Business intelligence, analytics and performance management prove less cyclical than other software areas, recording healthy growth in 2009
Information Management Online, April 22, 2010, Adrienne Baker
Business intelligence, analytics applications and performance management software revenues increased 4.3 percent in 2009, according to a new report from market research firm Gartner, Inc.
BI, analytics and PM were front and center in mega vendor messaging throughout the year, boosting revenue beyond $9.3 billion compared to $8.9 billion in 2008, according to Dan Sommer, Gartner senior research analyst.
The top five vendors maintained a majority percentage of market share last year with 71 percent. In combined worldwide BI, analytics and PM software revenue SAP was the number 1 vendor, accounting for 22 percent of the market, followed by Oracle, SAS Institute, IBM and Microsoft.
Among segment leaders, SAP was strongest in BI platform sales, SAS led in analytic applications and performance management, and Oracle's Hyperion software led in corporate performance management. IBM showed above-market growth with service-based offerings and Microsoft neared 8 percent market share with embedded BI applications increasingly built into legacy products.
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