TSI Software, TIBCO First to Sponsor New eBusiness Super-site: eBizQuadrant.com; ITQuadrant Spawns Three New Sites from Industry Leader MessageQ.com.

Business/Technology Editors

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 1999

Two market leaders in the rapidly evolving eBusiness integration market, TSI Software and TIBCO Software, have become the initial sponsors of the Internet super-site www.eBizQuadrant.com. One of three new sites being launched today by IT Quadrant, Inc., eBizQuadrant.com is an Internet resource for organizations concerned with bringing applications, business processes, and customer interactions into an overall relationship called eBusiness.

IT Quadrant President Leslie Yeamans defines an Internet super site as a three- faceted presence with editorial comprising expert content, interactive feedback, and chat forums; vendor support consisting of sponsorships, advertising and subsidized white papers; and advanced postings of unpublished manuscripts, bringing a new dimension to the publication of books. Additionally, the IT Quadrant community has a free Gold Card membership that includes a weekly newsletter of the latest industry news and features, as well as authorization to view any and all content on the sites.

In simplest terms, eBusiness means the use of Internet technologies, and the Web in particular, to conduct business operations. Roy Schulte, vice president of Gartner Group, said the term evolved in three stages: from application-to- application ("A2A") integration, through business-to-business (B2B) and now business-to-customer (B2C). Quoted recently on MessageQ.com, which is a sister site to eBizQuadrant.com, Schulte said, "If you try to dissect eBusiness, you find it isn't a single thing. The minute an order is taken, the transaction stops being business-to-business and becomes an internal process. It's no longer something that happens between a vendor and a customer, but rather a process within one or both networks."

TSI Software [Nasdaq: TSFW] is a leading provider of packaged e-bBusiness integration software across all industries. The company's flagship product, Mercator(r), is an integration broker that allows companies to rapidly integrate any and all internal legacy, packaged, and web-based applications while simultaneously providing business-to-business (B2B) integration with customers, suppliers and other business partners. The company's September acquisition of web application integration pioneer Novera Software, and the recent announcement of its first combined product, a B2B integration broker, brings significant new capabilities to customers to Internet-enable any application.

TIBCO Software Inc. [Nasdaq:TIBX] is a leading provider of real-time infrastructure software for the Internet and enterprise, enabling business to dynamically link internal operations, business partners and customer channels. The company's flagship solution, TIB/ActiveEnterprise, facilitates this business process integration by connecting applications, web sites, databases and other content sources using patented technology called The Information Bus.

IT Quadrant today also launched a site dedicated to enterprise application integration, www.EAIQuadrant.com, and announced Level 8 Systems as the initial sponsor.

The new sites were spawned from MessageQ.com, the leading World Wide Web resource for integrating data from external sources and internal applications, including such complex environments as enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.

Extending the Reach of eBiz

Connie Galley, CEO of TSI Software, said, "Even before breaking out e-business as a discrete web site, IT Quadrant has provided a world-class chronicle of issues, challenges, and opportunities facing enterprises moving their processes to the web. With well over 40 percent of TSI Software's business now being driven by Internet commerce initiatives, we are delighted to see that MessageQ.com has extended its reach with eBizQuadrant.com. We fully expect that the success we've had from our relationship with MessageQ.com will continue with eBizQuadrant.com."

TIBCO Software founder and CEO Vivek Ranadivi said, "Companies are moving beyond simply e-buying and e-selling, and are now using the Internet to transform their fundamental business processes, thereby creating new revenue opportunities. By providing a dedicated site, eBizQuadrant.com helps these companies increase efficiencies throughout the value chain, and derive new competitive advantages. Being an advertising sponsor provides us with a similar competitive advantage of high visibility in a critical piece of real estate."

Leslie Yeamans, who is also publisher of EAIQuadrant.com, said, "The migration of business process to the web is compelling, rapid, and irreversible, for good reasons: improving efficiency, creating new opportunities, and leveling the playing field. We are delighted with this vote of confidence from two industry leaders. TSI Software and TIBCO are creating the infrastructure for the Internet business paradigm, and IT Quadrant will be a catalyst in that process."

About The Companies

TSI Software

TSI Software (NASDAQ: TSFW) is a leading provider of e-business integration software across all industries. The company's flagship product, Mercator, allows companies to rapidly integrate any and all internal legacy, packaged, and web-based software while simultaneously providing business-to- business (B2B) integration with customers, suppliers and other business partners. Mercator's unique technology embraces diversity and complexity, simplifying eBusiness integration. With the acquisition of web application integration pioneer, Novera Software, in September, TSI Software has significantly extended its e-business integration capabilities. .

TIBCO Software

TIBCO Software Inc. (Nasdaq: TIBX) is a leading provider of real-time infrastructure software for the Internet and enterprise. Recently ranked by IDC as the number one provider in the Businessware category, TIBCO's products and services enable computer applications and platforms to communicate efficiently across networks, including the Internet. The TIB/ActiveEnterprise(tm) product suite facilitates the distribution of information and integration of business processes by connecting applications to a network through patented technology called The Information Bus(r) or TIB(r).

IT Quadrant Inc.

IT Quadrant Inc. has created a network of web sites that present the technical side of business issues, and the business side of technology issues, dealing with migrating business to the web and other environments. All sites feature opinion polls, feedback boxes and chat forums. This interactivity means that users can define the content of the sites, the biggest single factor that encourages repeat visits.

The interactive sites include www.MessageQ.com, www.eBizQuadrant.com, www.EAIQuadrant.com and www.JobsQ.com. Each site has a maximum of four principal sponsors, and the overall IT Quadrant roster comprises leading vendors in the enterprise software industry. Marquee sponsors include BMC, Candle, IBM, Level 8 Systems, NEON, TIBCO, and TSI Software. Additionally, supporting companies use banner advertising, white papers, articles, and the site's vendor directory as mechanisms to deliver their marketing messages, all within an environment of independent editorial material.

MessageQ.com, eBizQuadrant.com, and EAIQuadrant.com are trademarks of IT Quadrant, Inc. All other marks are the property of their owners and are used for identification purposes only.