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- Legal dispute sheds light on how Gartner's "Magic Quadrant" is made up
- The legal battle between ZL Technologies and Gartner over the "Magic Quadrant" reveals some interesting facts about how it is made... by Tom Foremski
- Tags: Quadrant, Gartner Inc., Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Gartner Magic Quadrant lawsuit: Sour grapes or real gripes?
- Industry analyst firm, Gartner, is the target of a lawsuit from a software vendor challenging the "legitimacy" of Gartner’s Magic Quadrant rating system. The suit has brought forth an array of divergent opinions. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Lawsuit, Quadrant, Gartner Inc., Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Gartner in the dock over Magic Quadrant
- Friday October 23rd will see Gartner argue a motion to dismiss a complaint by ZL Technologies Inc about the famed Gartner Magic Quadrant. According to court papers, Gartner will argue to dismiss based on First Amendment rights citing that the Magic Quadrant is not meant to represent statements of fact...
- Tags: Quadrant, Analyst, Vendor, Gartner Inc., Vinnie, MQ, Blogging, Operational Accounting, Marketing Research, Internet, Finance, Marketing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention
- The maturing market for content-aware data loss prevention technologies has experienced another year of significant industry consolidation. Enterprise wide capabilities have become more broadly available, but the market is only now reaching the end of its "Adolescent" phase. The market for content-are Data Loss Prevention DLP continues to show significant...
- Tags: Aware, Quadrant, Data Loss, Gartner Inc., Regulatory Compliance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- White papers 2009-06-22
- Gartner's conservative mid-tier ERP Magic Quadrant
- 'Tis the season for round robins. On this occasion Frank Scavo pokes a sharp stick in the eye of Gartner's Mid-tier ERP Magic Quadrant. Vinnie Mirchandani goes next having a poke at his alma mater...Guess what? It's my turn: First...
- Tags: Quadrant, Gartner Inc., ERP, Frank Scavo, Vinnie Mirchandani, SaaS Player, Software As A Service (SaaS), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Sales Strategy, Managed Hosting, Strategy, Cloud Computing, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Emerging Technologies, Software, Sales, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
- Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management
- Broad adoption of SIEM technology is driven by compliance and security needs. New use cases in areas such as application activity monitoring are emerging. Security Information and Event Management SIEM technology provides real-time monitoring and historical reporting of security events from networks, systems and applications. SIEM deployments are often funded...
- Tags: Quadrant, SIEM Deployment, Security
- White papers 2009-05-29
- Magic Quadrant for e-Mail Active Archiving
- The e-mail active archiving market has evolved, with vendors offering solutions to meet the broad range of functionality and price requirements. Emerging e-mail archiving vendors will often win on price as their products mature and gain the interest of larger organizations. As the vendors covered in this war's Magic Quadrant...
- Tags: Quadrant, Archiving, Business Intelligence, E-mail, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Online Communications
- White papers 2009-05-19
- Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms
- The traditional blacklist antivirus capability is insufficient protection from today's more-professional malware threats. EPP vendors are competing on the strength of non-signature-based defenses, proactive management capabilities to reduce the attack surface, and data protection. Endpoint Protection Platform EPP vendors continue to improve data protection. Several added or improved full-disk and...
- Tags: Data Protection, Quadrant, Malware, Removable Media, Disaster Recovery, Backups, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Data Management
- White papers 2009-05-04
- Magic Quadrant for Network Access Control
- Network infrastructure, endpoint protection and network security vendors are increasingly adding NAG features to their solutions, helping the overall NAC market to mature. Several point solutions persist, with some continuing to provide differentiated value. Because Network Access Control NAC is an embedded feature of so many network and security components,...
- Tags: Quadrant, Network, Networking
- White papers 2009-03-27
- Magic Quadrant for e-Mail Security Boundaries
- The e-mail security market is maturing, but speed and breadth of spam detection, and management and reporting capabilities, continue to differentiate vendors. The e-mail security market is rapidly maturing, yet continues to show strong growth and remains a 'must have" security purchase. Marked consolidation by infrastructure players has occurred during...
- Tags: Quadrant, E-mail Security, Cyberthreats, E-mail, Security, Online Communications
- White papers 2008-09-11
- Call Centre Automates Processes, Cuts Training From Six Weeks to Five Days
- The Reed Elsevier Group publishes 15,500 journals, books, and online publications every year. Quadrant Subscription Services serves Reed and numerous other publishers. Its 100-strong call centre subscription-focused team uses a mainframe application to manage subscription processes according to guidelines set by the company's various publishing clients. By 2006, the system...
- Tags: Quadrant, Microsoft Corp., Training, Call Centre, Reed Elsevier Group, Quadrant Subscription Services, Mainframes, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- Waterbury Companies Reduces Costs, Speeds Delivery of e-Mails and Faxes With Solution From IBM and Quadrant Software
- Waterbury Companies is a manufacturer of commercial and industrial air fragrance, air sanitizing and touch free products. Waterbury sells through distributors and resellers. Waterbury faced a difficult challenge in dealing with the myriad of faxes and e-mails required for invoices, purchase orders and other forms. The process was complex, time-consuming,...
- Tags: Quadrant, IBM Corp., Waterbury, Fax, E-mail, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Software
- Case studies 2008-04-01
- The Magic Quadrant: Team collaboration and social software
- Gartner just released its Magic Quadrant for team collaboration and social software. What's interesting is that there aren't any leaders and only two visionaries, Socialtext and SuiteTwo, products from Socialtext, NewsGator, SimpleFeed and MovableType, bundled by SpikeSource and distributed through Intel. Blogs, wikis, forums, RSS and even social graph ...
- Tags: Software, Team, Quadrant, Collaboration, Socialtext, Blog, Six Apart Ltd., SiteScape, Magic Quadrant, Wiki, Blogging, Tools & Techniques, Online Communications, Internet, Management, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-10-27
- Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications, 2007
- Unified Communications UC offer the ability to significantly improve how individuals, groups and companies interact and perform. UC enables multiple communication channels to be coordinated. In some cases, separate servers may be consolidated, but more frequently, UC adds value to existing communication servers. Key technologies include Internet Protocol IP-PBX, Voice...
- Tags: Quadrant, Unified Communications, Gartner Inc., Collaboration
- White papers 2007-08-20
- Gartner Report: Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2007
- Interested in what analyst firm Gartner has to say about Blue Coat Secure Web Gateway solutions? Read its "Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2007" report to find out. Download the report to see how Blue Coat stacks up against the competition on the two...
- Tags: Web, Quadrant, Gartner Inc., Blue Coat Systems Inc., Strategy, Security, Management
- White papers 2007-06-04
- Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2007
- Secure Web gateway solutions protect Web-surfing PCs from infection and enforce company policies. Incumbent providers have been slow to respond, while new vendors are struggling to get the product mix right and prove their mettle in the demanding enterprise market. There is no clear Secure Web Gateway SWG leader that...
- Tags: Web, Quadrant, Gartner Inc., Channel Management, Productivity, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing
- White papers 2007-06-04
- Magic Quadrant for Storage Resource Management and SAN Management Software, 2007
- Storage Resource Management SRM vendors provide products that are mandatory for the effective management of shared storage environments. Niche vendors can offer solutions for functions not addressed by general-purpose products or to provide a lower-cost alternative when only a portion of the SRM functionality is required. In 2005, Gartner merged...
- Tags: Software, Quadrant, SAN, Gartner Inc., Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2007-03-19
- Magic Quadrant for e-Mail Security Boundary, 2006
- The e-mail security boundary market continues to be a crowded one. Spam and virus filtering are becoming commodities, and buyers must look at high-end features to find significant differentiation. It says about the market that is poised for significant consolidation. Efficient and accurate spam and virus filtering are common among...
- Tags: Quadrant, Archiving, E-mail Security, Cyberthreats, E-mail, Security, Online Communications
- White papers 2006-09-26
- Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Product Information Management
- This report is a must-read if you're an IT strategist who's currently evaluating product information management PIM technologies. It explains why the as-yet-immature PIM market is evolving quickly and presents Gartner's Magic Quadrant for this emerging tech sector. There are a variety of differences that separate the companies Gartner classifies...
- Tags: Quadrant, Product Information Management, Gartner Inc., Product Information, Product Marketing, Marketing
- White papers 2005-12-30
- Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management, 2005
- The IT project and portfolio management market is evolving rapidly. Because users want to better prioritize application development and other IT programs while controlling application portfolio demand, vendors are marketing increasingly integrated suites. Dynamics in the project and portfolio management market are leading to more comprehensive, but more costly, applications...
- Tags: Quadrant, Information Technology, Portfolio Management
- White papers 2005-06-22
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