During one of the conference in Mumbai, I was surprised to see every major vendor using the Gartner’s Magic Quadrant in their presentation. I was both embarassed and annoyed at my lack of information about this important concept released by Gartner.
In order to enligten our readers, I have compiled a brief article 
The “Magic Quadrant by Gartner” evaluates each vendor according to its strategic direction, completeness of vision and ability to execute. The vendors are placed in one of the four quadrants consisting of Challengers, Leaders, Niche players and Visionaries depending on their strength.
In addition, vendors featured in the “Leaders” quadrant require not only having deep and broad product functionality, but also being a sound company with sales and marketing strength, a history of keeping pace with technology and a commitment to service excellence.
The Magic Quadrant reports are available for business streams like E-mail, security, wireless, CRM etc.
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted June 26, 2006 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “Leaders” quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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