Netezza Data Warehouse Appliance Connectivity Enhanced with SAS/ACCESS® to Netezza

Business Wire, August 8, 2007

Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse Appliance Leaders Continue to Work Closely Together to Provide Efficient and Fast Access to Analytical Insight

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Netezza Corporation (NYSE Arca: NZ), a leading provider of data warehouse appliances, today announced that it has partnered with SAS to further strengthen connectivity between the Netezza Performance Server[R] (NPS[R]) data warehouse appliance and SAS' business intelligence, analytics and data integration software. This strengthened interoperability will be delivered through a Netezza-specific SAS/ACCESS interface, and will allow users to further leverage the capabilities of both products.

"Netezza and SAS deliver technologies that are integral to the success of our business," said Eric Williams, executive vice president and chief information officer at Catalina Marketing Corporation, the global leader in behavior-based marketing solutions. "We are excited to see the introduction of a SAS/ACCESS to Netezza interface as it will allow our SAS users to more transparently connect to and work with Netezza. The added performance and ease-of-use gains that we expect to follow as a result will ultimately make it easier for our organization to more quickly and efficiently glean analytical insights to assist our clients."

The SAS/ACCESS interface is the foundation of SAS' data access solution, able to read, write and update data regardless of the native database or platform. The SAS/ACCESS to Netezza interface engine improves data transfer speeds between the two products, and allows SAS([R]) applications to be more Netezza-aware, enabling additional optimizations in data processing.

"By enabling tighter integration between Netezza and our SAS/ACCESS product, we are able to enhance connectivity with Netezza's data warehouse appliance," said Eric Hunley, manager of product management at SAS. "We have many customers who are leveraging our products jointly today, and our goal is to continue to make it easier for these organizations, and the broader market, to use our technologies together for more effective business intelligence."

The Netezza Performance Server system is built specifically to analyze terabytes of detailed data 10-100 times faster than existing data warehouse options, at a much lower total cost of ownership. The NPS system stores, filters and processes terabytes of records within a single unit, analyzing only the relevant information for each query, enabling dramatic increases in query performance and productivity across the organization.

"SAS and Netezza together allow our customers to more fully capitalize on the power of business intelligence and analytics," said Vishal Daga, director of partner marketing, Netezza. "The enhanced connectivity

between our products will add to the analytical power customers have already realized with our technologies. This development also reflects the commitment of both companies to continue to work together to meet the needs of our customers, and redefine possibilities in the analytical landscape. "

About Netezza Corporation

Netezza is a leading provider of data warehouse appliances. The Netezza Performance Server data warehouse appliance integrates database, server and storage platforms in a purpose-built system to perform detailed queries and analyses on large volumes of stored data. Recognizing the limitations of traditional data warehouse solutions, Netezza designed its NPS family of data warehouse appliances specifically for analysis of terabytes of data 10-100 times faster than traditional solutions, with a lower total cost of ownership and greater ease of use. Based in Framingham, Mass., Netezza has offices in Washington, DC, the United Kingdom and Asia Pacific. For more information about Netezza, please visit www.netezza.com.

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