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Gartner Releases 2012 Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace

Andrew Dixon

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This is the sixth Magic Quadrant that has been published around social software and collaboration.

Gartner’s highly regarded Magic Quadrants are published throughout the year and remain the most talked about reports for product selection in the IT industry. There are over 100 different technology categories and this is the sixth Magic Quadrant that has been published around social software, in this case authored by Gartner analysts Nikos Drakos, Jeffrey Mann and Adam Sarner.

For many, the Magic Quadrant is the first step to understanding the technology providers they should consider with companies plotted on two dimensions: ability to execute and completeness of vision. Here’s how it shakes out:

Get your copy of the Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace, compliments of Igloo Software.

Disclaimer: This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request from Igloo Software. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

If you’re looking for more information on enterprise social be sure to take a look at Business-Software.com’s Top 10 Enterprise Social Management Tools software report.

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Andrew Dixon

Senior Vice President, Marketing & Operations, Igloo Software
Expert in Enterprise Social Software & Cloud

Andrew is responsible for Igloo's sales operations and go-to-market strategy, including operations, demand generation and communications. Prior to Igloo, he was an eighteen-year veteran of Microsoft, where he managed several product groups and divisions. Most recently, Andrew served as the ...