Plateau Placed in Leader Quadrant in 2005 Learning Management Systems Magic Quadrant
Plateau Position Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
Arlington, Va. • November 2, 2005 - Plateau Systems, a leading provider of software for developing, managing and optimizing organizational skills and talent, today announced that it has been placed in the Leader Quadrant in the Gartner 2005 Learning Management Systems (LMS) Magic Quadrant report (*). Vendors in the Leaders quadrant have the highest combined measures of ability to execute and completeness of vision. They are performing well today, have a clear vision of the market direction and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market.
"Our vision is driven by our deep understanding of customer challenges and opportunities, and the strategies we employ to address them are central to our success," said Paul Sparta, chairman and CEO of Plateau Systems. "I am also pleased with our solid execution this year, as evidenced by our strong growth, continuing profitability, and high customer satisfaction. Our J2EE technology, functionality, and best practices experience will continue to benefit the increasing number of organizations moving to a single enterprise-wide learning management system, as well as the many organizations now taking an integrated approach to learning and performance management."
For completeness of vision, Gartner evaluated vendors on Market Understanding, Marketing Strategy, Sales Strategy, Offering (Product) Strategy, Business Model, Vertical/Industry Strategy, Innovation and Geographic Strategy. Ability to execute was determined by Product/Service, Overall Viability (Business Unit, Financial, Strategy, Organization), Sales Execution/Pricing, Market Responsiveness and Track Record, Marketing Execution, Customer Experience and Operations.
Leaders this year must have demonstrated enterprise deployments, financial viability, and integration with other business applications and other e-learning products. Leaders must also have strong channel partners, a presence in multiple regions, consistent financial performance, broad platform support, good customer support, the most-comprehensive and scalable products, and the ability to deliver all of the key LMS capabilities.
* 2005 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Learning Management Systems, by W. Arevolo and J. Lundy, October 2005.
About the Magic Quadrant: The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2005 by 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.
About Plateau: Plateau is a leading provider of adaptable Web-based software for developing, managing and optimizing organizational skills and talent to increase workforce productivity and business operations performance. Plateau's software is being used by some of the world's largest, most successful enterprises, including the American Red Cross, General Electric, Internal Revenue Service, and Wendy's International. Industry analysts, including Forrester Research and Bersin & Associates, have rated Plateau a leader in functionality, technology, and customer satisfaction. The company is headquartered in Arlington, Va. For more information, please visit www.plateau.com.
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