TIBCO BusinessWorks™ is easy-to-use integration software that leverages TIBCO’s innovative technology and years of leadership. BusinessWorks provides world-class integration technology in a rapidly deployable solution that manages the entire lifecycle of integration projects.

TIBCO BusinessWorks helps companies take advantage of Service-oriented architecture (SOA) to make their IT infrastructure more agile and adaptable so they can support constantly changing business requirments.

TIBCO BusinessWorks includes a graphical user interface (GUI) for creating and defining integration scenarios, an engine that automates routine sequences of tasks, and a Web-based interface for monitoring applications, system resources and processes.

Benefits

• Enables rapid resolution of key business problems through integration and automation.
• Unlocks value from existing systems through real-time information exchange and automation of business processes.
• Increases efficiency of organizations by automating routine tasks and enabling management by exception.
• Eliminates delays and errors caused by the manual steps that are required when systems can't communicate.
• Provides better visibility into businesses operations through a Web interface for monitoring systems and processes.

Features

• Provides all of the components of an Enterprise Service Bus—Web services, XML, SOAP, XSLT-based transformations and UDDI support.
• Leverages standards and technologies such as XML, J2EE and Web Services.
• Easy-to-use design interface that allows for fast deployment and training.
• Process templates and out-of-the-box connectivity with leading applications.
• Process templates and out-of-the-box connectivity with leading applications.
• Full authentication and authorization of system components and human users.
• Graphical data transformation environment that simplifies the process of resolving differences in data structures between applications.
• Web-based administration console enables real-time monitoring of systems and processes across a distributed environment.

TIBCO BusinessWorks™ software provides an Enterprise Service Bus and integra­tion backbone that enables Staffware Process Suite™ business processes to connect with and use data from potentially hundreds of different service providers that can span the entire enterprise—including both Web services and non-Web services.

The combination of Staffware Process Suite™ and BusinessWorks provides a foundation for a complete BPM solution in an SOA environment, as shown in Figure 1. The combination is enhanced with products that provide business activity monitoring and system monitoring. In order for each of the products to leverage the strengths of the others, they are integrated at key points. This unified architecture provides unparalleled visibility into all the workings of a busi­ness process—from design through deployment to production. Business analysts can perform each of these activities with vastly reduced development resource requirements and, most importantly, greater control over the business process.

Organizational Advantages of TIBCO BusinessWorks

Collaborative Development Across the Enterprise

TIBCO BusinessWorks stores application functions and process definitions as services that can be accessed by multiple users simultaneously. Consequently, geographically distributed teams can collaborate on integration projects and share assets. Developers can take a project-based approach to integrating front- and back-office systems without losing sight of the big picture while taking advantage of project management features and capabilities to manage and track work in progress. This approach helps streamline communications across distributed teams to accelerate development efforts.

Bridging the Gap Between Business and IT

TIBCO BusinessWorks also bridges the gap between business and IT by providing a collaborative working environment where both constituencies can provide value. TIBCO BusinessWorks is integrated with TIBCO’s business process management (BPM) software which is geared towards business analysts. The graphical development environment of the BPM tools enables business users to model business processes and define business rules, while IT users can provide access to key information and functionality that support those processes.

Related Topics

Introduction to BusinessWorks

SOA with BusinessWorks

Tibco Adapters

Tibco BusinessWorks™ Plug-ins

TIBCO BusinessWorks (Darasheet)