Hornbill recognized as a “Champion” in mid-market service desk software

Aug. 28, 2012 - PRLog -- August 28, 2012 -- Hornbill, a leading enterprise service management solution provider, today announced that it has been listed as a “Champion” in Info-Tech Research Group’s Mid-Market Service Desk Software Vendor Landscape.

Welcoming the report, Frank McIlroy, CEO of Hornbill Service Management, said, "This recognition of our mid-market achievement underlines Hornbill’s commitment to offering every customer, of whatever size and ITSM maturity, the same award-winning technology that supports global brands and government organizations around the world."

Hornbill's Supportworks ITSM Enterprise was the solution evaluated. Supportworks ITSM Enterprise service desk software is a comprehensive ITIL-compatible application with fully-integrated processes and templates that satisfy most IT service management requirements out-of-the-box. Process automation, flexibility, and ease of use ensure the shortest time to value and most rapid adoption of best practice.

Info-Tech Research Group Vendor Landscape reports recognize outstanding vendors in the technology marketplace. Assessing vendors by the strength of their offering and their strategy for the enterprise, Info-Tech Research Group Vendor Landscapes pay tribute to the contribution of exceptional vendors in a particular category.

For this study, Info-Tech Research Group evaluated nine competitors in the Service Desk market, determining that “Hornbill offers full functionality with streamlined ease-of-use”, and citing technician and end-user convenience as an additional differentiator.

Hornbill was the only provider to be listed as a Champion, a category explained by Info-Tech as follows: “Champions receive high scores for most evaluation criteria and offer excellent value. They have a strong market presence and are usually the trend setters for the industry.”

Supportworks was one of the only products to be rated “exemplary” on seven out of eight assessment criteria, and also the only one found to have all of six “advanced features” fully present.

Info-Tech summarizes, “If ease of use is your top concern ‒ and it should be ‒ Hornbill should be at the top of your shortlist. This solution is robust and includes all of the features of the competition at a reasonable price.”

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About Hornbill

Hornbill develops and markets Supportworks: platform technology and applications for IT Service Management and business helpdesks. Supportworks' service desk software is designed for rapid deployment within any IT or business support environment, including ITIL-compatible IT Service Management (ITSM), IT Helpdesk, Customer Service & Support, Human Resources and Facilities Management with the flexibility to build additional service desks at minimal extra cost.

Customers including Atos Origin, Toyota Motorsport, Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Kent County Council, Greggs, London School of Economics, Natural History Museum, Knight Frank, Comet, The National Archives, and Camelot benefit from Hornbill's unique “Human Touch” approach to Service Management.
Hornbill was founded in 1995 and has offices in London, UK and Dallas, Texas. For more information about Hornbill's solutions please visit www.hornbill.com

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