| Netezza Corporation (Netezza) is a provider of data warehouse appliances. The Company's product, the Netezza Performance Server (NPS), integrates database, server and storage platforms in a purpose-built unit to enable detailed queries and analyses on large volumes of stored data. The results of these queries and analyses, often referred to as business intelligence, provide organizations with actionable information to improve their business operations. The Company designed its NPS data warehouse appliance specifically for analysis of terabytes of data at higher performance levels. Netezza sells its data warehouse appliances worldwide to large global enterprises, mid-market companies and government agencies through its direct salesforce, as well as indirectly through distribution partners. As of January 31, 2008, the Company had sold over 300 of its data warehouse appliances worldwide to 142 data-intensive customers. |
