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SAND Signs Korean Distributor - TOPEND Technology Inc. to Sell SAND Analytic Server to Insurance Industry and Other Markets

Montreal and Seoul, SOUTH KOREA (ots)

SAND™ Technology Inc.
(NASDAQ: SNDT), a leading supplier of high-performance analytic
application infrastructure, today announced that it had entered into
an agreement with TOPEND Technology Inc. of Seoul Korea which will
allow TOPEND to resell the SAND Analytic Server and other SAND
products in Korea and other Asian markets. TOPEND is a leading
supplier of innovative IT solutions to the Insurance and Financial
Services industry. The initial term of the agreement is five years.
"We are very honoured to have a company with the stature of TOPEND
as our first partner in the Pacific Rim," said SAND CEO Arthur 
Ritchie. "They have demonstrated to us a great knowledge of their 
local markets and of the critical business applications that drive 
efficiency in the Insurance industry. They are also very 
knowledgeable about competitive products and researched their choice 
of SAND extensively. We look forward to a long and profitable 
relationship."
"The SAND Analytic Server is the most dynamic, scalable open
systems platform we have encountered for building high performance
analytic applications," added Dong-Won Shin, CEO of TOPEND. "We
believe it is the ideal solution to empower our growing practice in
specialized business solutions for Financial Services and other key
growth sectors in Korea. SAND has proven to be a good partner through
the negotiation of this agreement and the initial training of our
staff in their products and we are very positive about our ability to
do significant amounts of business together."
About the SAND™ Analytic Server
The SAND Analytic Server allows integration of virtually unlimited
volumes of data from a variety of sources -- data warehouses, 
operational systems, and legacy or third-party databases -- into a 
compact, fully indexed analytical repository that can be rapidly 
deployed and quickly and easily accessed by business users via SQL92-
compliant Business Intelligence tools or methods. It is highly 
scalable to accommodate growth and fast and simple to update to 
accommodate business change. The SAND Analytic Server boosts the 
performance of existing Business Intelligence architectures while 
reducing the need for involvement of specialist data management 
staff, and fully supports 24x365 operations, making it ideal for 
business-critical applications.
The SAND Analytic Server delivers on the promise of analytics @
the speed of business™ by immediately providing tangible business
benefits, and delivering low total cost of ownership and high overall
return on investment.
About TOPEND Technology Inc.
TOPEND Technology specializes in providing exceptional Business 
Intelligence SI consulting services and supplying innovative IT 
solutions for the Financial Industry, especially in the Insurance 
and Banking services industry, and ensures a fast return on 
investment. TOPEND solutions and services have a direct influence on 
enterprises by improving their competitiveness and delivering 
business benefits quickly.
For more information, visit www.top-end.co.kr.
About SAND Technology™
SAND Technology empowers organizations worldwide with a better 
understanding of their business through a better understanding of 
their business data. SAND Analytic Server-based solutions include 
CRM analytics, web analytics, and other specialized "Business 
Intelligence" applications for government and security, healthcare, 
customer relationship (CRM) analytics, supply chain management, 
inventory and production optimization, financial analysis, and 
strategic planning.
SAND has offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom 
and Central Europe, and is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol SNDT.
For more information, visit www.sand.com.
All Rights Reserved. SAND Technology, Nucleus, Nucleus Server, N: 
VECTOR, Nucleus Exploration Warehouse, Nucleus Exploration Mart, 
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Adviser, SAND Analytic Server, SAND Analytic Warehouse, and 
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Inc.
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Certain statements contained in this press release are "forward-
looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private 
Securities Reform Act of 1995 and are intended to be subject to the 
safe harbour protection provided by this Act. Such forward-looking 
statements are based on reasonable assumptions and current 
expectations, but involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. 
Some assumptions may not materialize and unanticipated events may 
occur which could cause actual results to differ materially from any 
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by 
such forward-looking statements. Competitive pressures, availability 
and cost competitiveness of competing products, timing of 
significant orders, management of potential growth, risks of new 
business areas including our new business model, international 
expansion, decreased demand for computer software and services due 
to weakening economic conditions and market acceptance of the SAND 
Nucleus Product Suite are important factors which could cause actual 
results to differ materially from those projected. More information 
about factors that potentially could affect SAND's financial results 
is included in SAND's current Annual Report and in SAND's reports to 
the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact:

Media:
Robert Thompson
SAND Technology
Phone: +1/401/862-3538
E-Mail: pr@sand.com

Benjamin Park
TOPEND Inc.
Phone: +82/2/573-2013
E-Mail: yspark@top-end.co.kr

Investor Relations:
de Jong & Associates
Phone: +1/760/943-9065
E-Mail: sndt@dejong.org

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