Spotfire was one of the early pioneers of data visualization that TIBCO Software acquired way back in 2007. As such, TIBCO Spotfire continues to enjoy a loyal base of users of a data visualization tool, especially in vertical industry segments such as health care. At about that same time, however, Tableau Software was starting to hit its stride and eventually came to be viewed as the dominant leader of the category. Rather than concede the battle altogether, however, TIBCO Software last year launched TIBCO Spotfire X as part of an effort to regain lost ground. That release not only added capa...