NETEZZA WINS CMP’S INTELLIGENT ENTERPRISE 2008 EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD

NETEZZA WINS CMP’S INTELLIGENT ENTERPRISE 2008 EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD

Appliance Leader Joins Adobe, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Salesforce.com and SAS in “The Dozen” Companies “Irrevocably Changing the IT Landscape”

Framingham, Mass. — January 9, 2008 — Netezza Corporation (NYSE Arca: NZ), the global analytic appliance market leader, today announced that it has been awarded the 2008 Editor’s Choice Award by CMP’s Intelligent Enterprise magazine. Netezza joins technology visionaries including Google, IBM and Microsoft in the elite “Dozen” companies that will drive the intelligent enterprise in 2008. In their description of Netezza, editors at the publication noted that Netezza is to “appliances what Salesforce.com is to Software as a Service (SaaS).”

Designed specifically for high-performance business analytics, the Netezza Performance Server® (NPS®) family of streaming analytic™ appliances revolutionized the data warehouse industry by architecturally integrating a relational database, server and storage into a single compact and power-efficient unit. Netezza’s patented streaming architecture delivers its breakthrough high-performance and low total cost of ownership advantages across a broad range of data sizes, from a few hundred gigabytes to large scale systems processing hundreds of terabytes to a petabyte of data.

Customers who have realized the benefits of Netezza appliances include Ahold, Amazon.com, CNET Networks, Debenhams, Department of Veterans Affairs, Epsilon, Neiman Marcus, Orange UK, Premier, Inc., Ross Stores, Ryder System, Inc., The Carphone Warehouse and Virgin Media.

“Naming 'The Dozen' companies that will matter most to the Intelligent Enterprise community in the coming year as well as the ‘Companies to Watch’ is never an easy task,” wrote Doug Henschen, editor-in-chief, Intelligent Enterprise. “We look beyond sheer size and technology breadth to consider vendors that are leading the market in terms of innovation and market influence. We offer our congratulations to all 48 companies recognized.”

The Intelligent Enterprise Editor’s Choice award is the latest in a landslide of industry, analyst, media and customer praise for Netezza. In the past, IDC has called the Netezza appliance “revolutionary,” and stated that “business analytics appliances are here to stay.¹” Computerworld, DM Review, InformationWeek, InfoWorld and many others have awarded Netezza and its management team accolades for vision and performance.

“We are extremely proud to be named to the Intelligent Enterprise elite Dozen with such an esteemed group of successful, disruptive technology companies,” said Jit Saxena, chairman and CEO of Netezza. “Netezza appliances are changing the way organizations leverage information, creating a powerful analytic foundation for a new generation of business analytics that improve strategic decision-making and drive results.”

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About Netezza Corporation (NYSE Arca: NZ)
Netezza is the global leader in analytic appliances that dramatically simplify high-performance analytics for business users across the extended enterprise, delivering significant competitive and operational advantage in today’s information-intensive marketplaces. The Netezza Performance Server® (NPS®) family of streaming analytic™ appliances brings appliance simplicity to a broad range of complex data warehouse and analytic challenges. Customers who have realized the benefits of Netezza appliances include Ahold, Amazon.com, CNET Networks, Debenhams, Department of Veterans Affairs, Epsilon, Neiman Marcus, Orange UK, Premier, Inc., Ross Stores, Ryder System, Inc., The Carphone Warehouse and Virgin Media. 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.

Netezza, Netezza Performance Server, NPS, and streaming analytic are trademarks of Netezza Corporation. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.