ADVISORY/Netezza SVP Bill Blake to Co-Present with World Renowned Supercomputing Expert Marshall R. Peterson, CTO of the J. Craig Venter Science Foundation.

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ADVISORY...for Thursday, June 5

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"High Performance Computing" Keynote Address at the

Marcus Evans Executive IT Life Science Forum

As time and dollar investments into research and development (R&D) continue to grow, the life sciences industry demands ever increasing support from the IT community to achieve maximum results in drug discovery and development. The Executive IT Life Science Forum gives senior executives the opportunity to discuss, strategize and offer solutions that drive efficiency within the R&D processes. Bill Blake, senior vice president of product development at Netezza Corp. and Marshall R. Peterson, CTO of the J. Craig Venter Science Foundation, are Forum keynote co-presenters for a session on High Performance Computing.

The conference, which is presented by Marcus Evans, will address significant concepts in R&D innovation including approaches to high-throughput computing, enhanced data management capabilities, bioinformatics functionality, distributed computing infrastructures and emerging R&D technologies.

Who:  Bill Blake, senior vice president, product management, Netezza
      Corp.
      Marshall R. Peterson, CTO of the J. Craig Venter Science
      Foundation

What: 'Executive IT Life Science Forum' Co-Keynote Presenters

When: Thursday, June 5, 2003 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in
      Boston, Mass.
      11:30 a.m. ET, Co-Keynote Presentation on "High Performance
      Computing"

How:  Register now
      at--www.marcusevans.com/Prices/regPrice.asp?EventID=7332

Bill Blake is also serving as Day Two Conference Chair, delivering opening remarks at 8:45 a.m. ET, and will moderate a panel discussion "Open Source Computing: High Performance Computing Advantages and the Challenges That Arise" at 1:45 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 5, 2003.

About Bill Blake

Bill Blake has more than two decades of industry experience in the product management and development of high performance computing systems. Prior to Netezza, Blake served as vice president of High Performance Technical Computing (HPTC) at Compaq where he was responsible for the development and marketing of HPTC solutions including the company's AlphaServer SC supercomputers. Under Blake's direction, Compaq's HPTC business surpassed the one billion-dollar level in 2000 and seized market leadership. In addition, the HPTC business was the market leader in the Life Sciences segment and the supplier providing the majority of high performance computing for the Human Genome effort around the world.

About Marshall R. Peterson

Recognized worldwide for his accomplishments in building supercomputing infrastructures, Peterson is currently CTO of the J. Craig Venter Science Foundation. He is responsible for information technology strategy for the J. Craig Venter Foundation and affiliates, IBEA, TIGR, TCAG and The J. Craig Venter Science Foundation Joint Technology Center. He is creating the next-generation high throughput genomic sequencing and analysis center using state-of-the-art sequencing and computing infrastructure. Peterson was a key executive in creating one of the world's most exciting, visible and dynamic start-up information services focused on biotechnology. As vice president of IT at Celera Genomics he was responsible for design, implementation and operations of the computing infrastructure and staff of 110 that enabled Celera to sequence and assemble the Human Genome 18 months ahead of schedule.

About Netezza Corporation

Netezza delivers the world's first purpose-built, tera-scale data appliance that enables real-time Business Intelligence (BI). The Company's appliance runs ad hoc and complex queries in a fraction of the time of existing solutions, delivering fast and affordable BI to data-intensive organizations in financial services, retail, communications and other markets. Based on a patent-pending architecture, Netezza's appliance delivers faster, more sophisticated analysis while allowing companies to leverage their existing infrastructure. Founded in 2000 and based in Framingham, Mass., Netezza is led by an experienced management team from several leading technology companies. The Company is financed by Matrix Partners, Charles River Ventures and Battery Ventures. Please visit Netezza on the Web at www.netezza.com.

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