Comments on: The Software 500 Rankings http://andyonsoftware.com/2006/11/the-software-500-rankings/ Andy Hayler, founder of Kalido and The Information Difference, gives his views on the enterprise software market. Issues covered include data warehousing, master data management, business intelligence and data quality. Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:22:13 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jay http://andyonsoftware.com/2006/11/the-software-500-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-64895 Jay Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:27:33 +0000 http://andyonsoftware.com/2006/11/the-software-500-rankings/#comment-64895 we are a 15million dollar company and looking for a 2-8mil enterprise solution company that has a good niche. please email me as we would be interested in talking thank you j we are a 15million dollar company and looking for a 2-8mil enterprise solution company that has a good niche.

please email me as we would be interested in talking

thank you
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]]> By: Offshore Corporation http://andyonsoftware.com/2006/11/the-software-500-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-61964 Offshore Corporation Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:25:18 +0000 http://andyonsoftware.com/2006/11/the-software-500-rankings/#comment-61964 I would have to agree that self nominating information for magazines can place some ambiguity into the rankings of the best vendors. I also agree with the comment about Hyperion. I would have to agree that self nominating information for magazines can place some ambiguity into the rankings of the best vendors. I also agree with the comment about Hyperion.

]]> By: Andy Bitterer http://andyonsoftware.com/2006/11/the-software-500-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-980 Andy Bitterer Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:01:03 +0000 http://andyonsoftware.com/2006/11/the-software-500-rankings/#comment-980 Hyperion sits under Business Process Management? Kinda funny, but I know how that happened. Said HYSL Marketing guy thinks "We are a BPM company" either not reading correctly, or maybe not aware of the fact that they are actually a Business Performance Management company. Wouldn't be the first time where BPM not equals BPM. Afraid I don't have the revenues of the "missing" companies... they don't even make my radar. Hyperion sits under Business Process Management? Kinda funny, but I know how that happened. Said HYSL Marketing guy thinks “We are a BPM company” either not reading correctly, or maybe not aware of the fact that they are actually a Business Performance Management company. Wouldn’t be the first time where BPM not equals BPM.
Afraid I don’t have the revenues of the “missing” companies… they don’t even make my radar.

]]> By: Andy Hayler http://andyonsoftware.com/2006/11/the-software-500-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-978 Andy Hayler Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:45:51 +0000 http://andyonsoftware.com/2006/11/the-software-500-rankings/#comment-978 The list is drawn by Software Magazine but essentially relies on software companies self-nominating their information, and they are not obliged to do so. This would account for some of the gaps that you mention. Hyperion is actually in the list at #73, but their marketing people chose to have them listed under "business process management" rather than "business intelligence", which is their perogative. SPSS are also in the list at #130. As for the others, it is up to them whether they choose to list, but they do have to provide revenues and basic details like number of employees. Perhaps some companies don't list because they feel they have something to hide, or because they like an aura of mystery; maybe their marketing department just isn't doing their job. Though the Software 500 may not be perfect, it is the only free listing that I know of which combines public and private companies. Do you have revenue data for the missing (private) companies? If so I'll be happy to post it and update the table on my blog accordingly, making it a better list. The list is drawn by Software Magazine but essentially relies on software companies self-nominating their information, and they are not obliged to do so. This would account for some of the gaps that you mention. Hyperion is actually in the list at #73, but their marketing people chose to have them listed under “business process management” rather than “business intelligence”, which is their perogative. SPSS are also in the list at #130. As for the others, it is up to them whether they choose to list, but they do have to provide revenues and basic details like number of employees. Perhaps some companies don’t list because they feel they have something to hide, or because they like an aura of mystery; maybe their marketing department just isn’t doing their job. Though the Software 500 may not be perfect, it is the only free listing that I know of which combines public and private companies. Do you have revenue data for the missing (private) companies? If so I’ll be happy to post it and update the table on my blog accordingly, making it a better list.

]]> By: Andy B http://andyonsoftware.com/2006/11/the-software-500-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-975 Andy B Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:52:19 +0000 http://andyonsoftware.com/2006/11/the-software-500-rankings/#comment-975 Interesting list of "BI" vendors, but rather skewed, don't you think? I wonder whether the selected companies are just randomly picked. Why would otherwise companies like Bitam, Inxight or even Kalido be included, when Hyperion, Teradata, SPSS, or smaller ones such as Qliktech, Arcplan, Panorama, are missing. And yeah, the list sure does have its flaws. Interesting list of “BI” vendors, but rather skewed, don’t you think? I wonder whether the selected companies are just randomly picked. Why would otherwise companies like Bitam, Inxight or even Kalido be included, when Hyperion, Teradata, SPSS, or smaller ones such as Qliktech, Arcplan, Panorama, are missing. And yeah, the list sure does have its flaws.

]]> By: Andy Hayler http://andyonsoftware.com/2006/11/the-software-500-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-967 Andy Hayler Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:27:18 +0000 http://andyonsoftware.com/2006/11/the-software-500-rankings/#comment-967 I would say the significant ones are Netezza, and to a lesser extent Data Allegro and Kognitio (ex White Cross). The latter two are pretty small, but Netezza is I think of a similar size to Kalido in revenues and has been doing very well. In a sense Kognitio is the only true "software" vendor amongst these, as the others have software tied to a hardware solution for their appliances, as does Teradata (in theory it will run on non-proprietary hardware, but just not very fast) I would say the significant ones are Netezza, and to a lesser extent Data Allegro and Kognitio (ex White Cross). The latter two are pretty small, but Netezza is I think of a similar size to Kalido in revenues and has been doing very well. In a sense Kognitio is the only true “software” vendor amongst these, as the others have software tied to a hardware solution for their appliances, as does Teradata (in theory it will run on non-proprietary hardware, but just not very fast)

]]> By: Duncan Slater http://andyonsoftware.com/2006/11/the-software-500-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-883 Duncan Slater Wed, 08 Nov 2006 18:28:22 +0000 http://andyonsoftware.com/2006/11/the-software-500-rankings/#comment-883 Andy, where do data warehouse appliance crowd fit into this league table, I presume you would classify them as DW rather than BI? Would be interesting to compare Kalido with these players as it could be argued they are in the same market but in quiet different niches. Andy, where do data warehouse appliance crowd fit into this league table, I presume you would classify them as DW rather than BI? Would be interesting to compare Kalido with these players as it could be argued they are in the same market but in quiet different niches.

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