July 6, 2010

Dear Greenplum Customers, Future Customers, Partners, and Friends,

We are pleased to announce that Greenplum has signed a definitive agreement to become an integral part of EMC, one of the world's premier technology companies. EMC--with more than $14 billion in 2009 revenue, strategic differentiation through substantial R&D investment, and the world's largest information infrastructure-focused sales and services organization--is uniquely positioned to dramatically accelerate the Greenplum vision of building the enterprise data system of the future.

EMC and Greenplum bring extraordinary potential to customers at the intersection of big data and sophisticated analytics. As technology and business partners, EMC and Greenplum witness daily the enthusiasm with which customers embrace how together, we impact their businesses in very tangible, positive, and meaningful ways. The technology speaks for itself. What energizes us most about this acquisition is EMC's ability to open new doors of opportunity and invest in the future we all so passionately believe in: The power of data.

When Greenplum was formed seven years ago, we set out to build the world's most powerful analytic database and to create a transformational approach to large-scale data warehousing and analytics. We are very proud of the accomplishments achieved during the last seven years by our extraordinary employees, customers, and partners--but we have only just begun. We will continue to change the world by building great products and a great team. We will continue to solve real-world problems. And we will continue to "earn the right"--a core tenet of our daily pursuits.

Earn the Right: We gain trust, respect, and opportunity by proving to ourselves, and to others, that we say what we mean, we mean what we say, and we deliver on promises made.

After closing we will form the foundation of the data computing product division of EMC. As part of EMC, Greenplum can do what we do best--take data warehousing and analytics into the future--in exceptional new ways. We look forward with great anticipation to our next important chapter as part of EMC, and to continuing to work with all of you.

Sincerely,

Bill Cook, CEO
Luke Lonergan, CTO and Co-Founder
Scott Yara, President and Co-Founder