TIBCO Announces Platinum Sponsorship of IDC Business Intelligence and Analytics Forum

SOMERVILLE, MA--(Marketwire - May 18, 2009) - TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) today announced its platinum sponsorship of the IDC Business Intelligence and Analytics Forum on May 21, 2009, in New York City. The Forum provides practical advice for leveraging and maximizing BI investments and utilizing information as an asset -- key strategies for thriving in a down economy. Speakers will include recognized IDC analysts, industry experts and enterprise executives.

Jay Morreale, former head of Liquidity and Risk Technology at Merrill Lynch and a current member of the Enterprise Credit and Market Risk Technology group at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, will be a featured keynote presenter at the event. His presentation will discuss: "From BI to Analytics: Faster, Better Decision Making."

When:           Thursday, May 21, 2009
                8:30a.m. - 5:00p.m. ET

Where:          New York Marriott Marquis Hotel

Event Details:  For event details go to
                http://www.idc.com/business-analytics09

The event addresses how to unify structured and unstructured content and data to optimize customer relationships, streamline operations, mitigate risk, cut costs, and increase revenue. IDC analysts and industry experts use best practice case studies to explore how to create a universal access point for information and how automation can be used to organize and analyze that information to make effective decisions and realize optimal business value.

About TIBCO

TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) is a leading provider of enterprise analytics software for next generation business intelligence. TIBCO Spotfire products offer a visual and interactive experience that helps professionals quickly discover new and actionable insights in information. Distinguished by its speed to insight and adaptability to specific business challenges, Spotfire rapidly reveals unseen threats and new opportunities, creating significant economic value. Spotfire customers include industry leaders among the Global 2000 that have deployed Spotfire analytics to gain an information advantage over their competitors. For more information, visit http://spotfire.tibco.com.

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