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Netezza Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results



    Netezza Corporation (NYSE Arca: NZ) today announced its financial
    results for the second fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2007.

    Highlights:

    -- Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 increased 60% to
    $28.4 million compared with $17.8 million for the same period
    one year ago. Revenue for the first half of fiscal 2008
    increased 80% to $53.7 million compared with $29.8 million for
    the same period one year ago.

    -- Gross profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 increased
    to $17.0 million compared with $10.6 million for the same
    period one year ago. Gross profit for the first half of fiscal
    2008 increased to $32.3 million compared with $17.7 million
    for the same period one year ago.

    -- Stock-based compensation expenses were $0.9 million in the
    second quarter of fiscal 2008 compared with $0.1 million for
    the same period one year ago. Stock-based compensation
    expenses were $1.8 million for the first half of fiscal 2008
    compared with $0.2 million for the same period one year ago.

    -- Operating loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 was $0.5
    million compared with an operating loss of $2.2 million for
    the same period one year ago. Operating loss for the first
    half of fiscal 2008 was $2.1 million compared with an
    operating loss of $6.5 million for the same period one year
    ago.

    -- Net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 was $1.0
    million compared with a net loss of $1.9 million for the same
    period one year ago. Net loss for the first half of fiscal
    2008 was $2.9 million compared with a net loss of $6.0 million
    for the same period one year ago.

    -- Net loss per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 was
    $0.19 compared with a net loss per share of $0.46 for the same
    period one year ago. Net loss per share for the first half of
    fiscal 2008 was $0.55 compared with a net loss per share of
    $1.24 for the same period one year ago.

    -- Netezza closed its initial public offering on July 24, 2007,
    raising proceeds of $113.2 million net of expenses.

    Jit Saxena, Netezza's chairman and chief executive officer,
    stated, "We are very pleased with our results for the quarter ended
    July 31, 2007. We continued to see good demand for our products both
    from new customers as well as from our existing customers and across
    different vertical markets. Our continued investments in product
    development and in our distribution channels continue to expand our
    opportunities and position us very well for the future."

    Financial Guidance:

    "Based on the current momentum in the marketplace, our expected
    revenue for our full fiscal 2008 is in the range of $114 - $116
    million and we expect to continue to see improvement at the operating
    income level," said Patrick Scannell, senior vice president and chief
    financial officer of Netezza.

    Second Quarter Conference Call:

    Netezza will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 PM Eastern
    Time (1:30 PM Pacific Time) on August 23, 2007 to discuss its second
    fiscal quarter results and business outlook.

    The conference call can be accessed by dialing +1-866-510-0710 for
    participants in the United States and by dialing +1-617-597-5378 for
    participants outside the United States. The passcode for the
    conference call is 97931534. A telephonic replay of the conference
    call will also be available two hours after the call and will run for
    two weeks. The replay can be accessed by dialing +1-888-286-8010 for
    participants in the United States and by dialing +1-617-801-6888 for
    participants outside the United States. The passcode for the replay is
    92918343.

    The webcast will be accessible from the "Investor Relations"
    section of Netezza's website (http://www.netezza.com). The webcast
    will be archived on Netezza's website for a period of one year.

    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 to 100 times faster
    than traditional solutions, with a lower total cost of ownership and
    greater ease of use. Netezza is headquartered in Framingham, MA and
    has offices in Washington, DC, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan,
    Korea and Canada. For more information about Netezza, please visit
    www.netezza.com.

    For Netezza Investors:

    The statements set forth above include forward-looking statements
    within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
    1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements relate to Netezza's
    future financial performance and Netezza's business prospects. These
    statements involve risk and uncertainties, including: market demand
    for our products; our limited operating history and history of losses;
    quarterly fluctuation of our business; our ability to attract and
    retain key personnel; competition in the data warehouse market; our
    dependence on certain key customers; our ability to protect our
    patents and intellectual property; our ability to defend against third
    party infringement claims, other litigation and contingent
    liabilities; and risks relating to operating internationally. For a
    further list and description of risks and uncertainties that could
    cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the
    forward looking statements in this release, we refer you to the "Risk
    Factors" section of Netezza's prospectus dated July 18, 2007, which is
    on file with the SEC and is available on Netezza's investor relations
    website at http://www.netezza.com and on the SEC website at
    http://www.sec.gov. In addition, the forward-looking statements
    included in this press release represent our views as of August 23,
    2007. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause
    our views to change. However, while we may elect to update these
    forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we
    specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking
    statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of
    any date subsequent to August 23, 2007.

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    Netezza Corporation
    Consolidated Statement of Operations
    (in thousands, except per share amounts)
    (unaudited)

    For the three For the six
    months ended months ended
    July 31, July 31,
    ----------------- -----------------
    2007 2006 2007 2006
    -------- -------- -------- --------

    Revenue
    Product $22,933 $14,389 $43,510 $23,278
    Services 5,467 3,395 10,232 6,504
    -------- -------- -------- --------
    Total revenue 28,400 17,784 53,742 29,782

    Cost of revenue
    Product 9,481 6,046 17,876 9,611
    Services 1,956 1,109 3,604 2,434
    -------- -------- -------- --------
    Total cost of revenue 11,437 7,155 21,480 12,045
    -------- -------- -------- --------

    Gross Profit 16,963 10,629 32,262 17,737

    Operating Expenses
    Sales and marketing 9,962 7,217 19,631 13,590
    Research and development 5,572 4,321 11,056 8,547
    General and administrative 1,905 1,247 3,660 2,099
    -------- -------- -------- --------
    Total operating expenses 17,439 12,785 34,347 24,236

    -------- -------- -------- --------
    Operating loss (476) (2,156) (2,085) (6,499)

    Interest income 195 99 217 219
    Interest expense 502 196 715 288
    Other income, net 51 360 220 545
    -------- -------- -------- --------

    Loss before income taxes $ (732) $(1,893) $(2,363) $(6,023)

    Provision for income taxes 291 - 565 -

    -------- -------- -------- --------

    Net loss $(1,023) $(1,893) $(2,928) $(6,023)

    Accretion to preferred stock 1,370 1,483 2,853 2,966
    -------- -------- -------- --------

    Net loss attributable to common
    stockholders $(2,393) $(3,376) $(5,781) $(8,989)
    ======== ======== ======== ========

    Net loss per common share:
    Basic $ (0.19) $ (0.46) $ (0.55) $ (1.24)
    Diluted $ (0.19) $ (0.46) $ (0.55) $ (1.24)

    Shares used in per common share
    calculations:
    Basic 12,374 7,272 10,444 7,230
    Diluted 12,374 7,272 10,444 7,230

    Stock-based compensation included
    in above figures:
    Cost of product revenue $ 23 $ 3 $ 45 $ 6
    Cost of services revenue 27 3 53 4
    Sales and marketing 257 57 506 69
    Research and development 177 32 325 52
    General and administrative 452 52 886 86
    -------- -------- -------- --------
    Total $ 936 $ 147 $ 1,815 $ 217
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    Netezza Corporation
    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
    (in thousands)

    July 31, January 31,
    2007 2007
    ----------- -----------
    (unaudited)
    Assets

    Current assets
    Cash and cash equivalents $ 116,558 $ 5,018
    Accounts receivable 18,855 31,834
    Inventory 33,176 26,239
    Other current assets 3,984 1,370
    ----------- -----------
    Total current assets 172,573 64,461

    Property and equipment, net 5,588 4,228
    Restricted cash 379 379
    Other long-term assets 153 131
    ----------- -----------

    Total assets $ 178,693 $ 69,199
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    Liabilities, convertible redeemable preferred
    stock and stockholders' equity (deficit)

    Current liabilities
    Accounts payable $ 3,212 $ 12,683
    Accrued expenses 8,890 8,678
    Current portion of note payable to bank - 2,436
    Refundable exercise price for restricted
    stock - 24
    Deferred revenue 24,150 14,741
    ----------- -----------
    Total current liabilities 36,252 38,562
    Long-term deferred revenue 13,290 9,765
    Note payable to bank, net of current portion - 4,099
    Preferred stock warrant liability - 765
    ----------- -----------

    Total liabilities 49,542 53,191

    Total convertible redeemable preferred
    stock - 97,131

    Total stockholders' equity (deficit) 129,151 (81,123)
    ----------- -----------

    Total liabilities, convertible redeemable
    preferred stock and stockholders' equity
    (deficit) $ 178,693 $ 69,199
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