In addition to its placement in the CPM Suites Magic Quadrant, BOARD has been included in the Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms

Lugano-Switzerland, February 10, 2010

BOARD International, the world leader in the Business Intelligence (BI) and Corporate Performance Management (CPM) toolkit space, announces that it has been positioned in the Gartner 2010 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms.*

The Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms presents a global view of Gartner's opinion of software vendors that should be considered by organizations seeking to develop business intelligence (BI) applications. The research evaluates vendors by their completeness of vision and ability to execute on that vision. BOARD was one of 15 platforms evaluated in the report worldwide.

According to the report "Gartner's view is that the market for BI platforms will remain one of the fastest growing software markets despite the economic downturn. In tough economic times, when competitiveness depends on the optimization of strategy and execution, organizations continue to turn to BI as a vital tool for smarter, more agile and efficient business"

"We unify BI and CPM in a single product, providing Advanced Office Integration, Interactive Visualization, Self-Service Reporting and Analysis." comments Giovanni Grossi, Chief Executive Officer of Board International "We believe Gartner's recognition in both the Business Intelligence Platforms and CPM (Corporate Performance Management) Suites** Magic Quadrants reflects our capability to help more than 2,000 International organizations manage and control the entire decision-making process: from data collection to information analysis; from goal-setting to decision-making; from operational execution to results monitoring."

"We expect 2010 to be an important and productive year for BOARD and our customers." - continued Giovanni Grossi - "With the launch of BOARD 7, entirely based on Windows Presentation Foundation and Windows Communication Foundation, we are delivering breakthrough innovation in the BI and CPM space and we are reaping the rewards: despite a tough economic climate in 2009, we still maintained a double digit growth, for the fifth year in a row."

The Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms is available, compliments of BOARD, by clicking here.

The Magic Quadrant for Corporate Performance Management Suites is available, compliments of BOARD, by clicking here.

About the Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrants are copyrighted 2010 by Gartner, Inc. and are 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.

* Gartner, Inc. "Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms," by Rita Sallam et al, 29 January 2010
** Gartner, Inc. "Magic Quadrant for CPM (Corporate Performance Management) Suites" by Neil Chandler et al, 25 January 2010