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Leading Analyst Firm Positions IBM in North American Supply Chain Management Services Leader Quadrant
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Leading Analyst Firm Positions IBM in North American Supply Chain Management Services Leader Quadrant
Follows Earlier Reports Positioning IBM Business Consulting Services in Leader Quadrant for CRM, ERP
IBM Business Consulting Services today announced that Gartner, Inc. has positioned IBM in the leader quadrant in its 2005 Magic Quadrant for North American Supply Chain Management Service Providers*. IBM was also placed in the leader quadrant in this year's Gartner Magic Quadrant reports for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) service providers, in both North America and Europe and in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in North America.
The Magic Quadrant depicts Gartner's analysis of companies from a specific technology or service market against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner in terms of completeness of vision and ability to execute.
So far in 2005 Gartner has placed IBM Business Consulting Services in the leader quadrant in the following reports:
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- Magic Quadrant for North American Supply Chain Management Service
Providers, 2005* - Magic Quadrant for European CRM Service providers, 2005*
- Magic Quadrant for North America CRM Service Providers, 2005*
- Magic Quadrant for North American ERP Service providers, 2005*
"Building and maintaining a responsive, globally integrated supply chain is a complex proposition that requires a broad range of consulting, technology and operational skills that IBM is well-equipped to provide," said Tig Gilliam, Partner and Global Supply Chain Management Leader, IBM Business Consulting Services. "We recently introduced the world's first supply-chain business transformation outsourcing (BTO) offering in order to further enable our clients to transform their businesses, optimize business performance and become increasingly responsive in an on demand world," he continued.
Supply chain, CRM and ERP optimization and management represent a significant component of the Business Performance Transformation Services (BPTS) market, above and beyond the traditional IT market, that IBM is targeting. The BPTS market is focused on improving business performance by applying innovative and sophisticated solutions.
For more information on the Gartner 2005 Magic Quadrant reports visit www.gartner.com.
About IBM Business Consulting Services
With business experts in more than 160 countries, IBM Business Consulting Services provides clients with deep business process and industry expertise across 17 industries, using innovation to identify, create and deliver value faster. We draw on the full breadth of IBM capabilities, standing behind our advice to help clients implement solutions that are designed to deliver business outcomes with far-reaching impact and sustainable results. http://www.ibm.com/services
* Magic Quadrant Disclaimer
The Magic Quadrant for North American Supply Chain Management Service Providers, authored by Lewis M. Clark copyrighted 2nd August 2005, by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant for European CRM Services Providers, authored by Ed Thompson, Matthew Goldman, Frances Karamouzis copyrighted 14th March 2005, by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant for North America CRM Service Providers, authored by Frances Karamouzis, Matthew Goldman, Ed Thompson copyrighted 14th March 2005, by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant for North American ERP Service Providers, authored by Alex Soejarto, Frances Karamouzis copyrighted 8th April 2005, by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission.
The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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