Newsbyte: SAP Positioned as a Leader in 2013 Gartner Business Intelligence and Analytics Magic Quadrant

WALLDORF, Germany, Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced it has been positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner's Business Intelligence and Analytics Magic Quadrant.

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In 2012, SAP delivered several key innovations in the business intelligence (BI) platform, including:

• SAP® Visual Intelligence software: Announced in May, the software allows employees, departments and lines of business to creatively visualize and analyze information and apply it to individual and group decision-making.
• Mobile BI: SAP enhanced the mobile experience with the SAP® BusinessObjects™ Mobile mobile app. Designed natively for iPad, users can visualize, explore and collaborate from within the mobile app and share business performance through personalized and simple views in a secure environment. Also included was the addition of both geo-spatial and location analytics in the mobile app.
• SAP® Predictive Analysis software: Introduced in 2012 to help companies gain insights from "big data," the software helps users gain a competitive edge by uncovering and predicting trends in their business. Data analysts can intuitively design sophisticated predictive models for activities that include forecasting demand or product sales; identifying key influencing factors for sales opportunities or purchasing behavior; uncovering impactful trends; understanding business and data correlations; and spotting anomalies.

"Business intelligence and analytics are creating competitive advantage for companies that can take advantage of new information streams and provide real-time data to all employees," said John Schweitzer , senior vice president and general manager, Analytics, SAP. "We believe this recognition by Gartner of our enterprise BI strength and the innovation we are delivering across self-service, mobile and predictive analytics is a testament to how we enable our customers to win with analytics."

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