| Composite Software, Inc. | |
| Fate: | Acquired |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Successor: | Cisco Systems TIBCO |
| Industry: | Computer software |
| Products: | Composite Information Server Composite PerformancePlus Adapters Composite Discovery Composite Active Cluster Composite Monitor |
| Homepage: | www.compositesw.com |
Composite Software, Inc. was previously a privately held data virtualization software company based in San Mateo, California. Composite Software was founded in October 2001 by Michael R. Abbott. In 2003, former Active Software founder and webMethods CTO, Jim Green joined Composite Software as CEO.[1] On July 30, 2013, Composite Software was acquired by Cisco Systems for approximately US $180 million.[2] Then on October 5, 2017, TIBCO purchased what was Composite Software from Cisco.[3]
Composite Software was cited as an "industry leader" in the Forrester Research "2012 Forrester Wave: Data Virtualization" study for its help in advancing data virtualization to its current form, known under a variety of names including data federation and Information as a Service.[4]
The Composite Data Virtualization Platform is data virtualization middleware that "brings together data from multiple, disparate sources—anywhere across the extended enterprise—into a unified, logical virtualized data layer for consumption by nearly any front-end business solution including portals, reports, applications and more."[5]
The Composite Data Virtualization Platform consists of:
Composite Software's data virtualization software is used in financial services companies, pharmaceutical companies, energy companies, communications, consumer and industrial companies, and government agencies including the U.S. Army and the Environmental Protection Agency. [6]
Composite Software was incorporated into Cisco as the Data Virtualization Business Unit. The Composite Data Virtualization Platform was renamed Cisco Data Virtualization, and Composite Information Server (CIS) became Cisco Information Server (CIS). It continues to be sold to address the same use cases at large enterprise customers,[7] and is also central to Cisco's move into data and analytics [8] associated with the Internet of Things.[9]
In October 2017, TIBCO bought the Composite Software division of Cisco.[10] Shortly after the transfer was completed TIBCO Data Virtualization 7.0.6 was released which updated the branding and changed the license model.[11]