Gartner Positions TIBCO tibbr as a Leader in the 2015 Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace for Third Consecutive Year

Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute


PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - Nov 12, 2015) - TIBCO Software Inc., a global leader in integration, analytics, and event processing, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. for its tibbr® solution, TIBCO's enterprise social networking platform, in the "Leaders" quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace1 report for the third consecutive year.

"The key differentiator with tibbr is that it connects knowledge workers with the right information from the business applications they already use, so they can collaborate more effectively across their organization," said Thomas Been, chief marketing officer, TIBCO. "We are pleased with this Magic Quadrant positioning. It bolsters our belief that the tibbr platform's ability to integrate deeply with applications such as Microsoft SharePoint, Box, WebEx, Skype, and Hangouts is what makes the solution truly unique."

According to Gartner, Magic Quadrant Leaders are well-established vendors with widely used social software and collaboration offerings. They have established their leadership through early recognition of users' needs, continuous innovation, significant market presence, and success in delivering user-friendly and solution-focused suites with broad capabilities.

1 Gartner, Inc. "Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace" by Mike Gotta, Nikos Drakos, Jeffrey Mann, October 26, 2015

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TIBCO Software empowers executives, developers, and business users with Fast Data solutions that make the right data available in real time for faster answers, better decisions and smarter action. Over the past 15 years, thousands of businesses across the globe have relied on TIBCO technology to integrate their applications and ecosystems, analyze their data and create real-time solutions. Learn how TIBCO turns data -- big or small -- into differentiation at www.tibco.com.

TIBCO, the TIBCO logo, and tibbr are trademarks or registered trademarks of TIBCO Software Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Box is without limitation, either a trademark, service mark or registered trademark of Box, Inc. WebEx is a registered trademark or trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries. Microsoft, SharePoint, and Skype are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Hangouts is a trademark of Google Inc. All other product and company names and marks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners and are mentioned for identification.

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