Gartner Buys Software Advice Research Service

Technology research and analysis specialist Gartner has acquired Software Advice, which offers a software review, comparison and research service to help buyers choose the best products for their organizations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Software Advice employs a team of experts who conduct telephone consultations with each buyer to shortlist systems best suited to their company's specific requirements and match them with the right software vendors. The firm is headquartered and employs one hundred people in Austin, Texas and also has an engineering team in Cordoba, Argentina.

The company was founded in 2005 by Don Fornes (pictured), who previously served as a senior director at CRM software developer Epiphany.

Web sites: www.gartner.com and www.softwareadvice.com .