The features and benefits listed above have made WebSphere one of the leading solutions in the portal market and this has been verified by industry analysts, press, and customer awards.

• Gartner Positions IBM's WebSphere Portal in Leader Quadrant, Phifer, et al., Gartner, March 2006
• IDC identifies WebSphere Portal as the leader in enterprise portal market in 2004 with 24.8% market share. June, 2005
  Gartner Dataquest identifies WebSphere Portal as the leader in enterprise portal market in 2004 with 21.6% market share. May, 2005
• WebSphere Portal wins Java Technology Achievement Awards for Best Java Enterprise Portal Technology, November 2004, Java Pro
• WebSphere Portal wins Computer Reseller News Channel Champions 2003, March 2003, by delivering the strongest ROI and channel support.