Microsoft Leader in 3 Gartner Application Infrastructure Quadrants
On December 19, Gartner revised its categorization of application infrastructure products – specifically its collection of Magic Quadrants – to reflect new market dynamics. Gartner defines application infrastructure as software platforms for the delivery of business applications, including development and runtime enablers. Microsoft placed as “leader” in all three Magic Quadrants.
Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for Back-End Application Integration Projects
o Microsoft maintained its “leader” position, surpassed Oracle for the first time in any Gartner MQ.
o Significantly deepened placement in “leader” quadrant, maintained status as top vendor on “ability to execute” axis for second straight year.
o Leapfrogged Oracle, SoftwareAG, Sun, SAP, Fiorano and Progress Software on “vision” axis.
Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for New Systematic SOA Application Projects
o Microsoft named “leader” for the first time.
o Drastically closed the gap on both Oracle and IBM.
Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for SOA Composite Application Projects
o Microsoft named “leader” for the first time.
o Closed the “vision” gap between Microsoft and IBM/Oracle by nearly half.
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January 04, 2009
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