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Gartner positioneert tibco wederom als 'leader' in application integration vendor magic quadrant

22 mei 2003 - TIBCO Software Inc., een belangrijke speler op het gebied van real-time business en een toonaangevende onafhankelijke leverancier van bedrijfsintegratiesoftware, heeft aangekondigd dat het door Gartner Inc. wederom benoemd is als 'leader' in het Gartner's 'Application Integration Vendor Magic Quadrant'. Deze leiderschapsclassificatie wordt zeer gewaardeerd onder CIO's en IT Managers, omdat het betrekking heeft op bedrijven die vandaag de dag goed presteren, een duidelijke marktvisie hebben en doelgericht bezig zijn met het uitbouwen van hun leiderspositie. Sinds het Magic Quadrant in mei 2000 is geïntroduceerd is TIBCO al voor de zevende keer op rij benoemd als 'leader'.

"Onze plaatsing in het 'leader' kwadrant is een reflectie van ons voortdurend groeiende klantenbestand, strategische partnerships en visie met betrekking tot real-time business," zei Vivek Ranadivé, voorzitter en CEO bij TIBCO Software Inc. "We zijn trots dat we wederom geroemd zijn voor ons leiderschap in het leveren van integratie-oplossingen aan 2.000 klanten wereldwijd."

Het Gartner Application Integration Vendor Magic Quadrant positioneert bedrijven als 'leader', 'visionaries', 'challengers' of 'niche players', waarbij gelet wordt op hun visie en de wijze waarop deze wordt uitgevoerd.

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BERICHT VOOR DE REDACTIE
Over TIBCO Software Inc.
TIBCO Software Inc. (Nasdaq: TIBX) is het grootste onafhankelijke business integratie softwarebedrijf ter wereld, aldus de analisten en marktaandeelonderzoeken. Bovendien is TIBCO leverancier van real-time business oplossingen, waardoor bedrijven in staat zijn efficiënter, sneller en rendabeler te kunnen opereren. TIBCO levert deze real-time business, of ook wel de "Power of Now®", aan meer dan 2.000 klanten over de hele wereld en aan verschillende industrieën. Het hoofdkantoor van TIBCO is gevestigd in Palo Alto, Californië. Meer informatie over TIBCO's business integratie-, business optimalisatie- en enterprise backbone-oplossingen, kunt u vinden op: www.tibco.com

Over Gartner's Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted May 2003 Gartner Inc., and is reused with permission. Gartner Inc. s permission to print or reference its Magic Quadrant should not be deemed to be an endorsement of any company or product depicted in the quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is Gartner Inc. s opinion and is an analytical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It measures vendors against Gartner Inc.-defined criteria for a marketplace. The positioning of vendors within a Magic Quadrant is based on the complex interplay of many factors. Gartner Inc. does not advise enterprises to select only those firms in the Leaders segment. In some situations, firms in the Visionary, Challenger, or Niche Player segments may be the right match for an enterprise's requirements. Well-informed vendor selection decisions should rely on more than a Magic Quadrant. Gartner, Inc. research is intended to be one of many information sources including other published information and direct analyst interaction. Gartner Inc. expressly disclaims all warranties, express or implied of fitness of this research for a particular purpose.

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