Gartner Places Datatel in 'Magic Quadrant'; Datatel Ranked Above All Higher Education ERP Vendors in Its Ability to Execute.FAIRFAX, Va. -- Please replace the release dated August 30, 2004 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: ANALYST FIRM PLACES DATATEL IN 'MAGIC QUADRANT' BASED ON ITS VISION AND ABILITY TO EXECUTE Datatel(R), Inc. today announced that Gartner, Inc. has placed Datatel in its coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. Higher-Education Administrative Suites Magic Quadrant The Gartner Magic Quadrant is a proprietary research tool developed by Gartner Inc., a US based research and advisory firm. It is designed to provide an unbiased qualitative analysis of a “markets’ direction, maturity, and participants. . Datatel was evaluated based on "Completeness of Vision," and "Ability to Execute." (Markets, M-23-1814, M. Zastrocky, M, Harris, R. Yanosky, 12 August 2004) Since its establishment in 1968, the company has been profitable every year. This year, Datatel acquired LiquidMatrix Corp.(TM) - an e-recruiting, e-communication, and e-marketing solution provider. "Datatel's success is based on our ability to provide clients with the products and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. they need to achieve their business goals," said H. Russell Griffith, Datatel president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We are very pleased that Gartner recognizes our hard work and customer dedication." About Datatel, Inc. Datatel, an employee-owned company, is a leading provider of fully integrated enterprise information management solutions for higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. . Headquartered in Fairfax, VA, the company has over 600 client institutions throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . For more than 25 years, Datatel has exclusively focused on meeting the needs of colleges and universities, helping institutions operate more efficiently so they may better serve their constituents. For more information, please visit www.datatel.com. (C) 2004 Datatel, Inc. All rights reserved. Datatel and Colleague are registered trademarks of Datatel, Inc. All other names, products, and services mentioned are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted August 12, 2004 by Gartner, Inc. and is 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 quadrant, in analytic geometry quadrant. 1 In analytic geometry, one of the four regions of the plane determined by two lines, the x-axis and the y-axis. . 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 mer·chant·a·ble adj. Suitable for buying and selling; marketable. mer  chant·a·bil or
fitness for a particular purpose.
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