MicroStrategy Announces 12th Annual User Conference, January 13-16, 2009 in Las Vegas
Event to Showcase MicroStrategy 9, Featuring New Products and Platform Enhancements to Support the Seamless Evolution from Workgroup Business Intelligence to Enterprise Business Intelligence
McLean, Va., (January 06, 2009) –
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that it will host its 12th annual user conference, MicroStrategy World 2009, January 13-16 at the Wynn Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will showcase MicroStrategy 9, the company’s biggest release in nearly a decade, which is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2009.
MicroStrategy World 2009 will offer more than 45 technical sessions focused on MicroStrategy 9, with its expanded capabilities for high performance, high efficiency, excellent scalability, and fast time-to-value. During the 3-day event, participants will see product demonstrations and learn about MicroStrategy’s latest technical advances to help companies deliver more business intelligence across the enterprise, while reducing administrative costs.
Executives from more than 35 world-class companies will present their success strategies and experiences using business intelligence to enhance business performance. Some of the companies scheduled to present at MicroStrategy World 2009 include AARP, AEG Worldwide, Belgacom, Bluegreen Corporation, Canadian Institute of Health Information, Cancer Care Ontario, Catalina Marketing, Citi, CVS Caremark, David’s Bridal, FAMIQ, GUESS?, Herbalife, KeyBank, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Lowe’s Companies, Mercury Insurance Company, Meredith Corporation, Nationwide Insurance, Raley’s, Republic Bank Limited, Saint Elizabeth Health Care, Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Sepracor, Target, Transportation Security Administration, Turkcell, and Yahoo!.
At MicroStrategy World 2009, participants will learn about complementary solutions and services from many of MicroStrategy’s technology partners and event sponsors, including Accenture, Sybase, Teradata, Capgemini, HP, iOLAP, Southport Services Group, Carpio Solutions, Composite Software, DataFactZ, Greenlight Technologies, InfoCepts, Invexer, Lancet Software, Longview Solutions, Microsoft, Netezza, QuantiSense, SPSS, Vertica, and Visual Crossing.
“MicroStrategy World 2009 will provide an exciting first look at the MicroStrategy 9 new product features and platform enhancements engineered to help companies lower costs while delivering more BI across their enterprise,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy COO. “The event will offer dozens of technical presentations for deeper insights into the many new components of our next-generation BI technology. With more than 130 business and technical sessions to choose from, participants can customize their MicroStrategy World experience to fit their areas of interest and levels of experience.”
Registration information and a preliminary agenda for MicroStrategy World 2009 are available at www.microstrategy.com/MicroStrategyWorld2009.
About MicroStrategy
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a global leader in business intelligence (BI) technology. MicroStrategy provides integrated reporting, analysis, and monitoring software that helps leading organizations worldwide make better business decisions every day. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its advanced technical capabilities, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability. More information about MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is available at www.microstrategy.com.
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Wende Cover
MicroStrategy, Incorporated
1-703-770-1646
wcover@microstrategy.com
Source: MicroStrategy