Infosys and Tableau Software Partner on Next-Generation Business Intelligence and Visualization

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Nov 06, 2014, 10:00 ET

BANGALORE, India and SEATTLE, November 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Infosys, a global leader in technology, consulting, outsourcing and next-generation services, today announced a strategic partnership with Tableau Software (NYSE: DATA), a global leader in rapid-fire, easy-to-use business analytics software.

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The partnership will combine the global talent pool and client reach of Infosys with Tableau's breakthrough analytics technology.

As part of the partnership, Infosys will integrate Tableau's software into the solutions it deploys to help clients unlock the power of big data.

Infosys will use its global training facilities to substantially increase the number of Tableau analytics experts in the company. This will ensure that the benefits of business analytics are included within a wide range of client solutions across multiple industries.

"Tableau's mission is to help people see and understand their data, and our partnership with Infosys is an exciting step forward in doing this," said Christian Chabot, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Tableau Software. "Infosys' deep expertise delivering enterprise technology solutions and its global presence will help bring Tableau to more businesses and people who want to make data-driven decisions."

"We have seen substantial interest from our clients in Tableau as a great way to bring the power of visualization and business intelligence to end-users," said Dr. Vishal Sikka, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Infosys. "We will bring our scale and expertise in mission critical enterprise software solutions, big data and in education and training, together with the power of Tableau analytics and visualization to help enterprises rethink business intelligence."

About Infosys

Infosys is a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing solutions. We enable clients, in more than 50 countries, to stay a step ahead of emerging business trends and outperform the competition. We help them transform and thrive in a changing world by co-creating breakthrough solutions that combine strategic insights and execution excellence.

Visit http://www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY), with US$8.25 billion in annual revenues and 165,000+ employees, is Building Tomorrow's Enterprise® today.

About Tableau

Tableau Software (NYSE: DATA) helps people see and understand data. Tableau helps anyone quickly analyze, visualize and share information. More than 23,000 customer accounts get rapid results with Tableau in the office and on-the-go. And tens of thousands of people use Tableau Public to share data in their blogs and websites. See how Tableau can help you by downloading the free trial at http://www.tableausoftware.com/trial.

Tableau and Tableau Software are trademarks of Tableau Software, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

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