(Source: MARKETWIRE)
TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) today announced technology research firm Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), has named TIBCO Spotfire products the "Champion" in its Business Intelligence: Reporting & Analytics (BIRA) AXIS Report. TIBCO Spotfire products ranked ahead of all other products based on survey responses from hundreds of enterprise end-users and a total score representing market readiness and ability to deliver value to customers. A "Champion" is defined as a vendor that has demonstrated superior proficiency in delivering both real value as well as the ability to serve and support its installed user base. Twenty-seven BIRA vendors, including QlikTech, Cognos (IBM), SAS, and BusinessObjects (SAP), were evaluated based on the success of the respective technology in the context of the user's environment.
As stated in the AXIS report, "TIBCO Spotfire products offer a visual and interactive experience that helps professionals quickly discover new and actionable insights in information. The products are distinguished by their speed to insight and adaptability to specific business challenges, while maintaining a simple-to-use interface for non-technical users. Customers can now obtain powerful reporting and analytics tied to the management of their business processes. The platform delivers much more than simple reporting and charting capabilities. The intuitive user interface enables some of the deepest visualization options for non-technical end users. TIBCO Spotfire customers represent the only customer base of a reporting and analytics solution to achieve 'Champion' status in this AXIS report."
"Adoption of traditional business intelligence platforms has been hampered by the lack of deep integration with business processes and reliance on typically static information in the data warehouse. Especially in today's challenging economic environment, an organization's ability to quickly find new insights across a broad range of users and processes can mean the difference between success and failure," said Lars Bauerle, vice president of Product Management, Spotfire Division, TIBCO Software Inc. "Because the AXIS report puts a heavy emphasis on customer input, scoring this highly confirms that we're doing the right things by our customers and they recognize that.
