Vertica Continues Growth And Expands Presence In Asia Pacific And Japan

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MEDIA RELEASE PR41354


Vertica Continues Growth and Expands Presence in Asia Pacific and Japan


BILLERICA, Mass., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --


Vinay E. Samuel Joins Vertica as Vice President of Asia to Strengthen Market in the East


    Vertica Systems, the leading provider of next-generation software platforms for real-time analytics, today

announced the expansion of its presence in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) with the appointment of Vinay E.

Samuel, vice president of Asia. Samuel will help continue the Company's momentum, accelerate growth and build

the business across the wider Asia area.


    Samuel is an industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in operations, IT, business development,

information management, finance and marketing. He has lead companies into new global markets while achieving

revenue goals and planning metrics. Samuel's background in introducing disruptive technologies to Asian

companies allows him to seamlessly transition his experience to Vertica and provide immediate support in this

market. His role at Vertica will be focused on growing and enhancing the Company's presence in APJ.


    Prior to joining the Vertica team, Samuel was the general manager of Asia Pacific for Netezza and vice president

of Asia for Greenplum. He has experience introducing new technologies within a variety of industries including

retail, telecommunications, banking and government. In addition, he has worked for NCR Teradata, GE Capital and

was most recently CEO of GridMatics.


    "Vertica already has a strong customer base in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ)," said Christopher Lynch, president

and CEO of Vertica. "Having Samuel, who understands the data warehousing market in APJ, provides us with the

ability to support the demand for Vertica's real-time analytics in this important region of the world."


    The timing of Samuel's appointment provides Vertica with the opportunity to continue its momentum and

maintain leadership status in this expanding market. Released in February 2010, Vertica 4.0 supports companies

located in all APJ countries.


    "The Asia Pacific and Japan market is maturing quickly and as companies grow at a rapid speed, so is their

data. As a result, companies will need real-time analytics so they can view and understand large amounts of

complex data quickly and accurately," said Vinay E. Samuel, vice president of Asia at Vertica. "My role at Vertica is

dedicated to help educate the APJ market about the business benefits of real-time analytics, while expanding the

Company's presence here."


    About Vertica

    Vertica Systems is the leading provider of next-generation analytics platforms enabling companies to monetize

their data at the speed and scale necessary to deliver significant value to customers and shareholders. Vertica's

scalability and flexibility are unmatched in the industry delivering 50x-1000x faster performance at 30% the cost of

traditional solutions. Vertica is used by customers worldwide including Verizon, Guess Inc., Zynga, Capital IQ,

Mozilla and Comcast. Vertica's North American headquarters is located in Billerica, MA.


SOURCE: Vertica Systems


    CONTACT: Elizabeth Laneri, SHIFT Communications, +1-617-779-1852, vertica@shiftcomm.com or Rich

Ghiossi, Vertica, Inc., +1-978-600-1000, rghiossi@vertica.com










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