Vendor Rating: Hyperion Technology

Overall Rating: Promising as of 28 April 2004

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Initiative	Rating	Status
Corporate Viability

Strategy	Positive

Financial	Positive

Marketing	Promising

Organization	Positive
Product/Services/Technologies

Product/Service	Promising

Technology	Caution

Pricing	Promising
Customer Service/Product Support

Sales/Distribution	Positive

Support Services	Positive






Market Share: Business Intelligence Software, Asia/Pacific, 2002 19 April 2004 Louisa Liu Fabrizio Biscotti Colleen Graham In 2002, the business intelligence software market grew 3.5 percent to $88.37 million. Australia accounted for 31 percent of new license revenue, followed by South Korea and Singapore with 15 percent each. Magic Quadrant for Business Process Analysis, 2004 4 March 2004 Jim Sinur In 2004, the business process analysis market will emphasize modeling and dynamic analysis in business process adaptation and improvement. Despite new entrants to the market, consolidation of BPA vendors is imminent. EBIS and Reporting Convergence: Almost There 23 February 2004 Howard Dresner The enterprise business intelligence suites and robust reporting realms have continued to converge, making it possible to select a single vendor for both feature sets. Financial Planning & Analysis: Software Comparison Columns 20 March 2003 Scott Beall Robert Hodges Financial Planning & Analysis contains applications for managers and business professionals to collect, organize, select, justify, plan, test and document business decisions. Management Update: Gartner's Updated Business Intelligence Magic Quadrants 12 February 2003 Howard Dresner Bill Hostmann Frank Buytendijk The strongest business intelligence (BI) vendors will enhance their market share positions in 2003 through increased innovation, integration and expansion of product lines. They will increase their market reach by extending their channel and strategic partnerships. BI Magic Quadrants: Excitement in a Flat Market 27 January 2003 Howard Dresner Bill Hostmann Frank Buytendijk License revenue for the business intelligence market will be flat for 2003. For the next two to three quarters, sales cycles will continue to be longer and deals will be smaller. This will have an especially negative effect on smaller suppliers. CIO Update: 2003 BI Predictions for the Vendor Environment 1 January 2003 Bill Hostmann Frank Buytendijk The strongest business intelligence (BI) vendors will enhance their market share positions in 2003 through increased innovation, integration and expansion of product lines. They will increase their market reach by extending their channel and strategic partnerships.

Lead Analyst Frank Buytendijk

28 April 2004	Overall Rating: Promising
Howard J. Dresner Although Hyperion Solutions has not positioned its Brio products strongly against its main competitors in the enterprise BI suite market, it has provided improved financial stability and a defensible integration road map. Magic Quadrants for Business Intelligence, 1H04 19 April 2004

16 March 2004	Overall Rating: Promising
Frank Buytendijk Hyperion plans to simplify its product range and sell enterprise business intelligence suites, now that it owns Brio. We advise current users and potential customers what to do over the next 18 months of change. How to Deal With Hyperion's Road Map for Integration 10 March 2004

27 January 2003	Overall Rating: Promising
Frank Buytendijk Hyperion's chosen strategy has benefited from market momentum. It must now move to take advantage of the market's increasing interest in corporate performance management � one of Hyperion's strengths. Vendor Rating: Hyperion Solutions Returns to Its Roots 27 January 2003

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