Tableau Software Named One of Washington's Best Workplaces by Puget Sound Business Journal

SEATTLE, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Tableau Software(R) (http://www.tableausoftware.com) was named as one of the finalists for Washington's Best Workplaces by the Puget Sound Business Journal. The program was launched last year to identify and recognize best practices in the hiring and retention of great people. After an extensive and rigorous process, which included more than 300 nominees and the completion of surveys by nominee-company employees across the state, workplaces in four different categories have been identified as Washington's best, based on their various employee benefit offerings, leadership culture and work/life balance philosophies. In total, 65 companies have made the grade as finalists.

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Tableau builds applications that help everyday business people see and understand data. The Tableau Desktop product (http://www.tableausoftware.com/products/desktop) connects directly to a wide assortment of data sources, integrating data exploration and visualization to make analytics fast and easy for nearly anyone of any experience level. Also available are Tableau Server (http://www.tableausoftware.com/products/server), which provides Web-based sharing and collaboration capabilities, and the company's free Tableau Reader (http://www.tableausoftware.com/reader), which enables anyone to use and benefit from visual analysis. Tableau's products have already attracted more than 10,000 licensed users ranging from one-person businesses to the world's largest organizations.

"We're delighted to be recognized as a 'Best Workplace' finalist," said Tom Walker, CFO. "Every employee plays a key role in Tableau's success and we are careful to value and recognize contributions. We've built a fast-growing company on a culture that rewards and honors people who work smart, work hard, are creative and play well on teams. It's great that the Business Journal recognizes that."

"Work-force development has never been more important -- or more difficult -- than it is in today's global economy," said Emory Thomas Jr., publisher of the Business Journal. "We believe the Business Journal, as the Puget Sound area's top source of business information, has an important role to play in drawing attention to innovations and excellence in the management of our region's No. 1 resource: its people."

The finalists -- 20 small companies, 20 medium-sized companies, 20 large companies, and five nonprofits -- will be celebrated at a one-of-a-kind awards event at Safeco Field on Aug. 13. Honorees and the public alike are invited to come cheer for the workplace accomplishments of these companies from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The celebration will include ballpark food and drink, walking the bases, caricatures by award-winning Business Journal cartoonist Milt Priggee, speed pitching, and an awards presentation. The company with the greatest number of employees present will win a suite at a future Seattle Mariners game.

For more information, visit: http://www.wabestworkplaces.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 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.

About Puget Sound Business Journal is the region's premier source of business information, serving an unparalleled audience of business and community leaders. In addition to the weekly newspaper, the Business Journal provides daily updates via its web site and email alerts. The company also plays a vital role in bringing the area's leadership community together by hosting a wide variety of events throughout the year, from the Washington's Best Workplaces event at Safeco Field to the annual 100 Fastest Growing Companies celebration to the Women of Influence awards event. Puget Sound Business Journal is a unit of American City Business Journals, which operates 41 local business newspapers throughout the United States. Visit Puget Sound Business Journal on the web at http://www.pugetsoundbusinessjournal.com.

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