UC4 Software Receives Strong Positioning in Recent Gartner Report on the Job Scheduling Market

    NEW YORK--April 11, 2003--UC4 Software, Inc., the US subsidiary of global job scheduling solution provider SBB, today announced that the company has been positioned among the world's top job scheduling providers in Gartner's Job Scheduling Magic Quadrant report.
    The recent study reaffirmed the competitive strength of SBB/UC4 and its UC4:global job scheduling solution in a playing field that features large contenders such as IBM, Computer Associates, and BMC. According to Gartner, SBB/UC4 is an upcoming force in the rapidly growing data center automation market, demonstrating leadership in both its ability to execute and the completeness of its vision.
    "In the constantly changing and fast-growing job scheduling market, flexibility is key. We believe our ability to flexibly support evolving IT needs accounts for our extraordinary growth, which has consistently exceeded 50% for the last five years in a row," said Reinhard Hable, CEO of UC4 Software, Inc. According to Hable, UC4:global's success is also due to the company's dedicated focus on client requirements. "Our position in the Gartner study further validates our strategy and reinforces our company's commitment to 100% customer satisfaction, and user-oriented product development."
    Each year, Gartner's Magic Quadrant analyzes the job scheduling market segment, evaluating product functionality as well as a company's ability to convert corporate visions into results-driven software solutions. SBB/UC4 is positioned at the center of the four quadrants ('Leaders,' 'Challengers,' 'Niche Players,' and 'Visionaries'), and UC4:global is ranked as the most competent, versatile product.
    In general, a comparison with last year's study shows SBB/UC4 as the obvious mover in the job scheduling market. Gartner also notes that the company has increased its visibility and market share across and outside Europe, a trend marked by the company's recent expansion throughout North America and Europe.
    UC4 Software Featured in Gartner's Job Scheduling Magic Quadrant
    "Through its vision and solution-oriented approach, UC4 has been able to improve its position in the strongly contested job scheduling market," said Milind Govekar, Vice President and Research Director at Gartner Inc.

    About UC4:global

    UC4:global is a platform-independent solution for the enterprise-wide planning, management, and monitoring of all processes and events in heterogeneous IT environments. The first European SAP-certified job scheduling solution, UC4:global supports all commonly used operating systems, including Windows 98/NT/2000/XP, z/OS, BS 2000, VMS, Tandem, OS/400, MPE, UNIX, as well as all leading ERP applications such as mySAP, SAP Business Intelligence, PeopleSoft, and Oracle Applications. UC4:global can be integrated into frameworks such as HP OpenView, BMC Patrol, and IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console.

    About UC4 Software, Inc.

    Launched in January 2003, UC4 Software is the US subsidiary of SBB, the fastest growing, privately owned provider of job scheduling solutions worldwide, with offices in Europe, the UK, and the US. UC4 Software focuses on sales, marketing, and product development of UC4:global in the US. The company provides a range of products and services to help companies seamlessly integrate job scheduling and event automation across global, multi-platform IT environments. US customers include the City of New York, Moore North America, National Semiconductor, and many more. For more information, visit www.UC4.com.

    About the Magic Quadrant

    The Magic Quadrant is an analytical representation of a market during a particular period of time. It values suppliers by means of defined criteria in that market sector. Placing a supplier within a Magic Quadrant happens through a complex mix of many factors. The Magic Quadrant was copyrighted in January, 2003 by Gartner, Inc.