Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Gets Complete View of Business with Netezza.

Data Warehouse Appliance Leader Speeds Up Blue Cross Blue Shield's Business Intelligence Initiatives

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Netezza Corporation (NYSE Arca: NZ), the global data warehouse appliance market leader, today announced that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) has selected the Netezza Performance Server[R] (NPS[R]) system to power its business intelligence processes. With the speed of the Netezza system, BCBSMA is now able to combine data from multiple business units and analyze it for the business users. Additionally, the BCBSMA IT organization can now extract and load information for membership and subscription analysis up to 50 times faster than with their previous environment, enabling much faster time to market with a significantly reduced IT workload.

"Improving customer service and keeping costs down are very important to us," said Steve Booma, executive vice president Sales, Marketing, Service and Information Technology at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. "Netezza's performance and ease of use allow us to provide our business users with a comprehensive view of the business when they need it, while allowing us to realize substantial cost savings for our business."

"In any organization, fast and simple access to critical data isn't just a 'nice to have' - it is a necessity," said Jit Saxena, chairman and CEO of Netezza. "The healthcare industry in particular is highly competitive and companies like Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts realize the value in delivering a full view of their business to the people in the organization who can most directly affect the bottom line. We are pleased BCBSMA is using Netezza to help fulfill its strategic goals."

The Netezza Performance Server system is built specifically to analyze terabytes of detailed data significantly faster than existing data warehouse options, at a much lower total cost of ownership. The NPS system stores, filters and processes terabytes of records within a single unit, analyzing only the relevant information for each query. Netezza has placed the CPU power next to the data, allowing the NPS system to speed through processes that would occupy most data warehouse systems for hours, or even days, thereby enabling dramatic increases in productivity across the organization.

Customers who have recognized the benefits of Netezza's approach include Ahold, Amazon.com, CNET Networks, Debenhams, Department of Veterans Affairs, Epsilon, Neiman Marcus, Orange UK, Ross Stores, Ryder System, Inc., The Carphone Warehouse and Virgin Media.

About Netezza Corporation

Netezza, the global data warehouse appliance market leader, enables enterprises to make all of their data actionable - quickly, simply and affordably. The Netezza Performance Server family of products delivers breakthrough performance, unmatched ease of deployment and operation, and innovative flexibility and scalability at a fraction of the cost of traditional data warehouse solutions. By architecturally integrating database, server and storage within a single appliance, the NPS system delivers 10 to 100 times the performance at half the cost of existing systems. Based in Framingham, Mass., Netezza has offices in Washington, DC, the United Kingdom and Asia Pacific. For more information about Netezza, please visit www.netezza.com.

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