Talk:ParAccel

Reads like an advertisment
The entire article, especially the first paragraph, reads like an ad for the company. 88.74.52.212 (talk) 13:53, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Agree. "next generation platform" was the final straw for me. I'm going to rewrite it a bit. Reading this, no-one can tell what they actually do. When I find out, I'll put it in. RonaldKunenborg (talk) 19:56, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

Part way there, but still some issues. In particular, the use of mostly uncited bullets in historical past is not the best encyclopedic language. These need to be done in prose with citations and probably plain past tense. W Nowicki (talk) 21:51, 6 December 2013 (UTC) Note: All available press releases can be found on ParAccel's press releases webpage.
 * Mid 2005: Company founded by Barry Zane
 * Mar 2006: First angel investors
 * Aug 2006: Venture Capital Series "A" investments by Mohr Davidow Ventures, Bay Partners, Tao Venture Partners
 * Mar 2007: Bruce Scott (employee #4 of Oracle corp) & Rick Glick (CTO of Teradata) join ParAccel
 * Oct 2007: Public product launch of the ParAccel Analytic Database
 * Dec 2007: Series "B" VC funding of $20M led by Walden International
 * Sep 2008: Company Board of Directors issue directive to address some 264 critical bugs in the PADB, requiring a restructuring of the company by phasing out Sales and Business Development until those bugs were fixed. Many personnel were laid off, some in critical areas (such as working on ongoing customer implementations).
 * Jun 2009: Series "C" VC funding of $22M led by Menlo Ventures
 * Jun 2009: ParAccel announces version 2.0 of the ParAccel Analytic Database
 * Feb 2010: ParAccel announces version 2.5 of the ParAccel Analytic Database
 * Mar 2010: Wall Street Journal lists ParAccel as one of The Top 50 Venture Backed Companies
 * Apr 2010: ParAccel releases a record-breaking TPC-H 1,000 GB benchmark
 * Sep 2010: Charles W. Berger joins ParAccel as CEO
 * Nov 2010: ParAccel announces version 3.0 of the ParAccel Analytic Database
 * Jan 2011: Paul Zolfaghari (former EVP Worldwide Sales and Operations at MicroStrategy) joins ParAccel as COO
 * Jan 2011: ParAccel expands international operations
 * May 2011: Minder Cheng Joins Strategic Advisory Board at ParAccel
 * June 2011: ParAccel Announces Upgrade to Its Analytics Platform.
 * June 2011: ParAccel Selected as a Red Herring Top 100 North America Company.
 * July 2011: ParAccel Announces Amazon as Investor in Latest Funding Round.
 * July 2011: MicroStrategy and ParAccel to Deliver Analytical Platform for Social and Cloud-Based Applications.
 * Sept 2011: ParAccel Collaborates with MicroStrategy for High Performance Cloud and Social Media Analytics.
 * Oct 2011: Analytics Leader Paraccel Adds Industry Veterans To Accelerate Growth And Drive Product Innovation.
 * Nov 2011: ParAccel Announces Cloud Edition.