*Result*: TABLEAU SOFTWARE LAUNCHES ITS MYSQL EDITION.

*This article provides information on a MySQL edition launched by Tableau Software, a developer of visual analysis and reporting systems for the business intelligence industry. 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 the software of Tableau is a new proprietary query language called VizQL. 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 question and answer sessions to get the answers they need. Tableau Software is the culmination of five years of research and development that originated in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University. 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.*

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