New Platform Provides Leading Data Warehouse Performance for Windows NT

    LOS GATOS, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Brick(R) Systems, Inc.
(Nasdaq: REDB), The Data Warehouse Company(R), today announced the
availability of Red Brick Warehouse 5.0 for Digital Equipment Corporation's
AlphaServer systems running Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R).  Red Brick Warehouse
is the industry's only relational database built from the ground up for data
warehouse applications.  Red Brick Warehouse on Digital AlphaServer systems
running Windows NT delivers new levels of scalability and throughput to
companies that prefer Windows NT for their data warehouse projects.
    "We're very impressed with the performance characteristics evident in the
Digital AlphaServer products," said Anthony Layzell, vice president of
marketing at Red Brick.  "Our global customers have shown increasing interest
in high- performance Windows NT platforms for data warehousing.  The
combination of Red Brick Warehouse with Digital's AlphaServer platform running
Windows NT provides the leading data warehouse performance for which Red Brick
is known, and the ease of administration that drives customers to Windows NT."
    "Our long-standing relationship with Red Brick is aimed at providing
customers the most powerful solutions for data warehousing," said Jeffrey
Johanson, director of the Business Applications Group at Digital.  "Red
Brick's support for our AlphaServer systems running Windows NT will help
customers deploy their mission-critical data warehouse solution on Windows NT,
while still experiencing enterprise-level support."
    Digital's family of AlphaServer systems, based on 64-bit chip performance,
take advantage of the industry's fastest processors and deliver
high-performance solutions for data warehousing.  Many Red Brick customers
have been impressed by the performance of Red Brick Warehouse on AlphaServer
systems running Digital UNIX.  By also supporting Windows NT on AlphaServer
systems, Red Brick offers organizations high performance and scalability, and
the benefit of Windows NT's easy administration.

    About Digital AlphaServer Systems
    From the single-processor, sub-$2,000 x86-based Prioris LX, through to the
14-way Alpha-based AlphaServer 8400, Digital's server offerings deliver the
most powerful, scalable family of systems available today for Windows NT.
Digital's AlphaServer systems are ideal for complex, demanding applications
such as data warehousing, which require high-performance, scalable systems.

    Pricing and Availability
    Red Brick Warehouse 5.0 supporting Windows NT on Digital AlphaServer
systems is available now.  The product may be licensed directly from Red
Brick, or through Red Brick's distributors and resellers worldwide.  More
information may be obtained through Red Brick's direct sales offices in the
United States and Canada, or by calling 800-777-2585 in the United States.
    Pricing is equivalent for both Red Brick Warehouse 5.0 on Digital UNIX and
Red Brick Warehouse 5.0 on Digital AlphaServer systems running Windows NT.
Pricing is based on system configuration.

    About Red Brick
    Red Brick Systems, Inc., based in Los Gatos, Calif., is a leading provider
of comprehensive, integrated, high-performance products for data warehousing.
Its flagship product, Red Brick Warehouse 5.0, is the world's fastest and most
scalable relational database for data warehousing, including data marts,
online analytical processing (OLAP) and data mining.  Red Brick helps
businesses transform data into information for faster, superior
decision-making.
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    NOTE:  Red Brick, the Red Brick logo and The Data Warehouse Company are
registered trademarks, and Performance is Everything is a trademark of Red
Brick Systems, Inc.  Microsoft and Windows NT are either trademarks or
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.  All other trademarks and
registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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