Teradata (R) Corporation, founded in 1979 and based in Dayton, Ohio, provides 850 businesses worldwide with data warehousing and analysis technologies and services. The company's database management systems are built on massively parallel processing (MPP) technologies that were developed at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in the late 1970s. The firm's systems scale to handle hundreds of terabytes of data. The company is known for its Financial Management (FM), Teradata Warehouse, Teradata Customer Relationship Manager, Teradata Warehouse Miner, Teradata Profiler, Teradata Enterprise Risk Management, and Teradata 5500 Server products. FM includes hardware, software, and service components. Teradata Warehouse offers users real-time data warehouse management tools. It handles concurrent queries. It provides users with event monitoring features. Teradata Warehouse Miner and Teradata Profiler are data mining systems. The Teradata 5500 Server is an energy-efficient server that integrates with older systems. Teradata products operate on the Microsoft (R) Windows (R), Linux, and UNIX platforms. The firm has acquired Stirling Douglas Group of Canada and its Demand Chain Management (DCM) real-time inventory management software; Sagetree and its supply chain information programs; and SeeCommerce's SeeChain programs. Teradata has formed alliances with SAP, Siebel Systems Incorporated, Microsoft Corporation, DFA Capital Management Incorporated, and Agilent Technologies. The company promotes data warehousing through its Teradata University Network, which is employed by 170 universities across 27 countries. Teradata has over 5,500 associates in 40 countries. It serves banking, retail, and other businesses. The firm is listed on NASDAQ under the TDC symbol. Teradata has won recognition from Gartner, 'Computerworld,' 'Intelligent Enterprise Magazine,' the Data Warehouse Institute, and 'Forbes Magazine.'