Positioned in the 'Leaders' quadrant in the Gartner 'Magic Quadrant for Combined Storage Resource Management and SAN Management Software' report for 2005.

HP recently announced that it has been positioned in the 'Leaders' quadrant in the Gartner, Inc.'s  'Magic Quadrant for Combined Storage Resource Management and SAN Management Software' report for 2005.

According to Gartner, vendors listed in the Leaders' quadrant are performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market.

"With the acquisition of AppIQ, HP now possesses a combination of technology, financial strength, strategic OEM relationships, services and expertise to deliver industry-leading, heterogeneous SRM solutions," said Bob Schultz, Senior Vice President and General Manager, StorageWorks Division, HP. "We are committed to maintaining this market position through additional investments in SRM technology, deep integration with the rest of HP's software, hardware and services portfolio, continued support for our OEM partners, and unrivaled execution."