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Netezza Joins the Green Grid Consortium


    Netezza Corporation, a leading provider of data warehouse
    appliances, today announced that it has joined The Green Grid, a
    consortium of information technology companies and professionals
    seeking to improve energy efficiency in data centers around the world.
    As a member of The Green Grid, Netezza joins other leading companies
    dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and computing
    ecosystems.

    "At Netezza, we are dedicated to developing systems that not only
    help users quickly and easily manage and analyze their data at a lower
    cost, but also consume significantly less power, cooling and data
    center space," said Jit Saxena, CEO and co-founder of Netezza. "We
    designed our data warehouse appliance using a unique architecture that
    leverages energy-efficient, high-performance processors and other
    components. Membership in The Green Grid is further proof of our
    commitment to creating efficient technology that benefits not only our
    customers but the environment as well."

    For more information on The Green Grid, please visit
    http://www.thegreengrid.org/pages/news.html.

    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. 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.