Netezza buys Tizor

Netezza, makers of data management products, has acquired database auditing and monitoring firm Tizor Systems for $3.1 million, according to a filing with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. The deal, completed Feb. 18, will enable Netezza users "to track, store and perform forensic analysis" to help them more readily meet compliance demands, the company said in a release. — DK

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