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Syclo Positioned in the Challengers Quadrant for 2007 Multichannel Access Gateways Magic Quadrant
Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
Hoffman Estates, IL – December 11, 2007 - – Syclo, a leading provider of mobile platform technology and mobile applications, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Challengers quadrant in the Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Access Gateways, 2H07* report.
A MAG is client and server software that extends existing desktop and server-based systems to mobile devices. MAGs can interface with multiple isolated, dissimilar enterprise systems and communicate the information to a wide variety of devices via a multitude of networks. Furthermore, they allow mobile employees to use the peripherals they need in the field. These capabilities are enabled on a single set of business logic and application code.
The Gartner report notes that “MAGs provide tools and client/server mobile middleware for highly device- and network-adaptive thick (offline) enterprise applications.” With MAGs, IT departments can create and enforce an architectural, instead of tactical, approach to multichannel mobile/fixed solutions.
Refined through over a decade of development, Syclo's Agentry™ mobile platform is MAG software for designing, deploying and managing the entire lifecycle of mobile projects. Agentry shortens development times, lowers application maintenance costs and allows organizations to keep up with ever-changing mobile standards and technologies to maximize value and deliver sustained ROI.
"We welcome Gartner’s positioning of our company in the Challengers quadrant. It has been a great year for Syclo and a year of significant changes in the marketplace. It is truly a good place to be for us," said Richard Padula, president and CEO of Syclo. “The strength of our market position is that we deliver value on two fronts. On one hand, we have a proven ability to execute rapid deployments for a broad range of applications on our Agentry platform. On the other hand, because all solutions are designed using a service oriented development approach (4GL); we can lower TCO by 30 to 50 percent and reduce project risk while having future-proof and completely configurable solutions.”
Syclo thrives on innovation and execution. The company’s Agentry mobile development platform is proven to meet the business challenges of enterprises that need to connect mobile workers with critical enterprise systems. Customers across industries are realizing strong value from Agentry mobile deployments with significant productivity increases, better management decision making and tighter operating cost controls.
The criteria used by Gartner to evaluate over 23 MAG vendors were based on their ability to execute and their completeness of vision. The Gartner team examined each vendor and considered the overall viability of the vendors. Additional factors such as sales execution and pricing were considered, as well as marketing execution and customer experience. When looking at the completeness of vision, Gartner considered the vendors' market understanding, sales strategies and business models. Gartner also considered the companies’ vertical market strategies and innovation. With these considerations thoroughly reviewed, Gartner places each of the vendors in one of four positions or ‘quadrants’ including Leaders, Challengers, Visionaries and Niche Players quadrants.
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About Syclo
With 12 years of experience and unmatched execution expertise serving over 700 customers, Syclo helps organizations with mobile workforces who must streamline workflow and improve productivity. Syclo delivers quick ROI by offering rapidly deployable mobile software applications built on a 100% configurable mobile Agentry™ platform. Syclo's SMART Mobile Suite includes prepackaged and preintegrated applications for the fastest path to mobilize enterprise systems. Unlike other mobile solutions, Syclo simplifies enterprise wide deployments with a leading strategic architecture for one or more mobile applications while letting you concentrate on business processes. Syclo also sets the standard for adapting to rapid change. For more information, visit www.syclo.com, or email info@syclo.com.
About the Gartner Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted November 8, 2007, 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.
Syclo and Agentry are trademarks of Syclo LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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