Procter and Gamble Selects SAND/DNA for SAP NLS Pilot Project

SAND/DNA Enables Highly Efficient Data Storage and Transparent Access to Data from SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0

MONTREAL, March 12 – SAND Technology Inc., an international provider of intelligent enterprise information management software, today announced that Procter & Gamble Company has chosen SAND/DNA for SAP BI for a pilot project to evaluate the benefits of NLS (nearline storage) to more efficiently and cost-effectively manage their multi-terabyte SAP NetWeaver BI® 7.0 data warehouse. “SAND/DNA’s high data compression rates, minimal administration requirements and integration with SAP BI are the main reasons we are evaluating SAND to complement our SAP environment,” said Maria Gracia Pasquale Director, P&G Global Business Services.

“Our pilot with SAND is about exploring opportunities to lower costs of data storage over the long term,” added Yazdi Bagli, Associate Director, P&G Global Business Services.

“We are very pleased to have the opportunity to work with P&G on this pilot project,” said Robin Carr, VP Sales of North America for SAND Technology. “This project will further highlight that SAND/DNA enables companies to reduce total cost of ownership and supp

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SAND Technology provides scalable enterprise software and best practices for storing, managing, and accessing all your data, on-demand. SAND/DNA includes cost-effective nearline data access and high-speed, column-based analytics, aCRM, and specialized extensions designed to lower TCO and improve operational performance for SAP NetWeaver BI, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, SAS, and more. SAND has offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Central Europe, and can be reached online at www.sand.com.