Software AG Buys Visual Analytics Firm JackBe

German firm Software AG, which provides big data, integration and business process technologies, has announced the acquisition of US-based real-time visual analytics provider JackBe Corporation, and says it will shortly launch a new platform making use of JackBe's technology. Terms were not disclosed.

Software AG has around 5,300 employees in 70 countries, and revenues were c.EUR 1.05 billion in 2012. Its core product families are Adabas and Natural, ARIS, Terracotta, webMethods, Alfabet and Apama.

Privately-held JackBe, which was founded in 2003 and employs 70, has its headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland; a research and development facility based in Silicon Valley; and a Latin American office in Mexico City, all of which become part of Software AG.

AG will launch the new webMethods Intelligent Business Operations Platform (IBO) for early access customers in Q4 2013. The platform will use JackBe's mashup, analytic and visualization capabilities and according to AG, 'will allow a comprehensive 360-degree view of operational processes by combining live, historical and transactional data with machine-to-machine (Industrial Internet) communications into real-time visualizations'. It also includes tools to put changes based on this intelligence rapidly into action, including dynamic and automated business processes.

JackBe's key service Presto will also be available immediately as a standalone version, and will be integrated with AG's other products and solutions.

Wolfram Jost (pictured), CTO of Software AG, comments: 'The amount of produced data is growing exponentially. The analysis and visualization of huge data volumes in real time will become more and more the basis for fast and intelligent business decisions. With the capabilities of JackBe, we will develop further innovative solutions for our customers in order to support their evolution towards the digital enterprise.'

JackBe CTO John Crupi comments: 'We are extremely excited to join the Software AG group. With the innovation, engineering and integration prowess of a global player such as Software AG, we believe our customers will benefit greatly from accelerating enhancements to our solutions, but also gain access to a broader product and service offering.'

The firms are online at www.softwareag.com and www.jackbe.com .