Metastorm Positioned in Leaders Quadrant in 2007 BPMS Magic Quadrant
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Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
BALTIMORE, MD - January 14, 2008 - Metastorm, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Analysis (BPA), and Enterprise Architecture (EA) software for aligning strategy with execution, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the leaders quadrant in the Magic Quadrant for Business Process Management Suites 2007.1 Gartner Inc.'s Magic Quadrant positions vendors in a particular market segment based on their completeness of vision and ability to execute.
According to Gartner, "Leaders are distinguished by their relentless focus on driving a paradigm shift toward increased business user participation in the entire process improvement life cycle by enabling explicit, model-driven solution deployment rather than traditional coded approaches." The report, titled: "Magic Quadrant for BPMS, 2007" also cites that "leaders exhibit superior sales and marketing execution."
"We are honored that Gartner has positioned Metastorm in the BPMS Leaders quadrant and believe this is due to our strong market momentum, our history in the BPM market, and our commitment to leading the market in innovation, growth and proven results," stated Robert Farrell, chairman & CEO of Metastorm. "Metastorm has continued to innovate and deliver software that enables organizations to optimize the processes that are most critical to their business strategy. In my opinion, our position in the Leaders quadrant provides external confirmation that our focus on unifying strategy, analysis and execution on a single technology platform is clearly resonating in the market."
Metastorm was also positioned in the Leaders quadrant in Gartner Inc.'s Magic Quadrant for Business Process Analysis (BPA) Tools, 2H07-1H082.
(1) Gartner, Inc., "Magic Quadrant for Business Process Management Suites, 2007" by Janelle B. Hill, Michele Cantara, Eric Deitert and Marc Kerremans, December 14, 2007.
2) Gartner, Inc., "Magic Quadrant for Business Process Analysis Tool,s 2H07-1H08" by Michael J. Blechar, June 8, 2007
About Metastorm Inc.
With a focus on enterprise visibility, optimization, and agility, Metastorm offers market-leading solutions for Enterprise Architecture (EA), Business Process Analysis & Modeling (BPA) and Business Process Management (BPM). As an integrated product portfolio, Metastorm Enterprise(TM) allows organizations to maximize business results by unifying strategy, analysis and execution. Metastorm is the only solution provider to bring together these critical disciplines on a single software platform to enable an understanding of enterprise architecture and strategy, accurate impact and opportunity assessment, effective process execution, and accelerated value realization for organizations worldwide. For more information on powering strategic advantage with Metastorm Enterprise, visit www.metastorm.com.
About the Magic Quadrant
The Gartner Magic Quadrants are copyrighted 2007 by Gartner, Inc., and are reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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Metastorm
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Merritt Group
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Strategic Public Relations
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