1. Summary of Forrester Wave
Forrester Ranks IBM as a Leader in Both B2B and B2C E-Commerce
B2C
B2B
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2. Summary of Gartner Magic Quadrant
Gartner places IBM in the Leaders Quadrant Once Again
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3. Gartner and Forrester Declare IBM an E-commerce Leader
Highlights from Forrester:
For two years running, IBM is the only vendor to ranked Leader in both B2C and B2B
IBM achieved the highest combined score for the three categories evaluated: Current Offering, Strategy and Market Presence
IBM ranked #1 in B2C Strategy (product strategy, financial resources and cost)
IBM also ranked #1 in Product Architecture and Campaigns and Marketing
IBM scored in top two in Market Presence (install base, revenue, growth, employees and partnerships)
Highlights from Gartner:
IBM was once again positioned the Leader Quadrant in the 2006 E-Commerce Magic Quadrant
IBM is the only vendor who has presided over the Leaders quadrant since 2002
IBM scored highest of all 11 vendors evaluated in Ability to Execute
IBM gained considerable ground in Vision since last year
For the first year ever, there were no vendors who scored higher in Vision than the Leaders. All nine other vendors significantly lagged the IBM in Vision
The Forrester Wave™: Commerce Platforms, Q3 2006, Forrester Research, Inc., September 2006
Magic Quadrant for E-Commerce , 4Q06 by Eugenio M. Alvarez, Gartner Research, January, 2007