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May 12, 2011

Defense Intelligence Agency Selects TIBCO Spotfire Analytics for DoD Information System Community

SOMERVILLE, MA., May 12, 2011 -- TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) today announced that the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has selected the TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for the Department of Defense Intelligence Information System (DoDIIS). By leveraging predictive analytics of Spotfire, users like the DIA will gain the power to make quick, real-time decisions that will in turn give them an advantage over others.

With more than 16,500 military and civilian employees worldwide, DIA is a major producer and manager of foreign military intelligence. Within the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, DIA provides military intelligence to personnel in the field, defense policymakers, and force planners in support of U.S. military planning and operations, and weapon systems acquisition.

"Years ago, the Abrams tank marked a new technological era on the warfront but tomorrow's battlefield will be fought in the information realm," said Rock Gnatovich, senior vice president and chief operating officer for Spotfire, TIBCO Software Inc. "Achieving the concept of 'the two-second advantage' -- or the ability to capture the right information at the right time and act on it preemptively for a competitive advantage -- is absolutely critical to the time-sensitive nature of today's global intelligence environment."

About TIBCO

TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) is a provider of infrastructure software for companies to use on-premise or as part of cloud computing environments. Whether it's efficient claims or trade processing, cross-selling products based on real-time customer behavior, or averting a crisis before it happens, TIBCO provides companies the two-second advantage™ -- the ability to capture the right information, at the right time and act on it preemptively for a competitive advantage. More than 4,000 customers worldwide rely on TIBCO to manage information, decisions, processes, and applications in real-time. TIBCO Spotfire® is the company's in-memory analytics software for next generation business intelligence. By offering a visual, interactive experience, Spotfire® helps professionals quickly discover new and actionable insights in information. Learn more at http://spotfire.tibco.com.

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