According to a 2007 McKinsey global Web 2.0 survey, 21% of the respondents are investing in mashup technologies. “ Mashups and Their Relevance to the Enterprise” Gartner - September 7, 2007 ID Number: G00151124 Mashup technologies are penetrating the enterprise, and that trend is accelerating.

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