synopsis

TIBCO is a rare beast in the crowded BPM technology market: a large independent enterprise infrastructure software provider that isn't a BPM-only specialist (the only others are BEA and Software AG). Staffware technology formed the backbone of what is now known as the iProcess Suite, which is TIBCO's BPM technology offering. The Staffware technology has been significantly reworked, and complemented by a range of other technologies, both developed internally within TIBCO and licensed from third parties. Over time, release by release, the company is working to bring the iProcess technology into a common product framework, common toolset and common administration environment. The latest release of the iProcess Suite is v11. With the v11 release, the iProcess Suite has moved on from the transitional stage that was evident when we last assessed the offering in April 2008.