TIBCO SOFTWARE JOINS GROWING WIRELESS APPLICATION PROTOCOL (WAP) FORUM Submitted By: Metia LTD (Formally Write Image Ltd) Wednesday, 9 February 2000

TIBCO SOFTWARE JOINS GROWING WIRELESS APPLICATION PROTOCOL (WAP) FORUM Submitted by: Metia LTD (formally Write Image Ltd) Wednesday, 9 February 2000

Membership Climbs To Over 200 Industry Leading Telecom, IT And Software Companies February 8, 2000 - TIBCO Software Inc. (Nasdaq: TIBX), a leading provider of real-time infrastructure software for e-business, announced today it has joined the fast-growing Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Forum, an international industry association dedicated to bringing together companies from all segments of the wireless industry value chain to ensure product interoperability and growth of the wireless market. Founded in 1997 with four members, the WAP Forum has grown to more than 200 members, representing over 95% of the global handset market, carriers with more than 100 million subscribers, leading infrastructure providers, software developers and other organisations providing solutions to the wireless industry. The forum will sponsor research, foster standards and work to educate the marketplace about the benefits of the evolving wireless industry. TIBCO Software joined the WAP Forum at the Full Membership Level, emphasising the company’s focus on e-business infrastructure for wireless portals. "As the market for wireless solutions continues to evolve, it will be important to add structure and standards to the industry in order to realise the full potential and business benefits of these applications," said Tugrul Firatli, vice president of networking and telecommunications solutions for TIBCO Software. "We look forward to playing a key role in defining the 'rules of engagement' for the wireless marketplace with other industry leaders." "By joining the WAP Forum, TIBCO will have the opportunity to participate in driving the evolution of WAP and ultimately, the wireless industry," said Chuck Parrish, executive vice president of Phone.com and vice chairman of the WAP Forum. "TIBCO’s real-time e-business infrastructure will be instrumental in accomplishing the forum’s goal of empowering mobile users with instant access to information and services." About the WAP Forum The WAP Forum is an industry association that has developed the de-facto world standard for wireless information and telephony services on digital mobile phones and other wireless terminals. The WAP Forum's mandate is to bring companies together from all segments of the wireless industry to ensure product interoperability and growth of the wireless market. The WAP Forum includes wireless industry leaders such as Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola and Microsoft. WAP Forum membership is open to all industry participants. For further details on the Forum and its members, please visit the Forum's Web site at www.wapforum.org. About TIBCO Software TIBCO Software Inc. (Nasdaq: TIBX) is a leading provider of real-time infrastructure software for the

Page 1 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? 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® or TIB®. TIB technology was first used to 'digitise' Wall Street and has been adopted in diverse industries, including manufacturing, energy, telecommunications, and electronic commerce. TIBCO Software's global client base includes Cisco Systems, Yahoo!, Sun Microsystems, NEC, 3Com, AT&T, Philips, and Netscape. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, TIBCO Software can be reached at (650) 846-1000 or on the Web at http://www.tibco.com TIBCO, TIB/ActiveEnterprise, The Information Bus and TIB are trademarks or registered trademarks of TIBCO Software Inc. Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This release may contain forward-looking statements regarding TIBCO's business, customers or other factors that may affect future earnings or financial results. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements can be found in TIBCO Software's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including but not limited to its registration statement on Form S-1 which was declared effective by the SEC on July 13, 1999, and the most recent reports on Form 10-Q, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements including limited independent operating history, history of losses, unpredictability of future revenue, dependence on a limited number of customers, relationship with Reuters Group PLC, rapid technological and market changes, risks associated with infrastructure software and volatility of stock price. Copies of filings made with the SEC are available through the SEC's electronic data gather analysis and retrieval system (EDGAR) at www.sec.gov. TIBCO assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this document. For Immediate Release Contacts: Birgit Jordan TIBCO Software Inc. +49 (0) 171 221 7975 [email protected] Karin Clark / Stella Couch Write Image +44 (0) 171 493 5400

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