GXS has recently been covered in the following current Gartner research:
Spider Diagram Ratings Highlight Strengths and Challenges of Vendors in the B2B Infrastructure Market
Gartner, Inc., by Benoit J. Lheureux, Paolo Malinverno, 23 July 2007
“The business-to-business infrastructure spider diagram can be used to rate a vendor's ability to serve the emerging multienterprise infrastructure market.“
Hype Cycle for Application Infrastructure Middleware, Platforms and Architecture, 2007
Gartner, Inc., by Paolo Malinverno, Massimo Pezzini et. al., 16 July 2007
“The software foundation of business applications is undergoing a transformation that is directly affecting architects, application developers and middleware technologists, and, via service-oriented architecture, indirectly affecting applications and IT services worldwide.“
Hype Cycle for Consumer Goods, 2007
Gartner, Inc., by Dale Hagemeyer, Andrew White et. al., 13 July 2007
“Consumer confidence is running high and consumerism is growing in developing countries. Competition has never been more fierce. IT must proactively support the related business processes that provide real-time awareness and insight across all essential enterprise partners in the value chain.“
Hype Cycle for Software as a Service, 2007
Gartner, Inc., by Robert P. Desisto, Ben Pring et. al., 13 July 2007
“The software as a service Hype Cycle represents an aggregate of different software markets. This Hype Cycle will help organizations discern the relative maturity and progression of various software-as-a-service technologies, with implications for a business model architecture and buying dynamics.“
Hype Cycle for IT Outsourcing, 2007
Gartner, Inc., by Richard T. Matlus, Kurt Potter et. al., 11 July 2007
“The range and maturity of IT outsourcing services are broad and varied. As new services evolve and others mature, organizations should use this Hype Cycle to review their sourcing strategies and gauge the potential of newer offerings to meet changing business needs.“
Hype Cycle for E-Commerce, 2007
Gartner, Inc., by Gene Alvarez, Ray Valdes et. al., 11 July 2007
“This Hype Cycle helps organizations understand the e-commerce capabilities of established and emerging technologies, and will enable you to assess their impact on your business.“
Hype Cycle for Automotive Demand Chain and Supply Chain Technologies, 2007
Gartner, Inc., by Thilo Koslowski, 6 July 2007
“Successful automotive companies must develop desirable products in the right quantities and create consistent and positive customer experiences. IT is a key enabler for these objectives, but companies need to understand the real potential that various technologies provide, now and in the future“
Hype Cycle for Retail Technologies, 2007
Gartner, Inc., by Jeffrey Roster, John Davison et. al., 3 July 2007
“Much is changing in the retail sector. Retailers are realizing that technology has a role to play in driving revenue, as well as increasing operational efficiency. Effective IT solutions, or the lack of them, can be a survival issue in the fast-paced but low-margin retail sector“
Magic Quadrant for Product Information Management, 2Q07
Gartner, Inc., by Andrew White, 21 June 2007
GXS placed in Visionary Quadrant
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