DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The results of a new data warehouse survey by a leading consulting firm show NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) as the undisputed leader, dominating all six categories of database performance over competitors Oracle and IBM.
NCR Teradata(R) warehouse customer SBC Communications Inc. was recognized by technology consulting firm Winter Corporation as a Grand Prize Winner in its 2000 Database Scalability Program after winning five out of six survey categories with their 125 terabyte system, the largest data warehouse in the world. Other NCR Teradata database customers placing in the top 10 in multiple categories of the survey include Federal Express, Norfolk Southern, Office Depot, AT&T, Union Pacific Railroad, 3M, retailer Casino and telecommunications provider Albacom.
In total, NCR customers captured nearly half of the placings in the survey's six decision support database categories. Of the 10 customers ranked in each decision support category, IBM's highest ranking was fourth place; Oracle's highest was fifth place.
"This is the second independent data warehouse survey in three months to place NCR at the top of the list. Our dominance in the Winter Corporation survey and our number two ranking in the DM Review 100 are both testimonies to the overwhelming support of our customers," said Vickie Farrell, vice president of Teradata marketing for NCR's Teradata Division. "Our victories over IBM and Oracle prove that years of data warehouse experience coupled with the superior Teradata database are much more valuable to customers than empty challenges or flamboyant executives."
According to Winter Corporation, the Database Scalability Program is a survey-based global research effort with two objectives. First, it analyzes the technical and business characteristics of the world's largest databases, which contain from hundreds of gigabytes to many terabytes of data. Second, it examines the databases that support the world's largest workloads-those that make possible the highest transaction rates and the largest volumes of online data warehouse query. These vast data repositories are at the heart of e-commerce, business intelligence, supply-chain management, customer relationship management, resource management, and other business-critical applications. For more information about the Database Scalability Awards Program, visit www.wintercorp.com .
About Winter Corporation
Winter Corporation is a leading center of expertise in database scalability for e-business, enterprise applications and business intelligence. The company provides research, consulting and education services that help users and vendors define their database solutions, architect their implementations, and manage their scalability issues. Winter Corporation focuses on database technology near, at and beyond the frontier of scalability.
For more information, contact Winter Corporation by e-mail at info@wintercorp.com, on the World Wide Web at http://www.wintercorp.com , or by calling 617-695-1800.
About Teradata Division
Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation, offers powerful analytical solutions that help businesses drive growth. Teradata solutions include the Teradata database, and analytical applications for customer relationship management, operations and financial management, business performance management and e-business. To learn more about Teradata Division and its solutions, go to http://www.ncr.com/teradata .
About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leader in providing Relationship Technology(TM) solutions to customers worldwide in the retail, financial, communications, manufacturing, travel and transportation, and insurance markets. NCR's Relationship Technology solutions include privacy-enabled Teradata(R) warehouses and customer relationship management (CRM) applications, store automation and automated teller machines (ATMs). The company's business solutions are built on the foundation of its long- established industry knowledge and consulting expertise, value-adding software, global customer support services, a complete line of consumable and media products, and leading edge hardware technology. NCR employs 32,900 in 130 countries, and is a component stock of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. More information about NCR and its solutions may be found at www.ncr.com .
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CONTACT: Holly E. Michael, Teradata Division of NCR Corporation, 937-445-6086, or holly.michael@ncr.com/
