We are delighted to announce that iGenius has been recognized as a 2021 Gartner Cool Vendor in AI Core Technologies for the company’s AI-enabled virtual advisor — crystal. The advisor expands the ability for companies to access and consult business data, and make decisions based on them. crystal requires no data literacy skills or in-depth training, and uses natural language processing to give users clear, easy-to-understand-answers that allow for more insightful business decisions.

Gartner determines its “cool vendors” based on three key attributes. The vendor must be:

Innovative — the vendor has developed technologies or products that enable users to do things they couldn’t do before. crystal has removed the traditional barriers to AI configuration: the platform’s self-service console is easy to configure for admins who need to connect and integrate their business data sources, and has a simple interface for users, creating a new way for them to access data, via voice, wherever they are.

Impactful — the vendor offers technologies or products that have or will have business impact—it’s not just “technology for the sake of technology”. crystal makes the right data accessible to those who need them in an organization, providing users with answers customized to their questions, allowing for better data-driven decisions.

Intriguing — the vendor has caught Gartner’s interest during the past twelve months. iGenius has previously been included in Gartner’s “Emerging Technologies and Trends Impact Radar 2021” and “2020 Hype Cycle for Analytics and Business Intelligence” reports.

“We constantly look for the best, most innovative technologies to leverage our clients’ information asset. We have been among the first partners of iGenius, believing in the scaleup for over two years — we introduced crystal to many of our clients, and trained over ten Bip professionals to master the technology behind crystal, applying it to our clients’ use cases in areas that span from finance to energy,” said Andrea Taglioni, Bip Partner and Bip xTech Data & AI Competence Manager. “We couldn’t be happier about this Gartner mention, and wish iGenius a future of growth and success.”

“We want to thank Bip for their support to iGenius at this stage in our growth,” said Uljan Sharka, CEO of iGenius. “We are proud of this milestone and ready to continue supporting digital transformation processes for companies.”

The full Gartner “2021 Cool Vendors in AI Core Technologies” report is available at this link: Download the full report.