Netezza acquires Tizor Systems
February 2009 by Emmanuelle Lamandé
Netezza Corporation announced it has acquired privately held Tizor Systems. This acquisition will allow Netezza’s enterprise customers to track, store and perform forensic analysis against years of data access history and more easily meet regulatory compliance requirements.
Tizor provides enterprise data auditing and protection solutions capable of monitoring, reporting and alerting on all critical data activity across the enterprise data center - databases, file servers and mainframe applications. Tizor’s global enterprise customers include financial institutions, insurance companies, retailers, manufacturers, healthcare providers and airlines, among others. These companies rely on Tizor’s Mantra solutions to protect critical data assets, detect data breaches and provide data-related compliance, including SOX and PCI. Headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts, Tizor is a member of IBM’s Data Governance Council and the PCI Security Standards Council.
Tizor Systems will operate as a subsidiary of Netezza.