PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jive Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:JIVE) today announced that Gartner, a leading analyst firm, has named Jive a leader in its 'Social Software in the Workplace" Magic Quadrant report. This is the fifth consecutive time Jive has been a leader in this Magic Quadrant1 report.
Gartner positions vendors in the leaders quadrant based on completeness of vision and their ability to execute on that vision. Complimentary copies of this report can be downloaded on Jive's website.
"We are honored to be recognized by Gartner as a leader in social business. I am convinced that, in large part, this is a result of our ongoing dedication to deliver the best experience and the most productive platform for our customers," said Christopher Morace, chief strategy officer for Jive. "This past year has seen Jive successfully execute on our vision and strategy – resulting in new customers, growing market share and robust quarterly platform updates that continually boost the business value companies can achieve through social collaboration."
According to Gartner, "Leaders are well-established vendors with widely used social software and collaboration offerings. They have established their leadership through early recognition of users' needs, continuous innovation, overall market presence, and success in delivering user-friendly and solution-focused suites with broad capabilities."
1 Gartner, Inc. "Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace" by Nikos Drakos et al., September 2013.
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About Jive Software
Jive Software (JIVE) is a leader in social business. Our cloud-based collaboration platform connects employees, customers and partners together – helping a company increase productivity by as much as 15%* according to research performed by a top three global business consultancy firm. By combining the power of cloud, mobile, big data and proprietary collaboration technologies, Jive is transforming the way work gets done and unleashing productivity, creativity and innovation for millions of people in many of the world's largest companies. For a free trial of Jive's next generation social business platform, please visit Try Jive.
For more information, please visit www.jivesoftware.com or the Jive News Blog here.
- Source: Top three global business consultancy research; November 2012