Talarian
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Defunct | 2002 |
| Fate | Acquired by TIBCO |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Products | SmartSockets (message-oriented middleware) |
| Parent | TIBCO (from 2002) |
Talarian was a company specializing in real-time infrastructure software, with a focus on message-oriented middleware (MOM). In 2002, it became part of TIBCO through acquisition, positioning itself as a significant contender in the market for high-performance messaging technologies.
The company actively engaged with various industry organizations, including the Business Integration Group (BIG), Internet Protocol Multicast Initiative (IPMI), Securities Industry Middleware Council (SIMC), Object Management Group (OMG), and Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
SmartSockets
The premier product offered by Talarian was SmartSockets, a fault-tolerant and scalable message-oriented middleware solution engineered for rapid interprocess communication (IPC) on multiprocessor architectures. It accommodates several communication paradigms such as publish-subscribe, adaptive multicast, redundant link configurations, peer-to-peer, and RPC.
SmartSockets provides a suite of graphical utilities aimed at system monitoring and troubleshooting. Its compatibility spans multiple operating systems, including:
Development environments supported by SmartSockets encompass:
Following its acquisition, SmartSockets remains an active offering within TIBCO’s product lineup.
Acquisition by TIBCO
TIBCO completed the purchase of Talarian in January 2002 for approximately $115 million, acquiring shares at $5.30 each. The transaction was structured with an equal split between stock and cash payments. This move strengthened TIBCO’s foothold in the high-performance messaging middleware sector.
Customers
Talarian’s clientele consisted of major corporations, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and system integration firms that required reliable real-time data transfer solutions for environments with substantial information throughput.
Prominent clients included:
- Boeing
- AT&T
- Hewlett-Packard
- Cisco
- MTR
- New York Stock Exchange
- The ground control facility of NASA for the Hubble Space Telescope