TABLEAU SOFTWARE LAUNCHES ITS MYSQL EDITION.

Tableau Software, a developer of visual analysis and reporting systems for the business intelligence industry, has launched its MySQL edition. The product enables people of any technical ability to see and understand the information in MySQL databases by using a unique drag and drop interface.

Tableau promotes "visual thinking" by producing interactive pictures of data rather than static rows and columns. At the heart of Tableau's software is a new proprietary query language called VizQL(TM). This new language marries a query to a visual response. By analyzing data visually, users can spot trends, outliers and relationships more quickly, leading to better insights. And because the software connects directly to data sources, users don't have to stop with one query: they can continue to explore their data, in effect conducting "visual Q&A" sessions to get the answers they need.

"Tableau is a welcome tool in the arsenal of an analyst working on dimensional data," said Roger Magoulas of O'Reilly Media. "We had the software up, running, and analyzing data within minutes. Using Tableau's graphical crosstabs metaphor is intuitive; an analyst can quickly spot interesting trends. With Tableau, the MySQL platform just got more valuable"

Tableau Software is the culmination of five years of research and development that originated in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University. The project was initiated through a DARPA grant sponsored by the US Department of Defense. Under the leadership of co-founders Dr. Pat Hanrahan and Dr. Chris Stolte, the Tableau development team has produced a fundamentally new way of interacting with the desktop files, relational databases, and OLAP servers that are the backbone of the $20 billion database and business intelligence industries.

"MySQL and Tableau share a common set of values," said Tableau Software Co-founder and Vice President, Engineering, Chris Stolte. "That enterprise grade software need not be expensive and complex to deliver great value. MySQL users will appreciate the 'out of the box' simplicity of Tableau MySQL Edition, its intelligent functionality, and, of course, the fact that it doesn't come with a five- or six -figure price tag."

Tableau MySQL Edition is priced at $1,299 and is compatible with data in MySQL, Excel, Access, and text files. Tableau also sells a Standard Edition and a Professional Edition. While all versions have the same feature set, the Standard Edition is compatible with data in Excel, Access and text files. The Professional Edition supports these data sources as well as MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server Analytical Services, Hyperion Essbase, and IBM DB2 OLAP server. Pricing is $999 and $1,799 for the Standard Edition and Professional Edition respectively. All prices include a year of software maintenance. Products can be purchased and downloaded from the Tableau website.

About Tableau Software

Tableau Software, a privately held company based in Seattle, Washington, is the leading provider of visual analysis and reporting solutions. Its products are used by executives, managers, business intelligence professionals, business analysts, strategic consultants, financial professionals, market researchers, scientists, and engineers in nearly every industry. The company is backed by New Enterprise Associates.

For more information, visit http://www.tableausoftware.com or call 206/829-1392'