Hospital Corporation of America Consolidates on Teradata; Receives Award for Improved Return on Investment and Providing Business Intelligence to Thousands of Decision-Makers Companywide

Business Wire, Dec 13, 2005

DAYTON, Ohio -- Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR), announced that its customer, Hospital Corporation of America, Inc. (HCA), was awarded the prestigious "Best Practices in Business Intelligence" award in the category of business intelligence vision and strategies for improved return on investment (ROI) by Computerworld magazine.

"HCA chose to consolidate most of its important corporate information, including patient accounting, financial and supply chain data, upon a single Teradata platform. The Teradata platform supports a number of guided analysis applications and a heavy and steadily increasing volume of ad hoc queries," said Brent Lautenschlegar, assistant vice president, Hospital Corporation of America. "The system has resulted in significant cost savings and the realization of numerous operational efficiencies by delivering timely information to thousands of decision-makers companywide. While HCA's enterprise reporting infrastructure includes a number of other software products, the Teradata database has been central to its success."

Computerworld offers this award to those organizations that have created a strategic vision for success, as well as strategies for implementing the business intelligence vision, risk management and cost versus benefit justification.

About Teradata Division

Teradata (www.teradata.com), a division of NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR), is the global technology leader in enterprise data warehousing, analytic applications and data warehousing services. Organizations around the world rely on the power of Teradata's award-winning solutions to get a single, integrated view of their business to enhance decision-making, customer relationships and profitability.

About NCR Corporation

NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) is a leading global technology company helping businesses build stronger relationships with their customers. NCR's Teradata(R) data warehouses and ATMs, retail systems and IT services provide Relationship Technology(TM) solutions that maximize the value of customer interactions and help organizations create a stronger competitive position. Based in Dayton, Ohio, NCR (www.ncr.com) employs approximately 28,500 people worldwide.

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