Framingham, Mass.—September 29, 2005—Netezza Corporation today announced that DM Review selected its Netezza Performance Server® (NPS®) system as a World Class Solution because of its business value and sustainability, as well as the qualitative and quantitative benefits that it provides to its customers. Recognized through its implementation with customer Caudwell Communications, Netezza’s selection showcases the NPS data warehouse appliance as a symbol of excellence in the data warehousing industry.

The DM Review World Class Solutions Awards recognize solutions in the business intelligence, analytics and data warehousing industry that address a persistent business problem and, in turn, provide significant business value. Award categories reflect mission-critical segments of the market as determined by feedback from DM Review readers. Winners were selected by a panel of industry experts that included Sid Adelman, Lou Agosta, Kent Bauer, Steve Craggs, Jonathan Geiger, Larry Goldman, Claudia Imhoff, David Loshin, William McKnight, Sue Osterfelt, Craig Schiff, Rick Sherman and Deepak Srinivasan.

Netezza, with Caudwell Communications, was selected as a winner in the Data Management category. Caudwell Communications is the fixed-line telephony business of the Caudwell Group, one of the U.K.’s largest privately owned companies and the parent of a number of major players in the U.K. mobile market, such as Phones4U and 2020 Logistics.

“We are honored that Netezza and the NPS system have been recognized by industry experts and DM Review as a World Class Solution,” said Jit Saxena, CEO and co-founder, Netezza Corporation. “Being recognized in the Data Management category underscores the business value the NPS system brings to data-intensive companies who leverage their data for competitive advantage, and further strengthens our position as the leader in data warehouse appliances.”

The Netezza Performance Server system is the market-leading data warehouse appliance, built specifically to analyze terabytes of detailed data 10 to 50 times faster than existing data warehouse options, at half the cost. The NPS system stores, filters and processes terabytes of records within a single unit, analyzing only the relevant information for each query. Netezza has placed the CPU power next to the data, allowing the NPS system to speed through processes that would occupy most data warehouse systems for hours, or even days, thereby enabling dramatic increases in productivity across the organization. Customers who have recognized the performance benefits of Netezza’s approach include Ahold USA, Amazon.com, American Red Cross, Bank of America, Catalina Marketing, Cingular Wireless, CNET Networks, Epsilon, Neiman Marcus, Orange UK, Premier, Inc., Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation, and The TJX Companies.

About Netezza Corporation
Netezza is the market-leading provider of enterprise-class data warehouse appliances that deliver breakthrough performance and ease-of-use at a fraction of the cost of traditional data warehouses. The Netezza Performance Server system enables Fortune 1000 customers with terabytes of dynamic, detailed data to dramatically simplify even the most complex Business Intelligence (BI) initiatives. By architecturally integrating database, server and storage within a single appliance, the NPS system delivers 10 to 50 times the performance at half the cost of existing systems. Founded in 2000 and based in Framingham, Mass., Netezza has offices in Washington, DC, the United Kingdom and Asia Pacific. The Company has raised more than $68M from leading venture capital firms, including Matrix Partners, Charles River Ventures, Battery Ventures, Orange Ventures, Sequoia Capital and Meritech Capital Partners. For more information about Netezza, please visit www.netezza.com.

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