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Innovation, Awards, and Recognition

Innovation

  • Holds 94 software technology patents
  • Pioneered the concept Business Service Management
  • Industry’s first application management solution provider via PATROL
  • First ISV (independent software vendor) to deliver tools for IBM’s IMS and DB2 databases
  • First software vendor to offer a comprehensive management solution for B2B exchanges and extended enterprises
  • Invented data stream optimization -- ensuring that the movement of data from one location to another (e.g. from server to client) is fast, steady and continuous through application and data management

Awards and Recognition

  • BMC Won CIO 100 Award from CIO Magazine
    • BMC Software has earned the 2009 CIO 100 Award, issued each year by CIO Magazine, for implementing effective and innovative internal IT solutions that create business value.  BMC used its own Business Service Management solutions to build what was recognized as an innovative internal cloud computing environment to achieve maximum return on server and storage investments while supporting BMC's global software development programs.
    • To be considered for the 22nd annual CIO 100 Awards, organizations have to complete a rigorous application process and their accomplishments are scrutinized by a team of 40 judges. 
  • BMC is recognized as a “Leader” in the following Forrester Waves:
    • The Forrester Wave: Business Service Management (March 2007)
    • The Forrester Wave: Data Center Automation (April 2008)
    • The Forrester Wave: IT Asset Lifecycle Management (April 2009)
    • The Forrester Wave: Service Desk Management Tools (April 2008)
  • BMC is positioned in the “Leaders Quadrant” in the following Gartner Magic Quadrants:
  • According to Gartner, BMC ranks as one of the top three vendors in:
    • Job Scheduling worldwide based on total software revenue (“Market Share: IT Operations Management Software, Worldwide, 2005”, Ruggero Contu, June 2006)
    • IT Service Desk & Help Desk worldwide based on total software revenue (“Market Share: IT Operations Management Software, Worldwide, 2005”, Ruggero Contu, June 2006)
    • DBMS Management worldwide based on total software revenue (“Market Share: IT Operations Management Software, Worldwide, 2005”, Ruggero Contu, June 2006)
  • According to recent IDC market research reports, BMC ranks in the top 3 for vendor market shares in the following software markets:
    • Database Development & Management Tools ("Worldwide Data Management Facilities Software 2005-2009 Forecast and 2004 Vendor Shares", IDC #34207, September 2005)
    • Performance Management ("Worldwide Performance and Availability Management Software 2005 Vendor Shares", IDC #202794, August 2006)
    • Problem Management ("Worldwide Problem Management Software 2005-2009 Forecast and 2004 Vendor Shares", IDC #33804, August 2005)

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