Business	12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2011
Business [Abstract]
Business	1. Business TIBCO Software Inc. ("TIBCO," the "Company," "we" or "us"), a Delaware corporation, is a leading independent provider of middleware and infrastructure software. Our standards-based software platform enables customers to create flexible, event-driven applications from infrastructure and deliver real-time, actionable insights. Our solutions help customers operate their business more efficiently, better capitalize on opportunities to increase revenue and market share and extend the life of past investments made. Using our software, customers have the ability to capture the right information, at the right time and act on it preemptively for a competitive advantage—what we call "the two-second advantage^™".

Business

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2011

1. Business

TIBCO Software Inc. ("TIBCO," the "Company," "we" or "us"), a Delaware corporation, is a leading independent provider of middleware and infrastructure software. Our standards-based software platform enables customers to create flexible, event-driven applications from infrastructure and deliver real-time, actionable insights. Our solutions help customers operate their business more efficiently, better capitalize on opportunities to increase revenue and market share and extend the life of past investments made. Using our software, customers have the ability to capture the right information, at the right time and act on it preemptively for a competitive advantage—what we call "the two-second advantage^™".