Spotfire
Encyclopedia
Spotfire was a business intelligence
company based in Somerville, Massachusetts. It was bought by TIBCO
in 2007.
where, in the early 1990s, Christopher Ahlberg
, a visiting student from Sweden, worked with Ben Shneiderman
to develop applications of dynamic queries. Ahlberg returned to Sweden and developed an enhanced UNIX
implementation of his visual data analysis tool, the Information Visualization and Exploration Environment (IVEE). Spotfire was launched in mid-1996 by IVEE Development, which was renamed Spotfire Inc.
On May 2, 2007 it was announced that TIBCO
would buy the company.
customers from variety of industries, including: Life Sciences
, Energy
, Financial Services
, and the Defense and Government
.
The latest release of TIBCO Spotfire is 3.3 which includes seamless integration with "Statistics Services" and the ability to quickly develop dynamic analytic applications that run on the web through a zero footprint client called TIBCO Spotfire Web Player.
Business intelligence
Business intelligence mainly refers to computer-based techniques used in identifying, extracting, and analyzing business data, such as sales revenue by products and/or departments, or by associated costs and incomes....
company based in Somerville, Massachusetts. It was bought by TIBCO
Tibco Software
TIBCO Software Inc. is a provider of infrastructure software for companies to use on-premise or as part of cloud computing environments. TIBCO manages information, decisions, processes and applications in real-time for over 4,000 customers worldwide...
in 2007.
History
Spotfire's origins trace back to the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the University of Maryland, College ParkUniversity of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
where, in the early 1990s, Christopher Ahlberg
Christopher Ahlberg
Christopher Ahlberg is a Swedish-born entrepreneur and computer scientist. He is currently the CEO and co-founder of Recorded Future. Ahlberg is also an independent director of Hult International Business School, sits on the board of Swedish software corporation Apptus AB, and holds a board seat...
, a visiting student from Sweden, worked with Ben Shneiderman
Ben Shneiderman
Ben Shneiderman is an American computer scientist, and professor for Computer Science at the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the University of Maryland, College Park...
to develop applications of dynamic queries. Ahlberg returned to Sweden and developed an enhanced UNIX
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
implementation of his visual data analysis tool, the Information Visualization and Exploration Environment (IVEE). Spotfire was launched in mid-1996 by IVEE Development, which was renamed Spotfire Inc.
On May 2, 2007 it was announced that TIBCO
Tibco Software
TIBCO Software Inc. is a provider of infrastructure software for companies to use on-premise or as part of cloud computing environments. TIBCO manages information, decisions, processes and applications in real-time for over 4,000 customers worldwide...
would buy the company.
Software and use
TIBCO Spotfire is a comprehensive software platform that allows customers to analyze data, using predictive and complex statistics in the analysis. TIBCO Spotfire customers include Fortune 500Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect. The list includes publicly and...
customers from variety of industries, including: Life Sciences
Life sciences
The life sciences comprise the fields of science that involve the scientific study of living organisms, like plants, animals, and human beings. While biology remains the centerpiece of the life sciences, technological advances in molecular biology and biotechnology have led to a burgeoning of...
, Energy
Energy
In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
, Financial Services
Financial services
Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,...
, and the Defense and Government
Defense industry
The defense industry, also called the military industry, comprises government and commercial industry involved in research, development, production, and service of military materiel, equipment and facilities...
.
The latest release of TIBCO Spotfire is 3.3 which includes seamless integration with "Statistics Services" and the ability to quickly develop dynamic analytic applications that run on the web through a zero footprint client called TIBCO Spotfire Web Player.