SAND Technology Completes $1,000,000 Financing

MONTREAL, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SAND Technology Inc. (OTCBB: SNDTF), provider of the world's most advanced column store database, today announced the execution of a subscription agreement with three investors pursuant to which the investors subscribed to $1 million principal amount of promissory notes and 500,000 warrants for gross aggregate proceeds of CDN$1 million to the company.

The promissory notes will mature on November 30, 2011 and will bear interest at an annual rate of 15% compounded annually, payable in cash, with 3 months of interest to the maturity date being paid upon closing as a prepayment of said interest. The company may, at its option, repay all or any of the outstanding principal prior to the maturity date.

Each warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the company for a purchase price of USD$0.50 for a term of 3 years until September 7, 2014.

The proceeds from the financing will improve the cash position of the company and will be used for general corporate purposes, including working capital.

About SAND Technology

SAND is the world's most advanced analytic database, managing massive amounts of big data, driving unparalleled performance, and deploying information to tens of thousands of concurrent users across the enterprise. With industry-leading software solutions for CRM and Loyalty, and having achieved "Certified for SAP NetWeaver" status and "Powered by SAP NetWeaver" status, SAND delivers best-of-breed analytic performance to over 600 customers around the world. SAND Technology has offices in the United States, Canada, Western and Central Europe, and Australia and can be reached online at www.sand.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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SOURCE SAND Technology Inc.