Gartner recognises Mendix in three reports on application development, architecture

Mendix, one of the world's leading application platform as a service (PaaS) providers, has received recognition in three separate Gartner reports. The reports were:

1) IT Market Clock for Application Development, 2011;
2) Hype Cycle for Application Architecture, 2011; and
3) Hype Cycle for Application Development, 2011.

South Africa's DVT represents Mendix locally.

Published by the IT industry's premier analyst firm, the reports forecast Mendix and similar technologies entering a mainstream adoption phase. Mendix had previously been named a “Gartner Cool Vendor”.

The Mendix Agile Business Platform enables business change by simplifying collaboration between business and IT through the use of application development methods cited in the Gartner reports. The IT Market Clock for Application Development specifically stated that application and development managers should be able to see returns in less than 12 months when using such technologies.

“These findings are consistent with the results our customers have seen, and we are obviously pleased to be placed into high-impact categories by such a recognised and respected research firm,” says Paul Campaniello, VP of worldwide marketing at Mendix.

Using the Mendix Agile Business Platform, companies can plan, develop and deploy applications that seamlessly integrate with existing systems at half the cost of traditional software development platforms. These applications can then be deployed in the Mendix cloud or locally at a customer's site.

“We partnered with Mendix because the technology and approach the company has adopted points to the future of software development. Mendix is a perfect supplement to our existing technology offerings, and we expect this exciting investment in a new technology to make a significant return for our business,” says Chris Wilkins, CEO of DVT. “We are delighted that the market is endorsing our insight.”