Analyst Coverage

Gartner - October 2011
Fujitsu to OEM Cordys for its Global Platform-as-a-Service Offering. Gartner presents an initial assessment of the implications of the Cordys/Fujitsu partnership for the industry, the two vendors and user organizations. “The deal will help Fujitsu differentiate in the PaaS market and will boost Cordys' credibility in cloud application infrastructure.” The report is targeted to CIOs, CTOs, sourcing managers, application and business process improvement (BPI) leaders, and is available for Gartner clients.
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IDC - June 2011

IDC MarketScape: Business Process Platforms 2011 Vendor Analysis: This IDC MarketScape focuses on business process (BP) platforms. IDC positions the Cordys Business Operations Platform in the Leadership section of their Marketscape evaluation.
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Forrester - May 2011

Forrester's Platform-as-as-Service (PaaS) Wave 2011: Forrester’s Wave report assessed the top ten PaaS vendors on a 149-criteria evaluation of their strategy, current offerings, and market presence. Cordys receives highest score for application development, cloud connectivity and Go-to-Market model.
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Ovum - January 2011

Technology Audit Cordys Business Operations Platform: Ovum finds the Cordys platform to be a strong business operations platform that supports the way business operates, assisting in bringing the business and IT worlds together. Their research shows that Cordys helps its customers to “improve the speed of change, drive maximum value out of existing systems, and apply business process management better and faster.”
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Forrester - January 2011

The Forrester Wave™: Dynamic Case Management: In its January 2011 research report on dynamic case management, Forrester Research, Inc. analysts evaluated 10 case management software vendors and identified Cordys as a strong performer based on their review of the Cordys Business Operations Platform.
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Analysis Mason - October 2010

This case study examines the new Cloud platform offered by Getronics and Cordys and provides valuable insights into the opportunities and risks associated with Cloud services. The report states that, “Getronics’ partnership with Cordys delivers a strong Cloud platform for enterprises.” The study includes a forecast for the Western European enterprise Cloud services market, an analysis of market drivers and inhibitors, and recommendations for enterprises.
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Gartner - October 2010

Cordys has been ranked by Gartner as a Visionary vendor in the Magic Quadrant for Business Process Management Suites. Cordys has "improved its market presence considerable since 2009 and continues to deliver innovations." Gartner says “Cordys has a strong product with a modular architecture and some unique features." Gartner also praises Cordys' Cloud proposition, noting that Cordys Business Operations Platform “is one of the few natively Cloud-enabled, full multitenant Cloud platforms”.

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Gartner - October 2010

Cordys is included in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for Systematic Application Integration Projects. A strength of Cordys is that it “combines a strong focus on process management with rich Internet application (RIA) support and SOA as a strategic product direction.” The report notes that the Cordys platform is highly available and scalable using advanced, event-driven internal architecture. The architecture and multitenant capabilities of the BOP-4 enable it to be deployed in public and private Clouds.”
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Forrester - September 2010

Forrester did a SWOT analysis of the Specialized Business Process Platform Vendors. In the report, Forrester notes that Cordys have “developed a comprehensive yet still compact and technically consistent business process platform.” Forrester’s report also notes that Cordys’ “early commitment to the Cloud platform provided experience in Cloud challenges and market dynamics.” The report recognizes Cordys Business Operations Platform as one solution that “realizes well the balance between on-premise, virtual private Clouds, and public Cloud value contributions to enterprise applications.”
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Gartner - July 2010

The BPM Consulting and System Integration Capabilities of the Top BPMS Vendors. Business process improvement projects and programs using a BPM approach require change management, process optimization and technology expertise. Use this research to identify which skills the BPMS vendor can provide and which skills you may need to source elsewhere.
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Forrester - December 2009

This Forrester report provides an overview of the middleware software market. Forrester stated that “Cordys is leading a set of emerging vendors providing Cloud orchestration.” The report notes that the company has a remarkable complete portfolio of today’s business process platform components and simultaneously addresses the Cloud orchestration paradigm with its platform-as-a-service (PaaS) activities.”
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Datamonitor/Ovum - December 2009

This report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the burgeoning SaaS BPM market, assessing the market opportunities, technology evolution, enterprise requirements, competitive landscape and go-to-market strategies. The report named Cordys as an example vendor of SaaS BPM.
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Forrester - July 2009

The increasing adoption of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) across the world requires software vendors to look for a more efficient way of deploying business applications on multitenant platforms. Forrester says the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS market) will grow to a size of $15.2 billion. The Cordys platform and its cutting-edge Cloud technology is analyzed for this PaaS market sizing report.
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Butler - June 2009

Butler evaluated Cordys Business Operations Platform (BOP) and determined that ”Cordys BOP is both a useful solution and extends the inter-relationship between BPM and SOA in a manner that many organizations will find useful. The inclusion of MDM is a powerful factor within the solution as is the extensive focus on PaaS and Cloud implementation.”
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Ovum - May 2009
Research firm Ovum evaluates Cordys Process Factory for Google Apps. Ovum: “Google Apps users will benefit from the simplicity of browser-based mashups enabled by process orchestration services in the cloud. The integration of Cordys Process Factory into Google's cloud services will allow organisations of all sizes to create innovative new workflows and processes around their Google Apps investments.”
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Forrester - October 2008
Cordys is cited as a leader by Forrester Research in the October 2008 Forrester Wave™: Integration-Centric Business Process Management Suites, Q4 2008. Cordys was among 10 select companies that Forrester invited to participate in the report. According to the report, “Cordys achieved a leadership position based on its strong scores across all of the major functional areas: enterprise application integration (EAI), business-to-business interactions (B2B), business process management (BPM), and service-oriented architecture (SOA).”
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BPMS Report - July 2007
In this report, Dr. Bruce Silver, independent BPM analyst and consultant, thoroughly describes the world-class capabilities and business benefits of Cordys' Business Process Management Suite. He mentions that Cordys "is one of the very few BPMSs that actually implement SOA's advertised 'loose coupling'."
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Butler Group - April 2007

Butler Group: “Cordys Provides a suite of products that provide all the essential platform capabilities for BPM, SOA, and building composit applications. The Cordys platform has matured ad evolved from its earlier releases into a very competent platform targeted at Business Process Management.”
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