Recent Gatherings

500+ Netezza Community Members Gather to Discuss Innovative Applications of Netezza Performance Server Streaming Analytic™ Appliances

Thanks to all members of the global Netezza community for your participation in the 2007 international Netezza User Conference. The combination of customers, partners, prospective customers and developers made for an exceptionally exciting event.

The 2007 Netezza User Conference kicked off on Monday evening with a welcome from Netezza Chairman and CEO, Jit Saxena and was followed by keynote speakers Geoffrey Moore and Catherine Kinney. The first evening concluded with a networking cocktail reception within the Partner Pavilion.

Tuesday's agenda featured Netezza President and COO, Jim Baum as well as Michael Sporer, VP Technology discussing the company vision and technology direction. Following these morning sessions there were more than twenty business and technical tracks. Finally, the interactive gaming night was a perfect end to end a long day, providing extra fun and excitement for all.

Wednesday's sessions were focused on trends and technology direction, including the formal launch of the Netezza Developer Network led by Netezza CTO, Justin Lindsey. And, eleven lucky winners brought home their own SPUBoxes. Executives from Netezza and Business Objects addressed the audience over lunch and the event concluded with the final series of technical and business tracks.

The Netezza community continues to grow. In fact, more than 200 people signed up for the Netezza Online Community at the Netezza User Conference. We hope the week was a valuable one for everyone who attended. Please continue your discussions with your peers in business intelligence and data warehousing online at www.netezza.com/community. We look forward to seeing you in 2008!