For a fifth year in a row QlikView chosen as best software solution for midsize enterprise

QlikTech, the world’s fastest-growing Business Intelligence (BI) company, announced it has been named a winner of the Midsize Enterprise Summit’s ‘Mid Market Innovation Awards. QlikTech was chosen by senior IT executives in a category that included Google, CommVault and Information Builders to win the best midmarket software solution award for the fifth consecutive time. 

QlikTech is known for the ground-breaking in-memory, associative technology in its QlikView analytics product, which has become the BI standard in mid-size companies around the world. 
The company continues to innovate, including its recent launch of QlikView for iPhone, the first truly interactive mobile BI application.

“We are proud to be named a winner of Midsize Enterprise Summit East’s Mid Market Innovation Awards,” said Lars Björk, CEO of QlikTech. “QlikTech prides itself on being ahead of the curve in the business intelligence space so it is very gratifying to be recognised by this distinguished group of IT decision-makers.  IT professionals recognise that QlikView’s ease of use and implementation delivers organisations a rapid path to what they really need -- immediate answers to their pressing business questions.”

“American midsize enterprizes are defined as companies with annual revenue of $1 billion or less. 80% of the JSE listed companies fall in that category and therefore a significant proportion of all companies in South Africa ,” says Davide Hanan , MD of local distributor QlikView South Africa .  With six banks and two major retailers now making use of QlikView in at least one business unit, 2009 has definitely seen accelerated uptake of QlikView by large corporates in the local market.  “Everyone wants the flexibility, speed and ease of use that QlikView offers.  With QlikView, we are able to deliver what users have been dreaming of for the past 20 years,” he adds.

The awards were presented at the Summit held May 3-6 at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami , FL.   The Midsize Enterprise Summit brought senior IT executives from midsize businesses together with industry analysts and leading and emerging vendors. The event embraced midmarket-specific issues, trends and solutions from a horizontal and vertical industry-specific perspective. The business intensive format includes analyst-led sessions, vendor-led World Premiers, Private Boardroom Appointments, a Showcase of Exhibits, as well as networking functions.
 
The ‘Mid Market Innovation Awards’ are the only awards in the channel voted on solely by the attending IT Decision-Makers who directly influence their customers’ technology buying decisions.  After two days of boardroom presentations and one-on-one meetings, the decision-makers vote on the products and services presented at the show. 

For additional information on the Midsize Enterprise Summit East, visit:   http://everythingchannelevents.com/mese09

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About QlikView South Africa

QlikView South Africa is the local representative and distributor for QlikTech, the business answers company.  Its flagship product QlikView, named South Africa ’s top business intelligence tool by ITWeb in 2008, enables organisations of all sizes to unlock the value of their data to make better decisions that improve business results.  Unlike traditional BI solutions, QlikView delivers immediate value with payback measured in days or weeks rather than months, years, or not at all. Through QlikView’s disruptive, in-memory associative approach, business users have experienced unprecedented success and satisfaction. QlikTech is the only company in this market that offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.  QlikTech grew by 50% in 2008 and has more than 11,100 customers in 95 countries and over 800 partners worldwide.  QlikView South Africa was named QlikTech’s Partner of the Year for 2008.  For more information, please visit www.qlikview.com

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Davide Hanan

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Email:   davideh@qlikview.co.za  

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