EXASOL included in the “Magic Quadrant“ for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems 2012

EXASolution provides innovative technology, speed and very good value for money

Nuremberg, February 13, 2012 – Nuremberg-based EXASOL AG is listed in the “Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems“ by Gartner, a leading analyst company, for the first time.

“Not only is the 2012 listing in the Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems a milestone in our company’s history, we believe it also underlines our power of innovation“, says Steffen Weissbarth, CEO of EXASOL AG. “During the past years, we have been able to continuously extend our position in the data warehousing market, such as by introducing EXACloud. We will keep pushing this development in 2012.”

In their annual report, Gartner analysts Donald Feinberg and Mark A. Beyer look into the DBMS market, evaluating the vendors for ability to execute and completeness of vision.

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About EXASOL AG

EXASOL AG, based in Nuremberg in Germany, develops a data management system that enables the rapid analysis and evaluation of data. By implementing the solution from EXASOL, business processes are optimised and secure foundations for decision-making are generated, which give companies of all industry sectors a sustainable competitive edge.

EXASolution is a relational high-performance database that was specifically developed for enterprise warehouse applications and business intelligence solutions. The In-Memory-technology-based database is utilised by companies of all industry sectors for time-critical analyses, comprehensive data research, planning or reporting. By integrating geodata and BigData-sources as well as unstructured data EXASolution offers an additional dimension of evaluation for more efficient and ad-hoc analyses. The easy-to-manage database can be integrated easily into existing IT infrastructures and requires a minimal amount of administrative maintenance, while ensuring low investment and operation costs (TCO). EXACloud, based on EXASolution, is offered as datawarehousing as a services. By using this highly efficient way to manage their data EXASOL customers benefit as well from full data access at any time as from a transparent pricing model.

Companies such as XING, Sony Music, Olympus, media control, Zalando, stayfriends, Coop, IMS Health, Semikron, Webtrekk, econda and xplosion rely on EXASOL technology, made in Germany. For more information, please visit www.EXASOL.com, follow us on twitter or like us on facebook.