"mTAB" refers to a market research

Market research

Market research is any organized effort to gather information about markets or customers. It is a very important component of business strategy...

software developed by Productive Access, Inc. or PAI. Used by major corporations who have the need to analyze large amounts of data, mTAB is used by researchers, analysts, and database managers. Tim Macer of Research Magazine dubbed it "the best kept secret in market research" in his 2003 product review.