Gartner, a US-based provider of research and analysis on the global IT industry has acquired Senexx, a cloud-based questions and answers platform that identifies and manages expertise within organisations.
Announcing the buy, Gartner says it will leverage the Israel-based company’s expertise to significantly enhance its web search capability and augment its content recommendation engine and proprietary social platforms.
“We have a high regard for the intellectual property and business Senexx has built since it was founded in 2011,” Gene Hall, CEO of Gartner said. “We will work with Senexx’s talented leadership team to invest in the development of their innovative platform to benefit our clients while minimizing disruption to their business throughout the integration process.”
“Senexx improves productivity by identifying individuals with specific knowledge and experience in a particular subject to help organizations answer questions, solve problems and realize new opportunities,” Zeevi Michel, Founder and CEO of Senexx said.
According to him, “We are excited to accelerate the growth of our platform and products, in addition to applying our proven capability to help Gartner deliver greater service to its clients.”