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Industry Analyst Reports

Independent analyst reports from Gartner, Ventana, Butler Group, and other third-party analysts describe the business issues and technological considerations of enterprise business intelligence.

The BARC BI Survey 10 - The Customer Verdict

Information Builders ranks first in scalability, performance, quality, support, agility, and goal achievement among BI Giants, and Enterprise BI vendors in the world's largest independent survey of business intelligence users.

The BARC BI Survey 10 - The Customer Verdict
Wisdom of Crowds: Business Intelligence Market Study, 2011

Dresner Advisory Services once again named Information Builders as a leader in its Wisdom of Crowds BI Market Study. Respondents reported that Information Builders achieved the highest score in the sales, value, product, support, and consulting categories. The report analyzed 16 different vendors and the company was recognized for exceeding its peer group in virtually every metric included in the study.

Wisdom of Crowds: Business Intelligence Market Study, 2011
BI Platforms User Survey, 2011

This Gartner survey tracks the costs of the major business intelligence (BI) platforms and the factors that contribute to these costs. Organizations can use its findings to discover the most cost-effective BI for their specific needs.

BI Platforms User Survey, 2011
The Mobile Business Intelligence Market Study

Information Builders recognized as leader in Dresner Advisory Report on mobile business intelligence (BI). The report is based on a study of nearly 200 organizations worldwide and explores the perceptions, intentions, and realities surrounding mobile BI from a number of perspectives and sheds light on an emerging market dynamic.

The Mobile Business Intelligence Market Study
Craig Mansfield-Perry from TNT Discusses Operational BI at Gartner BI Summit

At Gartner BI Summit in London, Craig Mansfield-Perry discussed how TNT, a global leader in logistics industry, is deploying operational BI including reporting, dashboards, analytics and mobile real-time alerts, to people and processes in 200 countries. This system has helped the company meet business-to-business customer performance requirements to improve customer satisfaction and profitability. Note, this is a conference video normally only made available to event attendees or Gartner customers.

Craig Mansfield-Perry from TNT Discusses Operational BI at Gartner BI Summit
2011 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms

Information Builders was positioned in the 2011 Leaders Quadrant of the Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms. According to Gartner's report, "the market for BI platforms will remain one of the fastest growing software markets despite sluggish economic growth in most regions. Organizations continue to turn to BI as a vital tool for smarter, more agile and efficient business."

 2011 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms
Forrester BI Wave: Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms: Q4, 2010

Information Builders was one of eleven companies that Forrester evaluated in their 2010 Forrester Wave report. In it, the company was rated as a Leader for Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms.

 Forrester BI Wave: Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms: Q4, 2010
iWay Software Deepens Information Management, Expands to Cloud Computing

See why Ventana Research says that iWay Software is deepening its strategic scope with enhanced information management capabilities. iWay's upgraded EIM Suite includes master data management, data quality, data governance, as well as a comprehensive business-to business gateway.

 iWay Software Deepens Information Management, Expands to Cloud Computing
Information Builders Expands Business Intelligence With WebFOCUS 8

See what Ventana Research says about Information Builders' latest version of WebFOCUS, which is enhanced with deeper analytics and visualization capabilities, richer performance management functionality, and seamless integration with data quality, data governance, and master data management technologies.

 Information Builders Expands Business Intelligence With WebFOCUS 8
Plus Relocation Reaps $3.4 Million in Benefits With WebFOCUS

Using the WebFOCUS business intelligence (BI) platform, Plus Relocation has improved productivity, reduced costs, attracted new customers, and enhanced its relationships with existing customers, leading to a projected cumulative three-year net benefit of $3.4 million and an ROI of 196 percent.

Plus Relocation Reaps $3.4 Million in Benefits With WebFOCUS
ICO Achieves an ROI of 424 Percent Using Information Builders' iWay and WebFOCUS

Using the WebFOCUS business intelligence (BI) platform from Information Builders and integration technology from iWay Software, a division of Information Builders, International Car Operators (ICO) has improved operational efficiency; produced more timely and useful reports; improved communications with customers; reduced costs; increased revenue; and gained nearly 3,000,000 in benefits.

 ICO Achieves an ROI of 424 Percent Using Information Builders' iWay and WebFOCUS
The "Wisdom of Crowds" Business Intelligence Market Study

The "Wisdom of Crowds" Business Intelligence Market Study was conceived, designed and executed by Dresner Advisory Services (an independent advisory firm) and Howard Dresner, its president and founder. According to the report, "Information Builders generally exceeded its peer group and was above the average for the entire sample. This is especially true in the areas of sales and technical support." In addition to achieving a perfect score in the customer recommendation category, Information Builders ranked highest in the sales experience category, which judged vendors' sales staffs on their product knowledge, responsiveness to business needs, and professionalism, among other metrics.

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Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms

Information Builders was positioned in the 2010 Leaders Quadrant of the Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms. According to Gartner's report, "Leaders are vendors that are reasonably strong in the breadth and depth of their BI platform capabilities, and which can deliver on enterprisewide implementations that support a broad BI strategy. Leaders articulate a business proposition that resonates with buyers, supported by the viability and operational capability to deliver on a global basis."

 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms
Butler Group Technology Audit: WebFOCUS Performance Management Framework v5

Independent analyst firm, Butler Group, performs an in-depth evaluation of the WebFOCUS Performance Management Framework solution. Find out why they say that our modular performance management framework, PMF, is easily tailored to enable anyone within the organization to participate in what Information Builders calls "a culture of accountability." Building on the highly regarded WebFOCUS BI platform or runtime equivalent, the solution can be tailored to present highly personalized, visually appealing dashboards.

 Butler Group Technology Audit: WebFOCUS Performance Management Framework v5
iWay introduces EIM

iWay, the Information Builders subsidiary, has introduced an EIM (enterprise information management) offering. Since the term EIM may not necessarily be clear I had better explain that this is a platform-based approach that spans data integration, data quality and master data management.

 iWay introduces EIM
Butler Group's Technology Audit on WebFOCUS BI Platform

Independent analyst firm, Butler Group performs an in-depth evaluation of the WebFOCUS business intelligence platform. Find out why they say WebFOCUS is "an ideal platform for the development of enterprise BI applications."

 Butler Group's Technology Audit on WebFOCUS BI Platform