Tableau Server Named Washington Technology Industry Association’s Business Product of the Year

SEATTLE, Wash. – February 8, 2007 – Tableau Software®, the global leader in fast analytics and visualization software, today announced that its Tableau Server has been honored as the Business Product of the Year by the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) as part of its 13th annual Industry Achievement Awards. This is the second win in three years for Tableau and the third straight year Tableau has been honored as a finalist. The awards recognize local companies, agencies and individuals who best demonstrate innovation and excellence in creating technology or serving the industry.

“Our technology community is full of inspiring innovators who will truly change how we live in the decades to come,” said Ken Myer, president and CEO of the Washington Technology Industry Association. “We are honored to host the Industry Achievement Awards each year to recognize these important people, who help make the Pacific Northwest such a leader in the technology industry today.”

Tableau’s award-winning visual analysis software connects directly to a wide assortment of data sources allowing users to express complex data relationships through engaging and easy-to-understand visualizations with drag-and-drop ease. Tableau Server, the company’s newest product offering, extends these analytical capabilities to the Web, enabling entire organizations to share, discover and participate with their data via a Web browser.

“Tableau believes that any employee across any organization—regardless of skill level or company size—should be able to quickly and effectively analyze data, and we’re honored that the Washington Technology Industry Association has recognized us for our software that helps to achieve this vision,” said Elissa Fink, VP, Marketing for Tableau. “We look forward to the continued success of Tableau Server and expect that this is the first of many accolades it will receive.”

About the Washington Technology Industry Association

The Washington Technology Industry Association, founded in 1984, is the largest statewide association of technology companies, IT departments and individual technology professionals in North America. With more than 1,000 member companies representing more than 100,000 employees in Washington state, the association is a catalyst for sharing expertise, fostering collaboration, delivering key business services and advancing the value and global impact of technology companies doing business in Washington. The association’s global partners are Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Microsoft, Regence BlueShield, The Hartford and Wells Fargo Insurance Services. The association’s funding partners are AH&T Insurance, Blink Interactive, Inc., Comerica Bank and RealNetworks. For more information, go to www.washingtontechnology.org.

About Tableau Software

Tableau Software, a privately held company based in Seattle, is the leading provider of software applications for fast analytics and visualization. Its award-winning products can be downloaded at www.tableausoftware.com/trial.htm and used by anyone, including executives, managers, business analysts, strategic consultants, financial professionals, market researchers, scientists and engineers in nearly every industry. For more information, visit www.tableausoftware.com.

“Tableau Software” and “Visual Analysis for Databases” are registered trademarks or trademarks of Tableau Software. References to other companies and their products use trademarks owned by the respective companies and are for reference purposes only.

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