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Yellowfin a Top Performing BI Solution in BARCs The BI Survey 14

Global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software provider, Yellowfin, has been named a top ªDashboardº and ªAd-hoc reportingº vendor in many categories in the Business Applications Research Center's (BARC) The BI Survey 14.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., October 15, 2014 -- Download the summary document containing the headline results for Yellowfin HERE: http://www.yellowfinbi.com/YFCommunityNews-Download-BARC-s-The-BI-Survey-14-The-headline-results-for-Yellowfin-175711 ªResults from The BI Survey 14 demonstrate Yellowfin's breadth of innovative world-class product features and ability to deliver an incredibly intuitive experiencefor BI consumers,º said Yellowfin's General Manager for EMEA, Daniel Shaw-Dennis. ªThis feedback not only emphasizes the quality and uniqueness of Yellowfin's BI platform, it also highlights our ability to deliver customer value by assisting our clients, big or small, to achieve their BI goals.º Yellowfin ranked first for four KPIs ± and was identified as a leader for an additional 12 KPIs ± within the Dashboard Vendor Peer Group, which contained 15 products. Other products in this group included: Arcplan, BOARD, Dimensional Insight,Dundas, Entrinsik, Evidanza, IBM Cognos BI, Information Builders, MicroStrategy, Oracle BI Foundation Suite, Pyramid Analytics, Qlik, Tableau and Tibco.

Yellowfin was also a top ranked BI solution in three KPIs, and pinpointed as a leading BI product in a further 13 KPIs, within the Ad-hoc Reporting Vendor PeerGroup. Aside from Yellowfin, 18 other BI tools were categorized in the Ad-hoc Reporting Vendor Peer Group, including: Bissantz, Corporate Planning, Cubeware, Cyberscience, Dimensional Insight, Entrinsik, Evidanza, IBM Cognos BI, Information Builders, Microsoft Excel & Power products, Microsoft SSAS, MicroStrategy, Oracle BI Foundation Suite, Pentaho, Phocas, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence,SAS and TARGIT. ªYellowfin's imaginative approach to the BI market has seen it develop distinguishing consumer-oriented features ± particularly in regards to Mobile BI, Cloud BI, Collaborative BI, Data Discovery and visualization,º said Founder and CEO of BARC, Dr Carsten Bange. ªThese features support high levels of end-user adoption and cust

omer satisfaction. Yellowfin's modern look and feel makes it easy for business users to independently create reports and dashboards. Its flexible deployment options and user support result in high levels of user recommendation and help customers reach their BI goals fast. ªOften viewed as the brash new player in the BI and analytics market, its users clearly see Yellowfin as a leader in innovation in dashboarding and ad-hoc reporting. Its scalability and 100 percent Web-based architecture make implementationquick and easy, while its notable ease-of-use is capable of supporting mass enterprise-wide adoption.º

A history of innovation and customer satisfaction

Yellowfin has been recognized as the top ranked Dashboard Vendor over the past three iterations of The BI Survey in: Cloud BI, Mobile BI and Innovation. Yellowfin also achieved the top ranking in the Ad-hoc Reporting Vendor Peer Group, over the past three versions of the study, for: Cloud BI and Innovation. Additionally, Yellowfin has been identified as a top ranked or leading Dashboard Vendor during the past three years of The BI Survey for the following KPIs: Business benefits achieved, Recommendation, Collaboration, Performance satisfaction, Vendor support and Project length.

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The BI Survey 14 also acknowledged Yellowfin as a ªconsistently outstanding Ad-hoc Reporting Vendor in Collaborationº, with leading scores for this innovative KPI over the past three years. ªYellowfin's continued commitment towards product innovation and quality, in conjunction with a focus on delivering customer value and support, is reflected in Yellowfin's outstanding performances in BARC's The BI Survey over the past three years,º said Shaw-Dennis. The BI Survey is an annual worldwide study of BI software users produced by BARC. A total of 3,224 people responded to The BI Survey 14. Thirty-four BI products were included in the final report.

± END ± About Yellowfin:Yellowfin is a global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor passionate about making BI easy. Founded in 2003 in response to the complexity and costs associated with implementing and using traditional BI tools, Yellowfin is a highly intuitive 100 percent Web-based reporting and analytics solution. Yellowfin is a leader in mobile, collaborative and embeddable BI as well as Location Intelligence and data visualization. For more information, visit www.yellowfinbi.com

About BARC:BARC is an enterprise software industry analyst delivering product evaluations,conferences, market research and consulting to over 1,000 customers each year. BARC specializes in advising organizations on software selection in its core research areas of BI, data management and enterprise content management. Along with CXP and Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC), BARC forms part of the CXP Group - the leading European IT research and consulting firm with 140 staff in eight countries. For further media information, interviews, images or product demonstration, please contact:

Lachlan James, Communications Manager on +61 (0)3 8617 4954, +61 (0)431 835 658or lachlan.james@yellowfin.bi For regular updates and news, follow Yellowfin on Twitter (@YellowfinBI), LinkedIn (Yellowfin Business Intelligence) or email pr@yellowfin.bi to subscribe to Yellowfin's free e-newsletter.

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