PALO ALTO, Calif., May 9, 2007 -- TIBCO Software Inc. (Nasdaq: TIBX) today announced that it has been named one of START-IT Magazine's "Hottest Companies of 2007," an annual listing that recognizes software and technology providers for innovative solutions targeting the manufacturing industry. Selected by START-IT editors, award winners were singled out for their ability to demonstrate growth, important client wins and significant product accomplishments in the past year.

"TIBCO has combined all the ingredients necessary to be named a 'hot' technology provider," says Peggy Smedley, editorial director of START-IT magazine. "This includes an ongoing commitment to product innovation, growth and real success in helping manufacturing companies harness technologies like service-oriented architecture (SOA), business process management (BPM) and master data management (MDM) to optimize their operations."

TIBCO reached a number of milestones impacting the manufacturing industry in the past year, including the launch of a major new release of its master data management (MDM) solution, TIBCO Collaborative Information Manager(TM) in 2006. TIBCO's solution confronts and resolves the challenges that manufacturers face in maintaining and managing consistent, accurate data (including product, customer and vendor information) -- both within the enterprise and across the supply chain. By pioneering a business process-based approach to creating and maintaining a "single version of the truth," TIBCO Collaborative Information Manager enables organizations to align enterprise master data across multiple systems, business units and trading partners, driving better collaboration and more efficient business operations.

"By integrating TIBCO Collaborative Information Manager with our solutions for service-oriented architecture and business process management, TIBCO is helping manufacturing companies to more effectively leverage real-time information and operate with greater efficiency and agility," said Ram Menon, executive vice president, Worldwide Marketing, TIBCO. "We are honored to be recognized for these efforts by START-IT and look forward to continuing to deliver innovative business solutions to the manufacturing market."

Earlier this year, TIBCO was also named to the 2007 START-IT 125, an annual listing of the most influential manufacturing technology providers. For more information on TIBCO's manufacturing solutions, visit: http://www.tibco.com/solutions/industry/manufacture/default.jsp

About TIBCO

TIBCO Software Inc. (Nasdaq: TIBX) provides enterprise software that helps companies achieve service-oriented architecture (SOA) and business process management (BPM) success. With over 3,000 customers, TIBCO has given leading organizations around the world better awareness and agility-what TIBCO calls The Power of Now(R). To learn more, contact TIBCO at +1 650-846-1000 or on the Web at http://www.tibco.com.

TIBCO, The Power of Now, TIBCO Collaborative Information Manager, 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.