Bill Hostmann VP Distinguished Analyst Portland, OR USA Years of Experience 7 years at Gartner 19 years IT industry Areas of Coverage Business Intelligence View Latest Research Resources Create Analyst Alert Contact Gartner Roles and Responsibilities Bill Hostmann is a research vice president and distinguished analyst in Gartner Research, where he focuses on business intelligence. Previous Experience Mr. Hostmann has worked for more than 15 years in the enterprise software market. He has held the position of Product Line General Manager for Informix Database and Internet Server product lines. Before that, he was Director of Marketing at GemStone Systems, an early Java application server company, where he was involved in the writing of the original Java EJB 1.0 specification. And, most recently, he was at Informatica Corporation. Professional Background Informix, Product Line General Manager, 3 years Informatica, Senior Director of Marketing, 1 year Gemstone Systems, Director of Marketing, 4 years Education B.S., highest honors, Electrical Engineering, University of Portland M.S., Computer Science and Engineering, Oregon Graduate Institute M.B.A., University of Oregon LATEST RESEARCH More by this author Title Publish Date Author(s) Highlights From the Business Intelligence and Information Management Track at Symposium/ITxpo 12-Nov-2009 Bill Hostmann Roundup of Business Intelligence and Information Management Research, 3Q09 03-Nov-2009 Bill Hostmann Gartner's Business Intelligence, Analytics and Performance Management Framework 19-Oct-2009 Bill Hostmann, Nigel Rayner, Gareth Herschel Case Study: Cisco Improves Demand Forecast Accuracy With Advanced Analytics, Domain Expertise and a Consensus Process 02-Oct-2009 Bill Hostmann Business Intelligence Purchase Drivers and Adoption Rates, 2009 Survey Results 04-Sep-2009 Bill Hostmann