The Business Application Research Center (BARC) offers neutral and substantiated surveys and market analyses in the field of software for Business Intelligence, Document Management, Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management and Project Management. BARC organizes conferences and seminars where leading vendors present their products, and where new trends in the software market are discussed. It has a strong presence in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

BARC’s mission is to bring transparency into the software market and provide truly unbiased support for organisations in search of suitable IT-solutions. BARC reports are focused on helping companies to find an appropriate solution for their specific needs. The reports give an insight into developments in the software market and aid at determining the right architecture and project set-up for tool evaluation.

BARC employees have been researching software-markets for more than 12 years, and supported more than 2000 customers in finding the right tools and IT-strategies for their business needs. BARC acts, rates and consults independently and impartially – no software vendor is connected to BARC in any way or has to pay fees to be tested in our reports. BARC’s Reports on tools for Business Intelligence, Document Management, Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management and Project Management have made it one of the most recognized analyst houses in Central Europe.

BARC was founded in 1994 as a spin-off from the University of Wuerzburg’s Chair for Information Science. In 2006, it acquired The OLAP Report.