Wednesday, 9 July 2008

Gartner Ranks Software AG As the Third Largest BPMS Vendor

According to Gartner, an information technology research and advisory firm, Software AG is now the third largest vendor globally for both business process management suites (BPMS)...

According to Gartner, an information technology research and advisory firm, Software AG is now the third largest vendor globally for both business process management suites (BPMS) and enterprise service bus (ESB) solutions based on the company’s 2007 market share.

Gartner credited Software AG with 93.5-pecent growth in U.S. dollar terms in the ESB market in 2007, the best performance of any vendor covered in this report. In the BPMS market, Software AG was recognized with total software revenue of USD 101.1 million.

These results encompass sales and maintenance fees for webMethods BPMS, Software AG's full-feature process design, execution, monitoring and management solution. Gartner also claimed that in terms of actual revenue in U.S. dollars, Software AG posted the biggest gain of any vendor recognized within the BPMS market.

"We have set for ourselves the clear goal of becoming the independent market leader for both ESBs and BPMS. We have now achieved these objectives", said Karl-Heinz Streibich, CEO, Software AG.

Prior to the acquisition of webMethods, Software AG was ranked fifth in total ESB software revenue and was not ranked among the top fifteen vendors for BPMS software revenue. "We are now in the top three with IBM and Oracle in two rapidly growing markets. The acquisition of webMethods was clearly critical to this success," added Heinz.

Previously, Software AG was positioned in Gartner’s Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for B2B Gateway Software Vendors, 2008; the Magic Quadrant for Integrated SOA Governance Technology Sets, 2007; and the Magic Quadrant for Business Process Management Suites, 2007.