MONTREAL, March 18 – SAND Technology Inc. (OTCBB:SNDTF), an international provider of data management software and best practices, today reported a small net loss for the three-month period ended January 31, 2010.

Highlights for the current second quarter compared to the same quarter last year include:

– Revenue of $1,924,251 in Q2-10 vs. Revenue of $1,747,384 in Q2-09
– Net loss of $27,951 in Q2-10 vs. Net loss of $127,415 in Q2-09
– North America revenue of $303,803 in Q2-10 vs. North America revenue of $823,240 in Q2-09
– Europe revenue of $1,620,448 in Q2-10 vs. Europe revenue of $924,144 in Q2-09

“The results were below our expectations,” said Tom O’Donnell, President
and CEO of SAND Technology. “However we are intensely focused on expanding our sales force and are committed to new product development to drive revenue growth. We continue to instil that sense of urgency in all SAND employees to change the company to a profit based mentality. For the next half year, our focus will be on building North American sales; our European operations are growing steadily, as SAND awareness in the market is gaining ground. Our cash position is monitored carefully; however, we do have access to cash through
private placements and debt if required.”

“I am optimistic about the future of SAND based on our expanded presence within our existing customer base and interest from potential new customers. We are working diligently to improve our productivity, operational efficiencies and product offerings”.

Other achievements in the second quarter include:

– In December 2009, SAND organized and recorded a pod cast whereby Clive Humby, Chairman and Co-Founder of dunnhumby, talks to Claudia Imhoff, President and Founder of Intelligent Solutions, about using SAND Technology for retail analytics on 350 million customers.

– In January 2010, SAND announced that three new people joined the board. These included – Duncan Painter, Managing Director of British Sky
Broadcasting, Michael Pesner, President of Hermitage Canada Finance
Inc. and Daniel Benn, executive and entrepreneur. These new members bring with them in-depth experience in driving growth through strategic planning, sales and marketing and financing.

– In February 2010, our VP of Technology, Richard Grondin, published an article titled “12 Best Practices for Information Lifecycle Management using the NLS Interface” for the SAP BI Expert website. The paper will be featured at the upcoming SAP NetWeaver BI and Portals in Orlando, Florida.

– In March 2010, for the third consecutive year, SAND has been included
in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems.

Certain statements contained in this press release are “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Securities Act of 1933 and of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and following the Quebec Securities Act. The forward-looking statements are intended to be subject to the safe harbour protection provided by these Acts. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future results, levels of activity, events, trends or plans. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of SAND to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All forward looking statements included in this press release are based on current expectations and on information available to SAND on the date of this press release. For a more detailed discussion of these risks and uncertainties and other business risks, see SAND’s current Annual Report and SAND’s reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov) and the Canadian securities authorities (filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com). You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Except as required by applicable laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly release the result of any revision of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Financial Highlights

The following data expressed in Canadian dollars are derived from the unaudited interim financial statements for the six month period ended January 31, 2010. The information set forth below is not necessarily indicative of the results of future operations and should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the Financial Statements. All amounts are in Canadian dollars.

	                                                Three months    Three months
	                                               ended January   ended January
	    Results of Operations                           31, 2010        31, 2009
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	        Net Sales                                 $1,924,251      $1,747,384
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	        Cost of Sales and Product Support           $340,533        $405,632
	        Research and Development Costs              $440,268        $504,653
	        Selling, General and Administrative
	         Expenses                                 $1,077,894        $912,393
	        Amortization                                 $14,374         $15,937
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	      Operating Income (Loss)                        $51,182        ($91,231)

	        Interest Expenses                            $79,133         $36,184
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	      Net Income (Loss)                             ($27,951)      ($127,415)

	    Basic Earnings (Loss) per Share                   ($0.00)         ($0.01)
	    Weighted Average Number of Shares
	     outstanding during each period (000's)       15,889,619      14,318,189


	                                                  January 31,        July 31,
	    Financial Position as at                            2010            2009
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	      Working Capital(a)                            $818,544       ($362,753)
	      Total Assets                                $2,807,795      $2,740,326
	      Total Liabilities                           $4,151,380      $5,112,881
	      Shareholders' Deficiency                   ($1,343,585)    ($2,372,555)

	    (a) Working capital has been calculated by netting current assets and
	        current liabilities, excluding deferred revenue and deferred credits
	        which are non-cash items.