Worldwide application integration and middleware (AIM) total software revenue totaled $8.5 bln in 2005, a 7.1% increase over 2004 revenue, according to Gartner. In 2005, the top five vendors accounted for 69% of the total worldwide AIM market.
| Application integration and middleware market in 2005 | |||||
| 2005 | 2004 | Growth | |||
| Revenue, mln. $ | Share, % | Revenue, mln. $ | Share, % | % | |
| IBM | 3,159.4 | 37.2 | 2,959.8 | 37.3 | 6.7 |
| BEA | 1,232.5 | 14.5 | 1,163.3 | 14.7 | 6.0 |
| Oracle | 739.4 | 8.7 | 529.8 | 6.7 | 39.6 |
| Microsoft | 397.1 | 4.7 | 350.3 | 4.4 | 13.4 |
| Tibco | 314.4 | 3.7 | 289.9 | 3.7 | 8.5 |
| Others | 2,657.3 | 31.3 | 2,643.0 | 33.3 | 0.5 |
| Total | 8,500.2 | 100.0 | 7,936.1 | 100.0 | 7.1 |
| Source: Gartner | |||||