PALO ALTO, Calif., June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TIBCO Software Inc. , a leading business integration and process management software company that enables real-time business, has been named to the 2006 SD Times 100 in the "SOA & Integration" and "Business Process Management" categories. The 4th annual SD Times 100, published in the June 1, 2006 issue of BZ Media's SD Times, recognizes the leaders and innovators of the software development industry. The 2006 SD Times 100 can also be viewed at http://www.sdtimes.com/.

As a winner in the "SOA & Integration" category, TIBCO was commended by SD Times for having "Implemented an innovative complex event processing system to divine business events wisdom from enterprise chaos." In the "Business Process Management" category, TIBCO was praised for "Continuing to hold its ground as the leader of BPM-focused providers and strengthening its position by beefing up its integration suite."

"The winners of this year's SD Times 100 awards have demonstrated their leadership in shaping the software development industry," said David Rubinstein, editor-in-chief of SD Times. "We took into account each nominee's products and services, its reputation among development managers, and the new ideas it brought out. These select individuals and organizations are the ones we've identified as helping to move the art of development forward."

"We are honored to have been named to the 2006 SD Times 100," said Ram Menon, senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing at TIBCO. "TIBCO has long been at the forefront of helping companies leverage technology to make smarter decisions and achieve bottom-line targets. SD Times' recognition of TIBCO's expertise and innovation in BPM and SOA is another testament to this continued commitment."

About SD Times

BZ Media LLC (http://www.bzmedia.com/) is a New York-based media company combining the best of print and Internet publishing with industry-leading technical conferences and expositions. BZ Media's SD Times (http://www.sdtimes.com/) is the twice-monthly newspaper of record for the software development industry. SD Times reaches more than 55,000 subscribers in 131 countries.

About TIBCO

TIBCO Software Inc. is a leading business integration and process management software company that enables real-time business. Real-time business is about giving organizations the ability to sense and respond to changes and opportunities as they arise. TIBCO has delivered the value of real-time business, what TIBCO calls The Power of Now(R), to over 2,500 customers around the world and in a wide variety of industries. To learn about TIBCO's solutions for service-oriented architecture (SOA), business process management (BPM) and business optimization, contact TIBCO at +1 650-846-1000 or on the Web at http://www.tibco.com/. TIBCO is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

NOTE: TIBCO, the TIBCO logo, The Power of Now, Predictive Business, and TIBCO Software are trademarks or registered trademarks of TIBCO Software Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other product and company names and marks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners and are mentioned for identification purposes only.

CONTACT: Holly Burkhart of TIBCO Software Inc., +1-650-846-8463, or
hburkhart@tibco.com; or Bill Bourdon of Bateman Group, +1-415-503-1818,
ext. 12, or bbourdon@bateman-group.com, for TIBCO

Web site: http://www.tibco.com/