Major Competitors
The Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools 2009 lists, IBM, Informatica, Oracle Corporation, and SAP Business Objects as the leading vendors followed by Microsoft as challenger. iWay Software, SAS Institute, Sybase, Pervasive Software and Talend are listed as visionaries. The 2009 report also includes newcomers such as expressor, CloverETL and Pentaho software. Gartner considers Ab Initio to not meet its analysis criteria due to a lack of information available. Due to this lack of information available, Ab Initio has had a particularly poor run over the latest Gartner Magic Quadrants, dropping from Visionary (2005) to Niche (2006) before falling off the grid entirely (2007). Ab Initio has also been criticised for their extreme secrecy about their products. Anyone working with their product (even who work for organizations who use Ab Initio) operate under a non-disclosure agreement which prevents them from revealing Ab Initio technical information to the public. As its competitor started gaining marketshare, Ab Initio introduced a free feature-limited version known as Elementum in 2010. However, it is only available to customers who already purchased commercial license for Ab Initio. This version is only intended for desktop use.
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