Framingham, Mass.—November 7, 2005—Netezza Corporation today announced that Business Objects has added formal support for the Netezza Performance Server® (NPS®) system within BusinessObjects™ Data Integrator XI. The combined offering of the NPS system and BusinessObjects Data Integrator gives data-intensive organizations the power to leverage enterprise data fully, while ensuring high data availability.

“As the amount of data collected by companies continues to increase, there is a constant search for business intelligence solutions that allow for rapid analysis of large volumes of data,” said Ronaldo Ama, vice president of data integration at Business Objects. “Our enhanced integration with Netezza enables joint customers to leverage the NPS system’s exceptional data performance capabilities to provide business intelligence users with fast and reliable data access to help drive enterprise performance.”

Netezza and Business Objects have many shared customers who are successfully leveraging the products from both companies to optimize performance. The formal support of the NPS system with Data Integrator marks the latest stage in the enablement of optimized product integration between the two companies, and Netezza and Business Objects will continue to work together to further expand their relationship.

“The business intelligence market continues to experience tremendous growth, and shows no signs of slowing down,” said Jit Saxena, CEO and co-founder, Netezza Corp. “Global enterprises demand a complete business intelligence platform that can quickly convert data into business success. Netezza’s expanded relationship with Business Objects allows us to build on a shared vision for enabling customers to leverage an entirely new level of business intelligence performance for strategic and competitive advantage.”

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. Customers who have recognized the performance benefits of Netezza’s approach include Ahold USA, Amazon.com, American Red Cross, Catalina Marketing, Cingular Wireless, CNET Networks, Epsilon, Neiman Marcus, Orange UK, Premier, Inc., Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation and The TJX Companies. 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.

About Business Objects
Business Objects is the world’s leading business intelligence (BI) software company. With more than 30,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of the Fortune 500, Business Objects helps organizations gain better insight into their business, improve decision making, and optimize enterprise performance. The company’s business intelligence platform, BusinessObjects™ XI, offers the BI industry’s most advanced and complete platform for performance management, planning, reporting, query and analysis, and data integration. BusinessObjects XI includes Crystal Reports®, the industry standard for enterprise reporting. Business Objects has built the industry’s strongest and most diverse partner community, and also offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects.

Business Objects has dual headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and Paris, France. The company’s stock is traded on both the Nasdaq (BOBJ) and Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004026250 - BOB) stock exchanges. More information about Business Objects can be found at www.businessobjects.com.

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