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Tableau Software Named as Finalist in 2008 American Business Awards(SM)
SEATTLE, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Tableau Software(R), the leader in fast
analytics and visualization software, announced today that its Tableau Server
was named a 2008 American Business Awards (ABA) finalist in the Best New
Product or Service - Computer Software category. Tableau Server lets people
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.
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"ABA entries grew more than 30 percent this year, so being named a
finalist is more of an accomplishment than ever before," said Michael
Gallagher, founder and president of The Stevie Awards. "It means that
independent business executives have agreed that Tableau Software is worthy of
national recognition."
The American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing
awards program honoring great performances in business. More than 2,600
entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were
submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories.
"In today's data-driven economy, the ability to analyze and interpret data
is a necessary requirement of any job," said Elissa Fink, VP marketing for
Tableau Software. "We believe that this recognition is further proof of
Tableau's appeal to people who just want to ask questions of their data and
get rapid-fire answers easily, intuitively and visually."
Stevie Award winners will be announced during the annual gala on Thursday,
June 12 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel inNew York City. More than 600
executives from across theU.S.A. are expected to attend. The ceremonies will
be broadcast on radio nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network and hosted
by Liz Claman of FOX Business Network.
Details about The American Business Awards and the list of finalists in
all categories are available at http://www.stevieawards.com/aba.
About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business
Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in
Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring
companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies
recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more
about The Stevie Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com.
Global Sponsor of the 2008 Stevie Awards is Dow Jones. Supporting sponsors
of The 2008 American Business Awards include FIS Softpro, High Performance
Technologies Inc., John Hancock, RCN Corporation, Richardson, and Ultimate
Software. Media sponsors include the Business TalkRadio Network, CRM
Advocate, and Human Resource Executive.
About Tableau Software
Tableau Software, a privately held company based inSeattle, is the
leading provider of software applications for fast analytics and
visualization. Its award-winning products can be downloaded at
http://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 http://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.
Copyright (C) 2003-2008, Tableau Software, Incorporated and its licensors.
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