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| Type | Public (NASDAQ: TIBX) |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, CA |
| Key people | Vivek Ranadive, founder, CEO, chairman |
| Industry | Computer Software |
| Products | Business software |
| Revenue | US $517.28M (2006) |
| Employees | 1500 (October, 2006) |
| Slogan | The Power of Now |
| Website | www.tibco.com |
Tibco Software Inc. is a software company, with headquarters in Palo Alto, California. Tibco sells business process management and business integration software.
History
Vivek Ranadive founded the company as Teknekron Software Systems (TSS) in 1985. In 1994, TSS was acquired by Reuters. Vice president and general manager Dr JoMei Chang went on to found Vitria. In 1996, the company was renamed Tibco (The Information Bus Company). In January 1997 Tibco Software Inc. was established as a separate entity to create and market software solutions for use in the integration of business information, processes and applications outside the financial services sector. Reuters retained Tibco Finance to create and market software solutions for the financial services sector. In July 1999 Tibco went public on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol TIBX.
