Tableau Software Named 2007 Editors’ Choice Award Winner by SQL Server Magazine

August 2007

Tableau Software Named 2007 Editors’ Choice Award Winner by SQL Server Magazine

SEATTLE, August 1, 2007 – Tableau Software, the global leader in visual analysis software, today announced Tableau Professional was named as a winner of the Editors’ Choice Award in the BI/Reporting category by Penton Media’s SQL Server Magazine®.

Tableau’s products enable people of any technical ability to ask questions of and get answers from their data. The products transform raw data into smart decisions using a drag and drop process that creates vivid, interactive visualizations. By analyzing data visually, people can spot trends, outliers, and relationships more quickly, leading to better insights.

"We are delighted to have Tableau Professional chosen as an Editors’ Choice Winner by SQL Server Magazine two years in a row," said Christian Chabot, CEO and Cofounder. "Our continued success around SQL Server and the Microsoft Office platform is a clear signal that our customers are achieving meaningful gains by using Tableau.The world’s leading enterprises are telling us that they are seeing and understanding their businesses like never before. "

"The 2007 Editor’s Choice Awards utilize our editors' product knowledge and subject matter expertise to identify exceptional products that have been covered in the pages of SQL Server Magazine and its online newsletters, and which benefit the SQL Server Magazine reader community, " said Kim Paulsen, group publisher.

"Our editors are tough, in-the-trenches critics," Paulsen continued. They demand solid value and performance from the products they select. Editor’s Choice Award winners can feel proud that the products and services they developed have earned the respect and recognition of the SQL Server Magazine editorial staff."

About Tableau Software
Tableau Software, a privately held company based in Seattle, Washington, is the globalleader in visual analysis software. Its flagship product is used by managers, business intelligence professionals, business analysts, strategic consultants, financial professionals, market researchers, scientists and engineers in nearly every industry.
For more information, visit www.tableausoftware.com.

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For Immediate Release
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Elisa Fink, VP Marketing
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