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Metastorm Positioned in Leaders Quadrant in 2007 BPMS Magic Quadrant
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 Tools, 2H07-1H08" by Michael J. Blechar, June 8, 2007
About Metastorm
With a focus on enterprise visibility, optimization, and agility, Metastorm offers market-leading software for Enterprise Architecture (EA), Business Process Analysis (BPA) and Business Process Management (BPM). As an integrated product portfolio, Metastorm Enterprise™ allows organizations to improve business results by unifying strategy, analysis and execution. Metastorm is bringing together these critical disciplines 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.
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Press Contact Information:
Gina Karr
Metastorm
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Shahed Ahmed
Merritt Group
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