NETEZZA SCOOPS ‘HARDWARE SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR’ IN COMPUTING AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

Data warehouse appliance leader recognised by readers of leading UK technology magazine, Computing

Bracknell, Berkshire — October 26, 2006 — Netezza today announced that it has been named Hardware Supplier of the Year in the Computing Magazine Awards for Excellence. Readers of the magazine voted for the vendor whose ‘challenges and achievements deserve recognition and whose thinking has set them apart from the crowd.’ The announcement that Netezza had overcome credible competition from Clearswift, Lifesize Communications, McData, Mirapoint, ONStor and others was made by TV presenter Graham Norton at a gala dinner at Battersea Park Events Arena in London last night.

Netezza reached the final stages of the awards by exploding into the mature, stable data warehousing market with its Netezza Performance Server® (NPS®) data warehouse appliance and redefining the technology landscape. The global data warehouse appliance leader now powers Business Intelligence (BI) projects around the world for organisations such as Amazon.com, Orange UK, Shoppers Drug Mart and The TJX Companies. In recent months, some of the Europe’s biggest brands have also realised the benefits of the Netezza appliance – including Center Parcs, Debenhams, Pipex (formerly Caudwell Communications) and The Carphone Warehouse.

The NPS system is the market-leading data warehouse appliance, built specifically to analyze terabytes of detailed data 10 to 100 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 benefits of Netezza’s approach include Ahold, Amazon.com, Cingular Wireless, CNET Networks, Debenhams, Epsilon, Orange UK, Premier, Inc., Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation, The Carphone Warehouse and The TJX Companies.

About Netezza Corporation
Netezza, the global data warehouse appliance market leader, enables enterprises to make all of their data actionable – quickly, simply and affordably. The Netezza Performance Server (NPS) family of products delivers breakthrough performance, unmatched ease of deployment and operation, and innovative flexibility and scalability at a fraction of the cost of traditional data warehouse solutions. By architecturally integrating database, server and storage within a single appliance, the NPS system delivers 10 to 100 times the performance at half the cost of existing systems. Based in Framingham, Mass., Netezza has offices in Washington, DC, the United Kingdom and Asia Pacific. The Company is backed by leading venture capital firms, including Matrix Partners, Charles River Ventures, Battery Ventures, Orange, Sequoia Capital and Meritech Capital Partners. For more information about Netezza, please visit www.netezza.com.