Framingham, Mass. — November 13, 2006 — Netezza, the global data warehouse appliance market leader, today announced that technology innovator and business leader Justin Lindsey has joined the Company as chief technology officer. Lindsey will dedicate his creative energy and experience with disruptive technologies to defining new areas of application for the unique characteristics of Netezza’s data warehouse appliance technology.

Lindsey will report directly to Netezza President and COO Jim Baum and lead a dedicated team of technology architects charged with designing and implementing new, innovative technologies that further revolutionize the data warehouse industry. Prior to joining Netezza, Lindsey served as deputy CIO and CTO at the United States Department of Justice where he guided the Department’s technology research and utilization of emerging technologies in support of the DOJ’s mission. Prior to the DOJ, Justin was the CTO for the Federal Bureau of Investigation where he helped shape the technology infrastructure for the FBI’s core mission systems.

“Being at the edge of innovation and applying advanced technologies to real-world problems is important to me,” said Lindsey. “Joining Netezza presents an opportunity to once again be on the cusp of change. The Company is already transforming the way organizations leverage information and analytics to run their businesses, and that’s just the tip of the opportunity as more data becomes accessible and actionable. Tremendous things are possible with Netezza and I am thrilled to be a part of the momentum.”

Lindsey’s experience in the private sector includes his role as founder, chief solutionist and director of the Hewlett-Packard Advanced Solutions Lab (ASL), created with the sole purpose of delivering solutions that revolutionize markets, industries and the world.

Prior to Hewlett-Packard, Lindsey founded LavaStorm, Inc., an Internet systems engineering firm specializing in designing, building and delivering complex systems for category-leader clients. Under his guidance as founder and chief solutions officer, LavaStorm grew to more than 180 employees with offices in Boston and San Jose.

Lindsey’s accomplishments at LavaStorm include the first real-time SEC Edgar filings system for Wall Street, the largest volume website of the time at Monster.com and a massive Internet gaming site that handled millions of concurrent users.

“Justin has that rare ability to look at technology in a way that isn’t seen by others and successfully apply his vision to real-world business problems,” said Baum. “His experience, energy and expertise are a perfect match for Netezza, a company that has revolutionized the data warehouse industry. We look forward to working with Justin to push the envelope even further and advance the applications of the data warehouse in new and exciting ways.”

Lindsey holds a computer science and engineering degree from MIT.

The Netezza Performance Server 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., Ryder System, 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.

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