ATLANTA, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- james martin + company (james martin +
co), one of the world's premier consulting firms, and Red Brick(TM) Systems,
Inc. (Nasdaq: REDB), The Data Warehouse Company(TM), today announced a
strategic alliance to provide advanced data warehouse solutions, from strategy
through systems implementation, to organizations in the utilities, insurance
and government markets.
    Red Brick Warehouse is the only high-performance, scalable, client/server
relational database management system (RDBMS) specifically designed for data
warehouse applications.  Through this strategic alliance, james martin + co
will make Red Brick Warehouse the core RDBMS for its data warehouse-based
solutions.
    "Our clients rely on us for our extensive and specialized expertise," said
John Wyatt, president and CEO of james martin + co.  "We help companies
determine and implement new technology solutions, so that they may make
effective use of the advanced tools available in today's marketplace.
    "We selected Red Brick Warehouse because it provides the kind of load and
query performance, scalability and analysis functionality we want to offer our
clients to help them be more effective and competitive," said Wyatt.
    "james martin + co has an international reputation for bringing people,
process and technology together to deliver effective solutions quickly," said
Chris Grejtak, vice president of marketing for Red Brick.  "The choice of Red
Brick Warehouse as the RDBMS component of their data warehouse-based solutions
is further validation of the importance of utilizing specialized rather than
'universal' or general-purpose database technologies for decision support
applications."

    About james martin + co
    james martin + co is the premier international management consulting firm
dedicated to transforming business through information technology.  james
martin + co provides clients with comprehensive business solutions, from
business strategy through business systems implementation.  The company has
established vertical expertise in industries including insurance, government,
and utilities.  Founded in 1981 by Dr. James Martin, the company is
headquartered in Fairfax, VA with 26 offices and 800 employees worldwide.

    About Red Brick Systems, Inc.
    Red Brick Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of relational database
products and service for data warehouse applications.  The company, based in
Los Gatos, Calif., specializes in software products used for fast, accurate,
and confident business decision-making on large client/server databases.

    Information about james martin + co is available on the World Wide Web at
http://www.jamesmartin.com, via Internet email at "info@jamesmartin.com"
or by calling 1-800-248-4562.

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http://www.redbrick.com.  News releases and corporate background
information may also be retrieved by fax.  For an index of available
materials, please call (800) 758-5804, and enter PIN #105756.

    Red Brick and logo is a registered trademark, and Red Brick and The Data
Warehouse Company are trademarks of Red Brick Systems, Inc.  All other
trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective
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