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CA-based Off-price Co moves data warehouse to Netezza

29 Nov '06

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Netezza Powers Fortune 500 Retailer's Data Warehouse for Enterprise Reporting & Advanced Analytics.

Netezza the global data warehouse appliance market leader announced that Ross Stores Inc has implemented the Netezza Performance Server (NPS) data warehouse appliance as its new data warehouse platform. By moving to Netezza, Ross Stores is extending its business intelligence reporting and advanced analytics throughout merchandising, planning/allocation, finance and store operations.

Headquartered in Pleasanton, California (CA), Ross Stores is the nation's second largest off-price company, with fiscal 2005 revenues of $4.9 billion. Using Netezza's high-performance data warehouse appliance, Ross Stores is now able to run its enterprise analyses in significantly less time, cutting many query responses from hours to minutes.

“Netezza partnered with us on a plan to re-platform our enterprise data warehouse. They helped us to deliver considerable value to our business by executing that initiative successfully and ahead of schedule,” said Scott Lindblom, vice president of Applications for Ross Stores Inc.

“By moving to Netezza, we now have a more predictable and efficient data warehouse system. We are pleased with the new capabilities provided by Netezza. They've been an excellent business partner, exceeding our expectations.”

“Retailers like Ross Stores rely on detailed, real-time data analytics to power their businesses and influence theirstrategic decisions,” said Andy Winans, vice president, Retail & CPG, Netezza.

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