Greenplum Software Builds Global Momentum; Names Elie Simon as EMEA General Manager

Industry Veteran to Lead European Operations for Data Warehousing and Business Analytics Innovator

SAN MATEO, California, June 8, 2010 - Greenplum Software (www.greenplum.com/), the world's leading data
infrastructure company, today announced that it has named Elie Simon as Vice
President and General Manager of EMEA. In this role, Mr. Simon will establish
the European Operations to support Greenplum clients and partners who are
rapidly adopting new and modern approaches to data warehousing and business
analytics.

"We are pleased to have Elie join the Greenplum team. He brings a wealth
of experience establishing and operating businesses on an international
level," said Bill Cook, Greenplum's CEO. "With the rising demand for new data
warehousing and net new analytics solutions, and the positive reaction to
Greenplum's products and services around the world, it is imperative that we
have someone of Elie's experience to lead our EMEA operations."

Mr. Simon and other Greenplum executives will participate in the IDC
Business Intelligence and Analytics Conference 2010
(guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=0cc3c63d-1935-41a1-a65f-ac027fe1a1d1)
on June 22, 2010 in London. A platinum sponsor, Greenplum will also co-host a
seminar and reception with IDC for conference attendees and selected guests.
Entitled "Business Data Deluge: The Issues and Opportunities,"
(guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=15514a84-c397-47ed-b38c-10211260a94a)
the event will highlight how organizations can create winning
strategies to get the most out of their data. Additional information and
reservations can be found here:
guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=15514a84-c397-47ed-b38c-10211260a94a

Also, Mr. Simon, who has held numerous leadership positions in computer
systems, software, storage and RFID companies over the last 25 years, will be
launching Greenplum's EMEA business with participation in additional industry
events. The complete list is as follows:

    - European TDWI World Conference, June 14 -16, 2010 in Munich
    - IDC Business Intelligence and Analytics Conference, June 22, 2010 in
      London
    - "A Distributed Cloud-Scale Execution Framework For Data" presentation
      at CERN, June 23, 2010 in Geneva
    - An Evening With Greenplum: New Possibilities With Business Data on June
      24, 2010 in Paris
    - International Summit on Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
      2010, June 23-25, 2010 in Rome

Before joining Greenplum, Elie Simon was chairman of Insync Software
which provides the fabric for the world's leading RFID, GPS, and
sensor-driven line-of-business software applications, and chairman and
co-founder of Digiprice, an early stage company designing social-net-shopping
solutions for the retail industry. Earlier, Mr. Simon was previously the
president and CEO of TAGSYS, the global leader in the design and development
of RFID infrastructure for item-level asset tracking, where he was
instrumental to putting the company in the Top 3 ranking of the Industry.

Mr. Simon also held a number of executive leadership positions at Sun
Microsystems, including President of the company's Europe, Middle East and
Africa region, which represented more than US$5 billion of Sun's annual
revenue.

Mr. Simon won the Ernst & Young France Entrepreneur of the Year in 2007
while at Tagsys and was runner-up for The Tech-Tour European Entrepreneur of
the Year. He earned a masters degree in Electrical Engineering from ESIEE,
Paris, a masters of business administration from IAE Bordeaux and graduated
from Colchester University.

About Greenplum Software

Greenplum Software is the world's leading data infrastructure company.
Greenplum is driving the future of data warehousing and analytics with its
breakthrough products, including Greenplum Database, Greenplum Database
Single Node Edition, and Greenplum Chorus-the industry's first Enterprise
Data Cloud platform. The company's products and services embody the power of
open systems, cloud computing, virtualization, and social
collaboration-enabling global organizations to derive greater insight and
value from their data than ever before possible. Greenplum customers include
NASDAQ OMX, NYSE Euronext, T-Mobile, Havas Media, Skype, Zions
Bancorporation, and Fox Interactive Media/MySpace. Every day, Greenplum's
innovations in data computing reach hundreds of millions of people around the
world, helping to power the global economy. For more information, visit
www.greenplum.com.

David Oro of Greenplum Software, +1-707-558-8585, greenplum at orogroup.com