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.
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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.
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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.