NGDATA to Present at Strata Conference + Hadoop World

Company Named a Finalist for Startup Showcase; NGDATA to Demonstrate Consumer Intelligence Solution, Lily^TM

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NGDATA™, the consumer intelligence solutions company, today announced its participation in the Startup Showcase at the Strata Conference + Hadoop World in New York City. Taking place October 23-25, the Startup Showcase features 15 finalists demonstrating their innovations to a packed room of Big Data practitioners, senior technology executives, investors, entrepreneurs, journalists and more. At the end of the showcase, judges Tim O’Reilly of O’Reilly Media and Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures will select three winners whose technology, team and offering stand apart from the rest.

“Organizations are looking for more sophisticated ways to turn their Big Data into intelligence that matters and our consumer intelligence software, Lily, was specifically designed to help companies drive sales and increase customer loyalty in this new Big Data world”

“Organizations are looking for more sophisticated ways to turn their Big Data into intelligence that matters and our consumer intelligence software, Lily, was specifically designed to help companies drive sales and increase customer loyalty in this new Big Data world,” said Luc Burgelman, CEO of NGDATA. “Our participation in the Startup Showcase is indicative of NGDATA’s commitment to product innovation and exemplifies our momentum in the Big Data market. We look forward to demonstrating the unique and innovative features of Lily at this important event.”

Who:	Luc Burgelman, CEO, NGDATA
	Lou Calogridis, U.S. sales manager, NGDATA
	Steven Noels, senior vice president, product, NGDATA
What:	During “The Startup Showcase,” Burgelman and NGDATA executives will showcase the company’s Big Data consumer intelligence solution, Lily™, and discuss how it uniquely aggregates and structures data from various sources —from point of sale (POS) systems, enterprise applications, social media sites and more – and provides recommendations to drive and improve customer acquisition, sales and service processes.
	Additionally, NGDATA will demonstrate the company’s a unique approach to how enterprises will use Big Data to achieve greater consumer intimacy and help them to better segment, target and make personalized offers. Unlike other approaches, NGDATA designed Lily such that companies can get an interactive view of their customer instead of simply focusing on storing, searching and analyzing batch data. NGDATA provides unique interactive Big Data management that continuously matches consumers’ interactions with their profiles to offer a 360 degree view. NGDATA allows enterprises to embrace Big Data without massive changes in their organization, IT architecture and skillset.
When:	Tuesday, October 23, 2012 from 6:30 p.m.—8:00 p.m. ET
Where:	Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers
	811 7^th Avenue, New York, NY 10019

For more information on Strata Conference + Hadoop World “Startup Showcase,” please visit: http://strataconf.com/stratany2012/public/schedule/detail/26580.

About NGDATA

NGDATA^TM is the consumer intelligence company that empowers enterprises seeking greater customer lifetime value to drive continuous, actionable insights to enable sales and increase customer loyalty. The company does this through its unique combination of Big Data management and machine learning technologies in a single integrated solution. Headquartered in Gent, Belgium with offices in San Francisco and outside of New York City, NGDATA provides solutions to data-driven sectors such as financial services, retail and media/publishing. Please visit www.ngdata.com for more information or follow on Twitter @ngdata_com or connect with the company on LinkedIn.