SAND Appoints Steve Dennison as Director; Transportation Executive Brings Corporate Finance Focus to Board

    MONTREAL, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
 SAND Technology(TM) (Nasdaq:   SNDT) today announced that Steve Dennison, the
 Commercial Director of transportation and logistics giant Lynx Express has
 joined the Company's Board of Directors.   Dennison, who will also be a member
 of the audit committee, has a diverse background in corporate finance and will
 add an additional strength to Company governance.
     "The Board and I are very excited to have Steve join us in this capacity,"
 said Arthur Ritchie, SAND's CEO and Chairman of the Board. "Not only is he a
 very experienced business man whose insight will be an invaluable asset, Lynx
 Express is an active user of SAND products so he can contribute first hand a
 customer perspective to board decisions.  As a citizen of the European
 Economic Community his appointment reflects the international flavor of our
 business."
     Steve Dennison has been Commercial Director of one of the UK's largest
 transportation companies since 1999 when he wrapped up a four year period as
 Finance Director and Corporate Secretary for Red Star Parcels Limited.  From
 1988 to 1993 Dennison, who is a Qualified Chartered Accountant, was with KPMG
 most recently as Corporate Finance Manager.  He holds a Bsc (Hons) in
 Management Science from University of Manchester.
 
     About SAND Technology(TM)
     SAND Technology empowers organizations worldwide with a better
 understanding of their business by enabling a better understanding of their
 business data. SAND Analytic Server-based solutions include CRM analytics, web
 analytics, and other specialized "Business Intelligence" applications for
 government and security, healthcare, supply chain management, inventory and
 production optimization, financial analysis, and strategic planning. SAND's
 Customer Intelligence division, ClarityBlue(TM), is a world leader in the
 provision of large-scale systems integration solutions for CRM analytics.
 SAND Technology has offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom
 and Central Europe, and is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol SNDT.
 For more information on Sand Technology visit http://www.sand.com .
 
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     Certain statements contained in this press release are "forward-looking
 statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Reform
 Act of 1995 and are intended to be subject to the safe harbour protection
 provided by this Act. Such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
 assumptions and current expectations, but involve known and unknown risks and
 uncertainties. Some assumptions may not materialize and unanticipated events
 may occur which could cause actual results to differ materially from any
 future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
 forward-looking statements. Competitive pressures, availability and cost
 competitiveness of competing products, timing of significant orders,
 management of potential growth, risks of new business areas, international
 expansion, decreased demand for computer software and services due to
 weakening economic conditions and market acceptance of the Sand Nucleus
 Product Suite are important factors which could cause actual results to differ
 materially from those projected. More information about factors that
 potentially could affect Sand's financial results is included in Sand's
 current Annual Report and in Sand's reports to the Securities and Exchange
 Commission.
 
 

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