Gartner's Magic Quadrant research methodology provides a graphical competitive positioning of four types of technology providers in fast-growing markets: Leaders, Visionaries, Niche Players and Challengers. For emerging or mature markets, Gartner's MarketScopes are the best tool to help clients understand how the status of an emerging or mature market aligns with their own state of maturity and future plans.

The following list of markets, dates and research documents is updated throughout the year with the latest Magic Quadrant and MarketScope research notes. View latest spreadsheet.

Market	Last Update	Refresh Date
A
Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) MarketScope	3/29/2011	Q1 12
Ajax Technologies and RIA Platforms MarketScope	3/29/2011	Q1 12
Application Delivery Controllers Magic Quadrant	11/18/2010	Q4 11
Application Infrastructure for Systematic Application Integration Projects Magic Quadrant	10/18/2010	Q4 11
Application Infrastructure for Systematic SOA-Style Application Projects Magic Quadrant	10/21/2010	Q4 11
Application Life Cycle Management MarketScope	11/11/2010	Q4 11
Application Performance Monitoring Magic Quadrant	9/19/2011	Q3 12
Asia/Pacific Network Service Providers Magic Quadrant	12/13/2011	Q4 12
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B
Blade Servers Magic Quadrant	1/17/2011	Q1 12
Business Continuity Management Planning Software MarketScope	5/13/2010	Q3 11
Business Intelligence and Information Management Services in North America MarketScope	11/18/2011	Q4 12
Business Intelligence and Information Management Services in Western Europe MarketScope	11/30/2011	Q4 12
Business Intelligence Platforms Magic Quadrant	1/27/2011	Q1 12
Business Operations Improvement Consulting Services Worldwide MarketScope	7/22/2011	Q3 12
Business Process Analysis Tools Magic Quadrant	12/12/2011	Q4 12
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Cloud Infrastructure as a Service and Web Hosting Magic Quadrant	12/22/2010	Q4 11
Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services Magic Quadrant	12/15/2011	Q4 12
Comprehensive Finance and Accounting BPO Global Magic Quadrant	6/29/2011	Q2 12
Comprehensive HR BPO MarketScope	6/29/2011	Q2 12
Configuration Price Quote Application Suites 2011 MarketScope	6/6/2011	Q2 12
Contact Center Infrastructure Worldwide Magic Quadrant	6/27/2011	Q2 12
Contact Center Workforce Optimization Magic Quadrant	11/7/2011	Q4 12
Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention Magic Quadrant	8/10/2011	Q3 12
Continuous Controls Monitoring Magic Quadrant	3/23/2010	Q4 11
Corporate Learning Systems Magic Quadrant	3/24/2011	Q1 12
Corporate Performance Management Suites Magic Quadrant	3/8/2011	Q1 12
Corporate Telephony Magic Quadrant	9/15/2011	Q3 12
CRM Customer Service Contact Center Magic Quadrant	4/4/2011	Q2 12
CRM Lead Management Magic Quadrant	3/14/2011	Q1 12
CRM Multichannel Campaign Management Magic Quadrant	5/20/2011	Q2 12
CRM Web Customer Service Magic Quadrant	9/19/2011	Q3 12
Customer Management Contact Center BPO Worldwide Magic Quadrant	12/19/2011	Q4 12
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Data Center Infrastructure Management Tools Magic Quadrant	Upcoming	Q4 11
Data Center Outsourcing and Infrastructure Utility Services Europe Magic Quadrant	7/11/2011	Q3 12
Data Center Outsourcing and Infrastructure Utility Services North America Magic Quadrant	7/20/2011	Q3 12
Data Integration Tools Magic Quadrant	10/27/2011	Q4 12
Data Quality Tools Magic Quadrant	7/28/2011	Q3 12
Data Warehouse Database Management Systems Magic Quadrant	1/28/2011	Q1 12
Delivery Utility Enterprise Asset Management Magic Quadrant	11/7/2011	Q4 12
Desktop Outsourcing Europe Magic Quadrant	8/22/2011	Q3 12
Desktop Outsourcing North America Magic Quadrant	6/22/2011	Q2 12
DNS DHCP and IP Adress Management MarketScope	11/12/2009	Q1 11
Dynamic Application Security Testing Magic Quadrant	12/27/2011	Q4 12
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E
E-Commerce Magic Quadrant	11/3/2011	Q4 12
E-Discovery Software Magic Quadrant	5/13/2011	Q2 12
E-Mail Systems MarketScope	6/22/2011	Q2 12
Emergency and Mass Notification Services MarketScope	1/29/2010	Q2 11
Employee Performance Management Software Magic Quadrant	3/28/2011	Q1 12
Endpoint Protection Platforms Magic Quadrant	12/17/2010	Q4 11
Energy and Utility Geographic Information Systems MarketScope	3/22/2011	Q1 12
Energy Trading and Risk Management Platforms Magic Quadrant	3/18/2011	Q1 12
Enterprise Application Servers Magic Quadrant	9/27/2011	Q3 12
Enterprise Application Service Providers China Magic Quadrant	Upcoming	Q3 12
Enterprise Architecture Tools Magic Quadrant	11/3/2011	Q4 12
Enterprise Broad-Portfolio Authentication Vendors MarketScope	9/17/2010	Q4 11
Enterprise Content Management Magic Quadrant	10/13/2011	Q4 12
Enterprise Disk-Based Backup/Recovery Magic Quadrant	1/28/2011	Q2 12
Enterprise Governance Risk and Compliance Platforms Magic Quadrant	7/13/2011	Q3 12
Enterprise Information Archiving Magic Quadrant	12/6/2011	Q4 12
Enterprise Instant Messaging and Presence MarketScope	7/5/2011	Q3 12
Enterprise LAN (Global) Magic Quadrant	8/8/2011	Q3 12
Enterprise Mobile Communications Gateway MarketScope	9/7/2011	Q3 12
Enterprise Network Firewalls Magic Quadrant	12/14/2011	Q4 12
Enterprise Records Management MarketScope	8/23/2010	Q3 11
Enterprise Search MarketScope	11/18/2011	Q4 12
Enterprise Single Sign-On MarketScope	9/30/2011	Q4 12
Enterprise Wireless E-Mail Market Magic Quadrant	12/27/2011	Q4 12
ERP Product-Centric Midmarket Companies Magic Quadrant	12/17/2010	Q1 12
European Life Insurance Policy Administration Systems Magic Quadrant	9/15/2011	Q3 12
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Fiber-to-the-Home Equipment Magic Quadrant	12/5/2011	Q4 12
Field Service Management Magic Quadrant	9/28/2011	Q3 12
Financial Management Consulting Services Magic Quadrant	12/19/2011	Q4 12
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Global Enterprise Desktops and Notebooks Magic Quadrant	10/24/2011	Q4 12
Global Enterprise EHR Systems Magic Quadrant	9/6/2011	Q3 12
Global Enterprise Governance Risk Management and Compliance Consulting Services MarketScope	3/16/2011	Q3 12
Global Network Service Providers Magic Quadrant	4/1/2011	Q1 12
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H
Help Desk Outsourcing Europe Magic Quadrant	8/15/2011	Q3 12
Help Desk Outsourcing North America Magic Quadrant	3/29/2011	Q1 12
Horizontal Portals Magic Quadrant	10/24/2011	Q4 12
Hosted Virtual Desktop Services MarketScope	6/8/2010	Q2 11
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I
Identity and Access Governance Magic Quadrant	12/15/2011	Q4 12
Innovative Challengers in Healthcare Insurance Core Administrative Systems MarketScope	4/29/2011	Q2 12
Insurance Incentive Compensation Management Applications MarketScope	12/20/2011	Q4 12
Integrated IT Portfolio Analysis Applications Magic Quadrant	8/8/2011	Q3 12
Integrated Marketing Management Magic Quadrant	10/26/2011	Q4 12
Integrated Revenue and Customer Management for CSPs Magic Quadrant	11/29/2011	Q4 12
Integrated Software Quality Suites Magic Quadrant	1/31/2011	Q1 12
Integrated Workplace Management Systems Magic Quadrant	1/31/2011	Q1 12
Intelligent BPM Suites Magic Quadrant	Upcoming	Q3 12
Interactive Marketing Services Providers Magic Quadrant	Upcoming	Q2 12
International Retail Core Banking Magic Quadrant	9/21/2011	Q3 12
IT Asset Management Repository MarketScope	10/12/2011	Q4 12
IT Governance Risk and Compliance Management MarketScope	9/30/2011	Q3 12
IT Project and Portfolio Management Magic Quadrant	8/8/2011	Q3 12
IT Services for Communication Service Providers (ITS-CSP) Worldwide Magic Quadrant	Upcoming	Q2 12
IVR Systems and Enterprise Voice Portals MarketScope	8/9/2011	Q3 12
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L
Local Government CRM Products MarketScope	10/5/2011	Q4 12
LTE Network Infrastructure Magic Quadrant	5/26/2011	Q2 12
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M
Managed Print Services Worldwide Magic Quadrant	10/26/2011	Q4 12
Managed Security Services in Asia/Pacific MarketScope	9/30/2011	Q3 12
Managed Security Services in Europe MarketScope	10/24/2011	Q4 12
Marketing Resource Management Magic Quadrant	2/1/2011	Q1 12
Master Data Management of Customer Data Solutions Magic Quadrant	12/12/2011	Q4 12
Master Data Management of Product Data Solutions Magic Quadrant	11/28/2011	Q4 12
Meter Data Management Products Magic Quadrant	12/20/2011	Q4 12
MFPs and Printers Worldwide Magic Quadrant	10/24/2011	Q4 12
Midrange and High End Modular Disk Arrays Magic Quadrant	11/17/2011	Q4 12
Midrange and High-End NAS Solutions Magic Quadrant	3/15/2010	Q1 11
Mobile Cloud File Sharing and Synchronization MarketScope	Upcoming	Q1 12
Mobile Consumer Application Platforms Magic Quadrant	6/22/2011	Q2 12
Mobile Data Protection Magic Quadrant	9/8/2011	Q3 12
Mobile Device Management Magic Quadrant	4/13/2011	Q2 12
Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms Magic Quadrant	4/20/2011	Q2 12
Monolithic Frame-Based Disk Arrays MarketScope	3/16/2011	Q1 12
MSSPs North America Magic Quadrant	11/29/2011	Q4 12
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Network Access Control Magic Quadrant	12/8/2011	Q4 12
Network Configuration and Change Management MarketScope	10/31/2010	Q3 12
Network Intrusion Prevention Systems Magic Quadrant	12/6/2010	Q4 11
North America Information Technology Asset Disposition Magic Quadrant	11/30/2011	Q4 12
North American Life Insurance Policy Administration Vendors MarketScope	6/29/2011	Q2 12
North American Property and Casualty Insurance Claims Management Modules MarketScope	1/28/2011	Q1 12
North American Property and Casualty Insurance Policy Management Modules MarketScope	12/5/2011	Q4 12
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O
Operations Support Systems Magic Quadrant	10/24/2011	Q4 12
Oracle Application Service Providers Europe Magic Quadrant	12/28/2011	Q4 12
Outage Management Systems MarketScope	6/8/2011	Q2 12
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P
Packaged Mobile Application Platforms MarketScope	3/31/2011	Q1 12
Pan-European Network Service Providers Magic Quadrant	3/31/2011	Q1 12
Pan-Western European Mobile Service Providers Magic Quadrant	12/20/2011	Q4 12
Power Generation Enterprise Asset Management Software Magic Quadrant	11/7/2011	Q4 12
Price Optimization and Management Software for B2B MarketScope	7/29/2011	Q3 12
Project and Portfolio Management Applications MarketScope	6/13/2011	Q2 12
Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service Magic Quadrant	12/8/2011	Q4 12
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R
Ruggedized Handheld-Computer Market (Global) MarketScope	3/25/2011	Q1 12
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S
Sales Force Automation Magic Quadrant	7/14/2011	Q3 12
Sales Force Automation in the Consumer Goods Industry MarketScope	3/9/2011	Q1 12
Sales Incentive Compensation Management Software MarketScope	3/5/2010	Q3 11
SAP Application Service Providers Europe Magic Quadrant	12/14/2011	Q4 12
SAP Implementation Service Providers North America Magic Quadrant	Upcoming	Q3 12
Secure E-Mail Gateways Magic Quadrant	8/10/2011	Q3 12
Secure Web Gateway Magic Quadrant	5/25/2011	Q2 12
Security Information and Event Management Magic Quadrant	5/12/2011	Q2 12
Shared SOA Interoperability Infrastructure Projects Magic Quadrant	10/21/2010	Q4 11
SOA Governance Technologies Magic Quadrant	10/17/2011	Q4 12
Social CRM Magic Quadrant	7/25/2011	Q2 12
Social Software Platforms Magic Quadrant	10/25/2010	Q4 11
Softswitch Architecture Magic Quadrant	5/31/2011	Q2 12
SSL VPNs Magic Quadrant	12/12/2011	Q4 12
Static Application Security Testing Magic Quadrant	12/13/2010	Q4 11
Storage Resource Management and SAN Management Magic Quadrant	9/21/2010	Q3 11
Strategic Sourcing Application Suites Magic Quadrant	2/23/2010	Q2 12
Supply Chain Planning for Process Automation Magic Quadrant	9/3/2010	Q3 11
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T
Telecom Expense Management Magic Quadrant	12/20/2010	Q4 11
Telepresence and Group Video Systems MarketScope	8/30/2011	Q3 12
Transportation Management Systems Magic Quadrant	9/6/2011	Q3 12
Treasury and Trading Core Systems Magic Quadrant	11/1/2011	Q4 12
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U
U.S. Telecommunications Service Providers Magic Quadrant	12/5/2011	Q4 12
Unified Communications Magic Quadrant	8/22/2011	Q3 12
Unified Communications as a Service North America Magic Quadrant	12/7/2011	Q4 12
Unified Communications for SMB Market North America MarketScope	7/25/2011	Q3 12
Unified Communications for the SMB Market Western Europe MarketScope	7/21/2011	Q3 12
Unified Threat Management Magic Quadrant	10/22/2010	Q4 11
User Administration/Provisioning Magic Quadrant	12/22/2011	Q4 12
Utilities Customer Information Systems Magic Quadrant	6/16/2011	Q2 12
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V
Video Content Management and Delivery MarketScope	2/4/2011	Q1 12
Video Telepresence Systems MarketScope	8/13/2010	Q3 11
Vulnerability Assessment MarketScope	4/6/2011	Q2 12
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W
WAN Optimization Controllers Magic Quadrant	12/23/2010	Q4 11
Warehouse Management Systems Magic Quadrant	7/29/2010	Q3 11
Web Access Management MarketScope	11/21/2011	Q4 12
Web Conferencing Magic Quadrant	12/5/2011	Q4 12
Web Content Management Magic Quadrant	11/10/2011	Q4 12
Web Fraud Detection Magic Quadrant	4/20/2011	Q2 12
Wireless LAN Infrastructure (Global) Magic Quadrant	3/3/2011	Q1 12
Wireless LAN Intrusion Prevention Systems MarketScope	7/12/2011	Q3 12
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X
x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure Magic Quadrant	6/30/2011	Q2 12
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