According to Frank Scavo, a technology blogger, a source has informed him that Gartner’s Magic Square will no longer be prepared by the pundit group. For years this has been a source of analysis and vendor promotion. Who is a leader and who is a follower in the mid-market space is always the contested debate.
You can read more at http://fscavo.blogspot.com/2007/01/gartner-retires-mid-market-erp-magic.html
New license revenue in the worldwide business intelligence software market will hit $2.5 billion in 2006, an increase of 6.2 percent over last year, according to research firm Gartner.
The Stamford, Conn.-based firm further projects ongoing growth through 2009, when license revenue is expected to reach $3 billion. The findings, based on a Gartner survey of 1,400 CIOs, indicate that business intelligence has surpassed security as the top technology priority this year.