Magic Quadrant for CPM Suites - 2008

Magic Quadrant 2008


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Magic Quadrant 2008 for CPM Suites

CPM Suites Market Has Matured Rapidly

Source: Gartner Magic Quadrant


Significant consolidation occurred in the past years:

Hyperion was acquired by Oracle.
CorVu was acquired by Rocket Software.
Cartesis was acquired by Business Objects.
OutlookSoft was acquired by SAP.
Applix was acquired by Cognos.
Longview was acquired by Exact.
SAP acquired Business Objects.
IBM acquired Cognos.

Increasingly, companies are looking for CPM outside of finance.

BI and PM are evolving toward common platforms, and it is expected that BI and CPM will converge within the next three to five years