5 New Kids on the Software Block

Since launching at the end of January, ChannelWeb.com's Emerging Vendors blog has profiled over 80 fresh young vendors that want to work with solution providers. Here's a look at a few of the coolest software vendors we've found so far, in case you missed them.

Vendor: Tableau Software
Year Founded: 2004
Key Product:Tableau Server/Desktop
Cool Factor: : Business intelligence isn't just for pencil pushers anymore: Seattle-based Tableau takes complex data and transforms it into a format anyone can understand.
Read more about Tableau here.

Vendor: Talend
Year Founded: 2005
Key Product:Talend Open Studio
Cool Factor: : Data integration for the masses? Talend, Los Altos, Calif., taps the open-source model to deliver high-end functionality without the high price tag.
Read more about Talend here.

Vendor: Zenprise
Year Founded: 2003
Key Product:Zenprise Mobile Manager
Cool Factor: : With so many BlackBerries, iPhones and Windows Mobile devices running around enterprises these days, Fremont, Calif.-based Zenprise steps in with a management platform that helps keep it all in check.
Read more about Zenprise here.

Vendor: Hiperwall
Year Founded: 2007
Key Product:Hiperwall Video Wall
Cool Factor: : Hiperwall, a startup spun out from the University of California, has built software that creates giant video walls out of standard hardware.
Read more about Hiperwall here.

Vendor: Telligent Systems
Year Founded: 2004
Key Product:Telligent Community Server
Cool Factor: : Telligent takes social networking to the enterprise with business-class security features.
Read more about Telligent here.