Press Release

Teradata and GoldenGate Software Announce Global Agreement

October 12, 2004 at 3:01 PM EDT
Jointly Developed Data Synchronization Solution Delivers the Only Offering Optimized for Teradata(R) to Enable Better, Faster Decisions

DAYTON, Ohio, Oct 12, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR), and GoldenGate Software Inc., a leading provider of transactional data management solutions, today announced a strategic distribution and joint development partnership agreement integrating GoldenGate(TM) products with Teradata(R) Warehouse 8.0.

The companies are announcing GoldenGate Software for Teradata, a solution that is designed to provide an optimized means of synchronizing data between the Teradata Warehouse and other database systems within a customer's enterprise.

The GoldenGate for Teradata solution enables customers to develop active data warehousing initiatives, perform data mart consolidations and migrations and implement Teradata Dual Active Solutions, or as part of business initiatives requiring near real-time data synchronization throughout the enterprise. As part of the agreement, Teradata will market, sell, distribute and provide first-line support to Teradata customers globally.

"For many years, large corporations have relied on GoldenGate to manage their transactional data, the lifeblood of their business, in real-time," said Ali Kutay, president and chief executive officer of GoldenGate Software. "More than ever, businesses need and will come to rely on real-time business visibility and continuous uptime and access to their business-critical data. We are excited to be working with Teradata to offer their customers enhanced capability to 'cross that real-time bridge' to protect, integrate and share their critical data across their enterprise."

"The GoldenGate solution is key for any customer who needs to move data, on a real-time basis, from any database into and out of Teradata. Equally important are customers' needs to synchronize data in real time between multiple Teradata databases," said Alan Chow, senior vice president of research and development at Teradata. "As we experience increased demand for true operational active data warehousing from our customers, we felt it was important to offer this solution with Teradata Warehouse 8.0."

The complete GoldenGate for Teradata solution is scheduled to be available for general customer availability in the fourth quarter of 2004.

About GoldenGate

GoldenGate is a leader in transactional data management. Hundreds of businesses worldwide use the GoldenGate(TM) platform to manage critical initiatives such as business availability, data integration, business visibility and compliance. By providing the key technology for capturing, transforming and moving transactional data wherever it is needed, GoldenGate helps organizations mitigate risk, respond faster to customer needs, reduce costs and implement real-time operations. Designed to work with today's heterogeneous systems, the GoldenGate platform captures and delivers changes in transactional data at sub-second speeds in high volumes across any environment, including Oracle, DB2 UDB, Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL and Teradata. A private company, GoldenGate has completed thousands of installations in 35 countries, working with numerous Fortune 500 companies. GoldenGate broadens its global market reach through key partnerships with ISV's, database providers and systems integrators, including ACI Worldwide, IDX Systems Corporation, Insession Technologies, HP and Teradata. For more information, please visit the company's Website at www.goldengate.com or call (415) 777-0200.

About Teradata Division

Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR), is the global technology leader in enterprise data warehousing, analytic applications and data warehousing services. Organizations around the world rely on the power of Teradata's award-winning solutions (www.teradata.com) to get a single, integrated view of their business to enhance decision-making, customer relationships and profitability.

About NCR Corporation

NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) is a leading global technology company helping businesses build stronger relationships with their customers. NCR's ATMs, retail systems, Teradata(R) data warehouses and IT services provide Relationship Technology(TM) solutions that maximize the value of customer interactions and help organizations create a stronger competitive position. NCR (www.ncr.com) is based in Dayton, Ohio.

NCR and Teradata are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries. GoldenGate and the GoldenGate logo are trademarks of GoldenGate Software Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

SOURCE: NCR Corporation

NCR Corporation
Teradata Division
Marchela Roca, 770-623-7024
marchela.roca@teradata-ncr.com
or
GoldenGate Software, Inc.
Deirdre Mahon, 415-369-4151
dmahon@goldengate.com