Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenplum, the pioneer of Enterprise Data Cloud™ solutions for large-scale data warehousing and analytics, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the "Visionaries" Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems." (1)

"We believe our position in the Visionaries Quadrant validates the benefits and opportunities users realize with our software-based solutions," said Bill Cook, CEO, Greenplum.  "Our products are strong and this is resonating with existing and many new customers.  We pride ourselves on earning the right to do business with some of the world's leading organizations, managing some of the world's largest datasets. The combination of Greenplum Database and our new Enterprise Data Cloud platform is transforming the way companies manage and analyze data."

Greenplum has been the pioneer of the Enterprise Data Cloud™ distributed system solutions for large-scale data warehousing and analytics.  This system provides customers with next-generation database capabilities including multi-petabyte scale on commodity hardware, elastic expansion and self-service provisioning, and massively parallel analytic processing.  This pioneering work has accelerated growth with significant customer wins, including U.S. government agencies, large telecommunications firms, global banks and data-intensive Internet media companies.  Greenplum expects this momentum to continue into 2010, as more companies realize the benefits of deep analytics and existing companies extend their usage of Greenplum's solutions.

Interested parties can request a complimentary copy of the Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems report at http://www.greenplum.com

About the Magic Quadrant

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted January 28, 2010 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Greenplum Software

Greenplum Software is the pioneer of Enterprise Data Cloud™ distributed system solutions for large-scale data warehousing and analytics, providing customers with next-generation database capabilities including multi-petabyte scale on commodity hardware, elastic expansion and self-service provisioning, and massively parallel analytic processing. Data-driven businesses around the world, including NASDAQ OMX, NYSE Euronext, Reliance Communications, eBay and Fox Interactive Media/MySpace, have adopted the Greenplum Database to support their mission-critical business functions. For more information visit www.greenplum.com.

(1) Gartner "Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems" by Donald Feinberg and Mark A. Beyer January 28, 2010

SOURCE Greenplum Software

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