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	November 19, 2009 The Forrester Wave™: Business Performance Solutions, Q4 2009 IBM Cognos, Oracle, SAP, And SAS Lead, With Clarity Systems In Close Pursuit by Paul D. Hamerman with Connie Moore, Ralph Vitti	Average: 8  (3 ratings)

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Executive Summary

In Forrester's 89-criteria evaluation of business performance solutions (BPS) vendors, we found that IBM Cognos, Oracle, SAP, and SAS Institute led the pack because of their breadth of functionality and strength of their business intelligence (BI) foundations. SAP earned the highest current offering score, and IBM Cognos earned the highest strategy score, with Oracle having the best combination of both. Clarity Systems led the Strong Performers group with impressive planning and financial reporting capabilities. Infor was a solid Strong Performer as well, demonstrating very good functional capabilities for planning, consolidations, and performance measurement. Tagetik, a CFO-focused player from Italy, showed sophisticated financial modeling capabilities and an excellent consolidations solution. Host Analytics, the only software-as-a-service (SaaS) pure-play provider in the Forrester Wave™ peer group, had a well-rounded offering and a clear vision and strategy for BPS. Board International and Longview Solutions demonstrated the potential to play well in the BPS market as their latest releases gain maturity.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• BPS Addresses Mission-Critical Planning And Measurement Processes
• Business Performance Solutions Evaluation Overview
• BPS Offerings Show Depth And Maturity In Most Areas
• Vendor Profiles
• Supplemental Material
• Related Research Documents

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