Dimensional Insight, a leading independent provider of dashboard, reporting and analytics software and services today announced that it has been recognized as the leading Business Intelligence Emerging Vendor according to a recent independent market study conducted by Dresner Advisory Services, LLC. The "Wisdom of Crowds" Business Intelligence Market Study ™ was created as a way to give a voice to those actually using business intelligence (BI) solutions through "crowds-sourcing" creating a new and different perspective for measuring BI vendors and products in the market. The study revealed that massive BI deployments appear to be on the decline in favor of individual, departmental and smaller enterprise solutions. From the findings, Dresner concluded that even though IT continues to play a dominant role with BI, business users are growing in influence and more likely to purchase BI solutions than before. The market segment alignment results indicated that business users favored "Emerging" BI vendors over "Pure-play" or "Titan" vendors.

"This is a completely unique and forward-thinking approach to delivering vendor rankings to the marketplace. The best way to see if a particular BI vendor will have the ability to meet the information needs of your organization is to ask those that are actually using it. This survey revealed some telling insights about the current state of BI deployments and has distinguished those vendors that have consistently delivered value to the customers they serve," says Howard Dresner, President of Dresner Advisory Services and author of the study.

The Dresner market study was based on an online survey and open for input to any valid users with first-hand BI vendor and product experience. Survey criteria included: sales/acquisition experience; value for price paid; quality and usefulness of the product; quality of technical support; quality and value of consulting services; and whether the vendor is recommended. The survey was aggressively publicized through key publications and social media sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. More details on the report can be accessed at www.business-intelligence-study.com

"This distinction of being chosen the number one emerging BI vendor in Dresner's study is important to us because it is based on direct user feedback," said Lauren McCollem, Director of Marketing at Dimensional Insight. "The fact that so many business users voted for The Diver Solution validates our ability to service enterprise BI needs at all levels.