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Daptiv Positioned in "Leaders" Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management
Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
| Quelle: Daptiv, Inc.
SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - June 18, 2008) - Daptiv,
the on-demand leader in collaborative
business software, today announced that leading research firm Gartner,
Inc. has positioned Daptiv in the Leaders Quadrant of the
2008 Gartner Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management
Applications(1), available here:
http://www.daptiv.com/document_library/analysts/Gartner_MQ_2008.pdf. Daptiv
PPM is an on-demand collaborative project management platform that provides
a strategic system of record and delivers an easy way of planning,
executing, tracking and reporting on work in the enterprise. Daptiv's Work
Intelligence™ gives managers and executives complete visibility into the
project pipeline through drill-down reporting, drag-and-drop dashboard
creation and data visualization: helping them to align projects with
strategic priorities, make better decisions and execute to get superior
business results. Since its release last year, Daptiv PPM has earned
numerous accolades for its ease-of-use, flexibility and power.
"We believe being named to the Leaders Quadrant in the Gartner Magic
Quadrant for IT PPM validates not only the strength of our offering, but
also the tremendous benefits inherent to our Software-as-a-Service model,"
stated Jeff Pancottine, CEO, Daptiv. "It is clear that our vision for
managing work is resonating. We will continue to provide a compelling mix
of easy-to-use software and
management-level visibility to help our customers get work done faster,
smarter and better."
Last week's debut of Daptiv's Greenhouse -- a forum in which users
collaborate with one another and Daptiv on product innovation -- is further
testament to the company's dedication to fulfilling the varied and evolving
needs of its customers. The Greenhouse is currently available to its entire
customer base of more than 100,000 users, offering Daptiv customers
unprecedented transparency into the product development cycle and giving
them a voice throughout the process. For more information on the Daptiv
Greenhouse, please see:
http://www.daptiv.com/company/news_press/press_release/2008/06/061108_
daptiv_greenhouse_launches.htm
The "Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management Applications"
report evaluates each vendor according to its completeness of vision and
ability to execute.
About Daptiv, Inc.
Founded in 1997, Daptiv is the on-demand leader in collaborative business
software that enables companies of all sizes to transform their mid-office
business operations. From new product development to operations and service
delivery, Daptiv's on-demand solutions streamline employees' day-to-day
interaction and collaboration while dramatically reducing the complexity of
managing multiple teams, projects and tasks. Daptiv also gives executives
unparalleled visibility into project, program and portfolio execution, as
well as the ability to measure progress against key business priorities.
Daptiv's flexible environment easily adapts to the work management needs of
any department -- from IT and finance to marketing and human resources --
with an intuitive user interface, point-and-click system configuration and
fast creation of forms, reports and alerts. Based in Seattle, Washington,
Daptiv has already transformed the mid-office for more than 700 customers
and 100,000 individuals at companies such as BASF, BP, Cushman and
Wakefield, Chase Paymentech, Honeywell, Merrill Lynch, Sprint/Nextel, Blue
Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and Virgin Blue. For more information
visit www.daptiv.com.
About the Magic Quadrant
The Gartner Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2008by 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.
(1) Gartner, Inc., "Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management
Applications" by Matt Light, Daniel B. Stang, June 13, 2008.