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Information Builders Earns Hot Vendor Ranking in Ventana Research 2016 Value Index for Mobile Analytics and Business Intelligence

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Sep 15, 2016) –  Information Builders, a leader in business intelligence (BI) and analytics, data integrity, and integration solutions, today announced that the company has been ranked first overall in Ventana Research’s 2016 Value Index for Mobile Analytics and Business Intelligence. Information Builders has been awarded Hot Vendor status for the unrivaled depth and breadth of the WebFOCUS Mobile platform and has earned the number one ranking in the Adaptability, Capability, Manageability, Reliability, and TCO/ROI categories.

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Ventana Research’s Value Index for Mobile Analytics and Business Intelligence is a quantified, research-based assessment designed to help business and IT organizations evaluate their existing suppliers and make informed decisions about new software investments. Based on a comprehensive, overall weighted evaluation of 13 vendors’ products, the index revealed that Information Builders’ WebFOCUS BI and analytics platform is delivering the highest overall value and best meeting buyers requirements for software that enables and supports mobile analytics and BI.

Information Builders received top billing for being the most consistent overall performer across the five product-related and two customer assurance categories evaluated. The company not only leads the market in the areas of product adaptability, capability, manageability, and reliability, but also is the only vendor to qualify as a Hot Vendor for TCO/ROI. The index found that Information Builders is the most committed to its mobile analytics and BI product line and is more sophisticated than others in the way it demonstrates product value, total cost of ownership, and total benefit of ownership. The data shows that the company also does a superior job of equipping customers with tools to measure their ROI in the WebFOCUS product.

David Menninger, senior vice president and research director, Ventana Research, said:
“Unlike other industry analyst rankings, the Ventana Research Value Index assesses the value offered by mobile analytics and business intelligence vendors and products based on their ability to address business drivers and needs versus simply delivering features and functions. A rigorous evaluation of hundreds of criteria shows that Information Builders is currently the top supplier, delivering the highest value based on an overall weighted scoring across customer assurance and product categories. Information Builders is the only supplier to earn a Hot Vendor rating this year.”

WebFOCUS is a robust platform that delivers a hybrid approach to mobile BI. It enables organizations to build once and deploy anywhere — rapidly and cost effectively. The distinctive analytic and interactive capabilities of web content and apps delivered by WebFOCUS, combined with the special abilities of WebFOCUS Mobile Faves, the company’s companion native app, provide for these web apps to enrich the user experience.

Gerald Cohen, president and CEO, Information Builders, said:
“Our standing as the overall Hot Vendor in this year’s Value Index and sweep of five assessment categories underscores Information Builders’ unique ability to apply decades of engineering wisdom to achieve ongoing, cutting-edge innovation. It’s gratifying to see further validation of what we hear from customers every day- – the WebFOCUS platform is helping them to optimize and capitalize on mobile analytics and business intelligence.”

Access Ventana Research’s 2016 Value Index for Mobile Analytics and Business Intelligence report today.

About Information Builders
Information Builders provides solutions for business intelligence (BI), analytics, data integration, and data quality that help drive performance improvements, innovation, and value. Through one set of powerful products, we enable organizations to serve everyone — analysts, non-technical users, even partners, customers, and citizens — with better data and analytics. Our dedication to customer success is unmatched with thousands of organizations relying on us as their trusted partner. Founded in 1975, Information Builders is headquartered in New York, NY, with global offices, and remains one of the largest independent, privately held companies in the industry. Visit us at informationbuilders.com, follow us on Twitter at @infobldrs, like us on Facebook, and visit our LinkedIn page.

Press Contacts
Kathleen Moran
Information Builders
(917) 339-6313
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Kate Finigan
LEWIS
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informationbuilders@teamlewis.com