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TIBCO Software Named A Leader In Forrester Research's Enterprise Portal Server Techrankings
Forrester's Extensive Enterprise Portal Evaluation Concludes TIBCO ActivePortal™ Product Line is Top Notch
Palo Alto Calif., October 01, 2001 - TIBCO Software Inc. (Nasdaq:TIBX), a leading provider of Total Business Integration solutions, continues to earn industry accolades in lab evaluations with Forrester Research's latest eBusiness TechRankings™, which concludes that TIBCO is one of the leading vendors of enterprise portal servers. TIBCO ActivePortal product line received honors, ahead of products from Plumtree, iPlanet and BroadVision.
Forrester defines an enterprise portal server as "Software that gives employees a single customized interface to the online resources they need by integrating and organizing applications and data." Forrester's September 2001 research report on Enterprise Portal Servers maintains that firms must develop portals that simplify and unify the myriad of user interfaces used in an organization in order build sites that employees will use. According to Forrester's research " Firms want portal servers that help employees quickly use the applications and information they need to do their jobs."
"Building an integrated platform that lets people interact in real–time with a company's systems and information is essential to connecting people to their business processes and enabling better business performance," said Fred Meyer, chief marketing officer of TIBCO Software. "The leadership of TIBCO ActivePortal as evidenced in Forrester's evaluation shows our commitment to putting the power of the enterprise in the hands of the business users."
For the Enterprise Portal Server category, Forrester tests, analyzes and scores each vendor and product based on the following ten attributes:
- Capabilities
- Architecture
- Development
- Administration
- Security
- Integration
- Globalization
- Momentum
- Support
- Cost
Forrester's eBusiness TechRankings™, which are updated monthly to reflect changing trends and advancements in the technology industry contain detailed, objective research to help companies select and implement the best technology for their eBusiness initiatives. eBusiness TechRankings' continuous research combines product lab testing results and market analysis to help firms understand rapidly changing technology markets, accelerate and improve product selection, and effectively gauge implementation costs and effort.
About TIBCO ActivePortal
The TIBCO ActivePortal product suite enables the collection of information and interfaces from a wide range of internal and external sources and the presentation of that information to individual users including employees, customers and business partners. TIBCO ActivePortal is comprised of four products: TIBCO PortalBuilder™, a portal-construction tool that provides front-end customization; TIBCO PortalPack™, products that enhance the functionality of TIBCO PortalBuilder including content feed handlers and application servers for aggregation and delivery of third party content and services; TIBCO AlertServer™, a high-volume, personalized notification system that delivers alerts to wireless devices based on events within the e–business infrastructures; and TIBCO.net™, a value-added hosting service provided by TIBCO for delivering real–time content and services.
About Forrester's TechRankings Methodology
Forrester's eBusiness TechRankings™ methodology is open, rigorous, and unbiased. TechRankings combines the results of hands-on lab tests, strategic market analysis, and in–depth research into the needs of technology users. Forrester does not charge vendors in any way to participate in TechRankings, and it tests and analyzes all products with Doculabs, Inc. (www.doculabs.com) in a given category using identical, publicly available criteria. Forrester extensively checks and verifies results and updates the research and rankings monthly. Any vendor wishing to be ranked may apply by contacting Forrester's TechRankings research team at techrankings@forrester.com. To learn more about TechRankings, visit www.forrester.com/TR. ©2001, Forrester Research, Inc. Forrester and TechRankings are trademarks of Forrester Research, Inc.
About TIBCO Software Inc.
TIBCO Software Inc. (Nasdaq:TIBX) is a leading provider of total business integration solutions delivering infrastructure software that enables businesses to seamlessly integrate business systems in real-time. TIBCO technology was first used to digitize Wall Street and has since been adopted in diverse industries including financial services, telecommunications, electronic commerce, transportation, logistics, manufacturing and energy. TIBCO's global customer base includes more than 1,300 customers such as Cisco Systems, Yahoo!, NEC, Enron, Sun Microsystems, GE Capital, The Limited, Delta Air Lines, Philips, AT&T and Pirelli. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, TIBCO can be reached at 650-846-1000 or on the web at www.tibco.com.
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