As the advisor in the sale, Clearsight Advisors had recently announced the completion of another transaction in the Big Data market. JackBe Corporation had acquired Software AG, which currently has a US$2 billion worth portfolio in enterprise management software.

JackBe is one of the leading providers in real-time visual analytics as well as intelligence software to clients in the commercial and governmental markets. These two core strengths are increasingly becoming the cornerstones in the technological management of big data. With the merger, the firm would be the foundation of Software AG's webMethods Intelligent Business Operations Platform.

According to Software AG's Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Wolfram Jost, "The amount of produced data is growing exponentially. Consequently, the analysis and visualization of this huge data amounts 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 development towards a digital enterprise."