TIBCO tibbr Selected as Business Innovation of the Year Finalist in 2010 American Business Awards


PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - June 7, 2010) -  TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) today announced that tibbr™, the company's enterprise social networking tool, was named a finalist in the Business Innovation of the Year category for The 2010 American Business Awards.

Built using TIBCO Silver™ and currently in beta, tibbr is based on subscribing to subjects and machines rather than people. Unlike conventional social utilities, tibbr cuts through the clutter to deliver contextual, relevant information in exactly the right form, frequency and manner of each user's choice. With tibbr, users can collaborate to break down the walls that divide people and widen the scope and power of how information finds you.

The American Business Awards are the nation's premier business awards program. More than 2,700 entries from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration across more than 40 categories, including Most Innovative Company of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Corporate Environmental Responsibility Program of the Year.

"At TIBCO, we strive to conceptualize, build and deliver solutions that reshape and better the way businesses operate," said Ram Menon, executive vice president, worldwide marketing, TIBCO Software Inc. "We are honored tibbr has been recognized by the American Business Awards for introducing an innovative and more productive way to work and approach data."

Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and specialized final judging committees will select Stevie Award winners from among Finalists in final judging that continued through May 28. Finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April and May.

This year's Stevie Award winners will be announced during the annual gala on Monday, June 21 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. More than six-hundred executives from across the U.S.A. are expected to attend. The event will benefit Oceana (oceana.org), the largest international organization focused on ocean conservation. The ceremonies will be broadcast on radio nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network.

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.

About The Stevie Awards
 
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

About TIBCO
TIBCO's technology digitized Wall Street in the '80s with its event-driven "Information Bus" software, which helped make real-time business a strategic differentiator in the '90s. Today, TIBCO's infrastructure software gives customers the ability to constantly innovate by connecting applications and data in a service-oriented architecture, streamlining activities through business process management, and giving people the information and intelligence tools they need to make faster and smarter decisions, what we call The Power of Now. TIBCO serves more than 3,000 customers around the world with offices in more than 20 countries and an ecosystem of over 200 partners. Learn more at www.tibco.com.

TIBCO, TIBCO Software, TIBCO Silver and tibbr are trademarks or registered trademarks of TIBCO Software Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other product and company names and trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners and are mentioned for identification purposes only.

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