TIBCO Trailblazer Awards Honor Customers for Exemplary Digital Business Transformation

LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwired - May 18, 2016) - TIBCO NOW -- TIBCO Software Inc., a global leader in integration and analytics, announced the winners of this year's TIBCO Trailblazer Awards Program. This year, a new award category has been added -- the Transformer Award -- honoring five customers. Recipients of this year's Trailblazer Awards were selected for their achievements in turning IT into a business differentiator through the strategic utilization of TIBCO® technology to enable digital business transformation. The awards were presented by Murray Rode, chief executive officer, TIBCO, at a ceremony held at the TIBCO NOW® conference in Las Vegas at the MGM Resort & Casino.

"We have such a great customer base, it's always difficult to identify our Trailblazer winners. This year, the awards represent five exceptional examples of our customers using TIBCO technology to improve their business performance and enhance the experience for their customers," said Mr. Rode. "I congratulate this year's winners as they truly embody the spirit of the Trailblazer Awards."

Award recipients are honored for accomplishing tangible and substantial business results using TIBCO technology. They demonstrate ingenuity and thought leadership in meeting the demands of the digital consumer.

The winners in each category include:

Pioneer Award -- An innovative organization that has transformed IT into a competitive asset, driving lower total cost of ownership, improved workflows, and increased agility.

Winner: Norfolk Southern, a premier U.S. transportation company, operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is a major transporter of coal, automotive, and industrial products over its 20,000-mile railroad network in 22 states and the District of Columbia. The company sought to implement digital business transformation to improve operations and asset utilization. Norfolk Southern leveraged the TIBCO Fast Data platform to create a central event model that incorporated vital data from multiple sources, including Internet of Things sensors, its internal legacy system, customer and industry interchange, and other external sources to reflect the current state of the railway. Using TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™, TIBCO Enterprise Message Service™, and TIBCO Spotfire®, the company streamlined operations, going from multiple views of the railway to a single, real-time view. This helped Norfolk Southern achieve its business goals.