Kognitio, a leading global provider of business intelligence (BI) and data warehousing solutions, today announced that its WX₂ analytical database has been chosen as a "Product of the Year" in the Business Intelligence and Analytics category of SearchDataManagement.com's 2008 Products of the Year program, by the editors of TechTarget's Enterprise Applications Media Group.

The SearchDataManagement.com editorial staff, in conjunction with a team of industry analysts and consultants, noted that WX₂ "is available in a variety of deployment models:"  through a software license, as a commodity hardware-based data warehouse appliance, or through Kognitio's industry-first Data Warehousing as a Service (DaaS) offering.  The editors wrote, "Any way you deploy it, WX₂ is a powerful data warehouse appliance that lets customers analyze hundreds of terabytes of data in a matter of seconds, thanks to its massive parallel processing design."

They also singled out DaaS in particular, saying it "can be ideal for customers looking for fast analytic capabilities at a reduced cost, as it can be deployed quickly without incurring high start-up and maintenance costs, according to the company. And just one database administrator (DBA) can manage the entire system on a day-to-day basis."

The awards were based on six criteria, including innovation, performance, ease of integration into environment, ease of use and manageability, functionality and value.

"We are honored by TechTarget's selection of WX₂ as one of its ‘Products of the Year,'" said John Thompson, Kognitio's chief executive for North American operations.   "Since entering the North American market little more than a year ago, we have been heartened by the reception we have received.   Our customers and prospects and growing partner ecosystem have quickly grasped the technological edge and business value that WX₂ delivers.  Today's award validates our approach, and will serve to further speed WX₂ acceptance and adoption on a worldwide basis."

Kognitio's award-winning WX₂ is the most mature analytical database of its type on the market today, capable of helping mid-sized and large enterprises gain unprecedented analytical access to, and insight from, massive amounts of data, thus allowing them to remain ahead of their competitors. Available via traditional software license, as an integrated data warehousing appliance, or through Kognitio's DaaS, WX₂ enables users to reliably gain greater benefits in less time by querying, in detail, vast amounts of granular data in just seconds. WX₂ consistently obtains results several times faster than competing data warehouse appliances and up to 60 times faster than typical software-only databases.

About Kognitio
Kognitio is an innovative, technology-rich company, providing leading-edge solutions to business problems that require the acquisition, rationalization and analysis of large or complex data.  Kognitio's award-winning WX₂, a 2008 SearchDataManagement.com "Product of the Year," is the industry's fastest and most scalable analytical database on the market, giving firms the ability to turn their raw data into valuable business insight fast, and empowering its customers to realize comprehensive answers to critical business questions.

Globally headquartered in Bracknell, UK, with North American headquarters in Chicago and offices in New York, Kognitio delivers competitive advantage to its clients across a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, financial services and utilities.  More information is available by phone at 312.268.5725 and at www.kognitio.com.

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