TIBCO Software: An Integration Platform With Strong Built-In SOA And Web Services Management

TIBCO Software: An Integration Platform With Strong Built-In SOA And Web Services Management - The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q1 2006by Randy Heffner

Historically, TIBCO Software has built strong management features into its integration platform. Furthermore, TIBCO views service-oriented architecture (SOA) management as an integral part of an SOA platform. Thus, rather than having a standalone product for SOA management, TIBCO's SOA and Web services management solution starts with its core integration product, BusinessWorks, and adds four additional products. Although this adds complexity to the configuration of service operations, it adds strong depth to the overall service management picture that TIBCO provides. This management depth extends to strong integration with enterprise management infrastructure, making TIBCO's SOA management solution well-suited to firms with mature IT management skills and infrastructure.