Tableau Software Receives Network Products Guide 2008 Product Innovation Award

Tableau Server, a Web-based Visual Data Analysis Solution, Honored for Innovation in Business Intelligence.

SEATTLE, WASH. – May 19, 2008 – Tableau Software®, the global leader in fast analytics and visualization software, announced today that Network Products Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication, has named Tableau Server a winner of the 2008 Product Innovation Awards in the Business Intelligence (BI) category. Tableau Server enables users to easily share data visualizations and collaborate with colleagues using a simple browser-based interface. Users can have the application up in less than an hour, not weeks or months like most BI products. The venerated annual awards program honors vendors from all over the world with groundbreaking products that are bringing essential changes in all areas of information technology.

“The goal of any product innovation must always remain a positive change, making or improving solutions better than before,” said Rake Narang, editor-in-chief, Network Products Guide. “Innovative products such as Tableau Server are ushering in the next era of business intelligence, extending the capability to perform advanced visual analysis beyond only the trained specialists to everyday businesspeople.”

“Network Products Guide’s recognition of Tableau Server further validates its status as a powerful next-generation visual analysis tool,” said Elissa Fink, VP Marketing at Tableau. “Businesspeople at all levels – not just the IT-savvy users – are demanding better ways to interact with data in order to gain valuable business insights. Tableau Server is meeting that need for thousands of people in organizations all over the world.”

To read more about the Product Innovation awards, please visit www.networkproductsguide.com/innovations/.

About Network Products Guide Awards

Network Products Guide published from Silicon Valley is a leading provider of products, technologies and vendor related research and analysis. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including product innovations, roadmaps, industry directions, technology advancements and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent technology decisions impacting business and personal goals. The guide follows conscientious research methodologies developed and enhanced by industry experts. To learn more, visit www.networkproductsguide.com.

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 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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