BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nucleus Research released the 2013 first half Technology Value Matrix for Corporate Performance Management (CPM), finding strong growth for mid-market CPM solutions as vendors deliver rich new features at lower costs through cloud delivery. The research also shows a renewed competitive landscape that is allowing smaller, emerging vendors to challenge more established players. Leaders in the Nucleus Value Matrix include Adaptive Planning, IBM, Infor, Oracle and SAP.
“Content Performance Management (CPM) is transforming from a niche solution for financials to include core business functionality, such as strategy and tax management. And while it is adding new enterprise features, it’s also moving down the chain to benefit mid-market companies in need of CPM. It’s a classic example of competition leading to better solutions and lower costs that ultimately benefit the end-user customer,” said Ian Campbell, CEO of Nucleus Research.
In recent years CPM vendors have greatly expanded capabilities through cloud-based solutions that are easy to use and quick to install. Leveraging the mobile and adaptive infrastructure capabilities of the cloud, leading vendors are reducing operation costs for tax management, business intelligence integration, strategy management and line-of-business applications for enterprise and mid-market businesses. This has lead to steady increases in ROI.
“CPM is quickly transforming due to the emergence of cloud-based CPM players, the use of disclosure management and tax management solutions, the integration of CPM with business intelligence, and the increased demand for performance management from line-of-business sources,” said Hyoun Park, Principal Analyst at Nucleus Research.
The Value Matrix is based on functionality and usability, the two core measures that Nucleus has found indicate an application’s ability to deliver initial ROI and, ultimately, maximum value over time. Learn more at nucleusresearch.com/research.
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