SOMERVILLE, MA, Oct. 5, 2009 (Marketwire) --
SOMERVILLE, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/05/09 -- TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) today announced International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF), a leading creator and manufacturer of flavors and fragrances for products -- from fine fragrances, toiletries, soaps, detergents and other household products, to beverages and food products -- has selected the TIBCO Spotfire® Enterprise Analytics Platform to provide critical business insight into its company-wide research data. With TIBCO Spotfire, IFF is able to interpret its data in a more meaningful way, share those vital findings with both its internal and external audiences, and identify new business opportunities.
IFF has been a leading player in the international flavor and fragrance business since 1833 and the organization's success has been built on a foundation of strong research and development. "Prior to implementing TIBCO Spotfire, we had to draw our research data from lots of different sources and we were losing valuable time handling it once it was located," explained Lana Glazman, project owner in charge of the Sensory and Consumer Research department at IFF.
"Not only was this a very labor-intensive process, but we were unable to exploit the data fully," Glazman continued. "At the core of our success is the ability to be at the cutting edge of the industry. To maintain that position, it's imperative that we're able to fully maximize our research findings and leverage them in the most meaningful way, not only for our business, but also for our internal and external clients for whom our data is vital in their own product development and business decisions."
After reviewing other business intelligence (BI) products on the market, IFF selected the TIBCO Spotfire® Enterprise Analytics Platform. According to Glazman, the team was hugely impressed by its ease of adoption and how user-friendly it proved to be: "Compared to the other BI solutions on the market, TIBCO Spotfire is able to easily equip every IFF employee with the ability to quickly discover new insights into the information they work with every day." She added, "In addition to this was the added advantage that the solution requires minimal IT support or third parties to maintain it."
With offices around the world, IFF plans to leverage its new BI platform globally across the organization.
