Informix spin-off strengthened its leading market position and strategic alliances as integration player—so much that IBM, which bought the rest of Informix, ultimately acquired it too.
BEA
WebLogic Integration boosted the company’s enterprise standing.
Fiorano
Drives ESB by combining event/trigger and query/ response methods.
JBoss
Made waves with announcement of Enterprise Middleware System.
Microsoft
Opening up with Web services spec collaboration, BizTalk adapters.
Oracle
Work in 10g, E-Business Suite pushed business process integration.
Pervasive
Demonstrated the power and flexibility that ETL solutions can offer.
Progress
Strong combination of data access and Sonic-based ESB innovation.
TIBCO
Clever acquisitions garnered BPM, rich-client tools; profits soared.
