Department of Homeland Security Licenses TIBCO Software in Multimillion Dollar Deal
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PALO ALTO, CA, Oct 26 (MARKET WIRE) --
TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) today announced a multimillion dollar
transaction by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for TIBCO
software products. TIBCO technology will be used by DHS's National
Protection and Programs Directorate's National Cyber Security Division to
protect and defend the federal executive branch civilian networks -- also
referred to as the dot-gov domain.
DHS efforts are focused on enhancing the cyber security posture of the
nation by improving their capacity to prevent, identify, respond to and
recover from cyber threats. President Barack Obama has described the
networks as "strategic national assets" and called the growing number
attacks on these networks "one of the most serious economic and national
security threats our nation faces."
DHS will leverage technology currently deployed within other government
agencies along with TIBCO's platform to fulfill its mission to protect
and defend the federal executive branch civilian networks.
Supporting Quote:
"TIBCO's technology is the perfect platform for
protecting the civilian agencies dot-gov domain," said Dick Martin,
president, TIBCO Software Federal, Inc. "Building a real-time event
notification solution for the detection of threats and unforeseen attacks
will help the DHS achieve its goals and leverage its current
developmental efforts."
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 optimizing claims, processing
trades, cross-selling products based on real-time customer behavior, or
averting a crisis before it happens, TIBCO provides companies the
two-second advantage(TM) -- 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. Learn more at
www.tibco.com.
TIBCO, two-second advantage, 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.
Media Contacts:
Leslie Moore
TIBCO Software Inc.
(650) 846 5025
lmoore@tibco.com
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