Sybase Replication Server Architect Brings Extensive Business and Technology Strategy Experience to Netezza

Marlborough, Mass. — March 10, 2009 — Netezza Corporation (NYSE Arca: NZ), the global leader in data warehouse and analytic appliances, today announced that respected technology innovator David Flaxman has joined the company as chief strategy officer. Flaxman will focus on developing strategy and evaluating opportunities that reinforce Netezza’s vision of enabling users across the extended enterprise to leverage the power of business analytics.

“David’s experience in consulting and developing leading edge technologies for the enterprise, including the architecture for what would later become the Sybase Replication Server, meshes very well with Netezza’s industry leadership, vision and current growth strategies,” said Jim Baum, president and CEO at Netezza. “His background and business savvy will serve him well in his new role as chief strategy officer and complete our management team.”

“The way businesses analyze and use data is changing rapidly, thanks in great part to Netezza’s appliance approach,” said David Flaxman, chief strategy officer at Netezza. “I look forward to helping craft the Company’s strategy going forward as we aim to become an even more dominant player in the data warehouse and analytics market.”

Flaxman will report directly to CEO Jim Baum. Prior to joining Netezza, Flaxman spent 10 years in the consulting industry, first with Sybase, then as managing partner of the Advanced Technology practice at KPMG. His background also includes senior positions at Fannie Mae and Goldman Sachs.

About Netezza Corporation (NYSE Arca: NZ)

Netezza (NYSE Arca: NZ) is the global leader in data warehouse and 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 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, Nationwide, Neiman Marcus, Orange UK, Premier, Inc., Ross Stores, Ryder System, Inc., The Carphone Warehouse and Virgin Media. Based in Marlborough, Mass., Netezza has offices in Washington, DC, the United Kingdom and the Asia Pacific region. For more information about Netezza, please visit www.netezza.com.

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