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Burlington Coat Factory Selects MicroStrategy for Merchandising Reporting and Analytics
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation has selected MicroStrategy for merchandising reporting and analytics. Burlington Coat Factory, a nationally recognized retai
McLean, Va. (April 24, 2008) –
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation has selected MicroStrategy for merchandising reporting and analytics. Burlington Coat Factory, a nationally recognized retailer of high-quality, branded apparel at every day low prices, currently operates 397 stores in 44 states.
Burlington Coat Factory plans to use MicroStrategy for reporting and analysis on key merchandising metrics. MicroStrategy will convert the detailed transactional data into personalized reports through dashboards and exception reporting for Burlington Coat Factory executives and merchants. MicroStrategy teamed with QuantiSense to provide Burlington Coat Factory with an end-to-end solution for their retail business intelligence requirements.
“Following a highly competitive evaluation of merchandising-related BI products, we felt that MicroStrategy and QuantiSense provided the solution that best fit our growing BI requirements,” said Brad Friedman, Senior Vice President of Information Services, Burlington Coat Factory. “MicroStrategy is a robust BI product with proven retail experience. We were impressed with MicroStrategy’s analytical toolset, which we expect to empower our users to create their own reports and dashboards and remove IT from the report request process.”
“Burlington Coat Factory is a valued new customer and we are delighted that they selected MicroStrategy to support their BI applications,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy’s COO. “The MicroStrategy platform has the scalability and flexibility to analyze large volumes of transactional data and provide retailers with valuable information that can enhance store operations and give them a competitive edge.”
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.
MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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MicroStrategy Rated Top Product for Business Intelligence Standardization
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that The BI Survey 7, a leading independent survey of the business intelligence (BI) software market, has recognized MicroStrategy as the top product for BI standardization
McLean, Va. (April 17, 2008) –
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that The BI Survey 7, a leading independent survey of the business intelligence (BI) software market, has recognized MicroStrategy as the top product for BI standardization. For the third consecutive year, MicroStrategy’s software was the top BI product selected by customers asked to choose one product for BI standardization.
Conducted by analyst Nigel Pendse and BARC, The Business Application Research Center, The BI Survey 7 compiled the BI experiences of nearly 2,000 respondents. The Survey asked BI customers using more than one product to select the product on which they would choose to standardize if forced to pick one, and to explain why. MicroStrategy was cited as the top product on which to standardize, with 91.3% of the respondents indicating they would select MicroStrategy as their enterprise BI standard.
To be a good candidate for standardization, a business intelligence product must be easy to use, suitable for a broad array of BI applications, and provide a wide range of BI functionality. When asked why they selected MicroStrategy, respondents cited its product features and Web deployability.
Preferred Products to Retain When Standardizing – Peer Group Comparison
MicroStrategy 91%
BusinessObjects 82%
SAP BW 77%
Cognos Analysis 76%
Hyperion Essbase 71%
Cognos Reporting 59%
Crystal Reports 43%
“Survey participants with multiple BI products continue to rank MicroStrategy as the top product to keep in a standardization exercise,” said Nigel Pendse, author of The BI Survey 7. “This tendency to choose MicroStrategy is a reflection of MicroStrategy’s broad range of capabilities and suitability for BI standardization. Large vendors that have consistently failed to deliver are seemingly being repaid with declining loyalty from their customers.”
“While it is common for companies to use several BI products, we are delighted that MicroStrategy continues to rank as the top product for standardization,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy’s COO. “The preference for MicroStrategy is a high compliment and a testament to MicroStrategy’s highly scalable, integrated architecture, which is well-suited for enterprise-wide business intelligence deployments.”
MicroStrategy will host a one-hour Webcast, “Selecting BI Technology for Enterprise Success – Lessons Learned from over 1,800 Companies’ Experiences,” on April 24, 2008, featuring Nigel Pendse and findings from The BI Survey 7. To register for the Webcast, visit: http://www.microstrategy.com/BISelectionWebcast.
To view a summary of The BI Survey 7 results, go to http://www.microstrategy.com/BISurvey7.
About The BI Survey
The BI Survey is an annual report based on the world’s largest independent survey of Business Intelligence (BI) and Performance Management (PM) users in the world. The BI Survey 7 is published by BARC (The Business Application Research Center), and the author, Nigel Pendse, is a highly respected industry expert and lead analyst for The OLAP Report. With over 1,900 users and consultants plus 365 vendor staff participating in The BI Survey 7, the analysis covers a broad range of business intelligence tools. For more information, visit www.bi-survey.com
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.
MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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MicroStrategy to Host Business Intelligence Symposium in Los Angeles
Event to Feature Customer Speakers from Bank of America, Con-way Freight, GUESS?, Inc., Nygard International, and Shopping.com
McLean, Va., (April 10, 2008) –
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that it will host a Business Intelligence Symposium, April 22-23, 2008 in Los Angeles. The Symposium, which will be held at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel, will offer a content-rich agenda with informative technical tracks, customer best practice presentations, and networking opportunities to exchange ideas with peers and technical experts.
The Symposium will feature real-world case studies from MicroStrategy customers who have successfully deployed enterprise BI applications to improve business performance. Some of the companies scheduled to present include Bank of America, one of the world’s largest financial institutions; Con-way Freight, a $4.7 billion freight transportation and logistics services company; GUESS?, Inc., a $1.7 billion global brand with 373 retail stores in North America and 579 freestanding stores worldwide; Nygard International, a leading apparel manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer in North America; and Shopping.com, an eBay company and one of the fastest growing shopping destinations on the Internet.
Symposium participants can choose from dozens of educational sessions providing valuable technical information on BI application usage, administration, and performance. MicroStrategy product managers and engineers will demonstrate advanced BI development techniques and the latest advances in the MicroStrategy platform, including MicroStrategy Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards(TM), MicroStrategy Mobile(TM), and MicroStrategy Integrity Manager(TM). In addition, participants can schedule a one-hour consultation, at no charge, with a member of the MicroStrategy Technical Advisory Services Team.
“MicroStrategy’s Symposia give attendees the opportunity to engage in lively discussions on their most pressing business intelligence questions,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy COO. “This is the ideal venue to learn the latest BI strategies, hear first-hand BI experiences from industry leaders, and exchange ideas with peers and technical experts.”
To learn more about the MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Symposium in Los Angeles, visit www.microstrategy.com/BISymposiumLA2008.
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.
MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards, MicroStrategy Integrity Manager, MicroStrategy Mobile are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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Industry Survey Finds MicroStrategy Customers Analyzed Largest Data Volumes
Seventh Consecutive Year MicroStrategy Ranks #1 in Data Volumes
McLean, Va., (April 03, 2008) –
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that The BI Survey 7, a leading independent survey of the business intelligence (BI) software market, has recognized the large data handling capabilities of MicroStrategy’s software. For the seventh consecutive year, MicroStrategy customers reported the largest data volumes, as compared to customers of other business intelligence products, including BusinessObjects and Cognos.
The BI Survey 7, conducted annually by independent analyst Nigel Pendse, compiled real-world BI experiences of some 1,900 organizations and found that MicroStrategy customers accessed the largest data volumes by a significant margin. MicroStrategy customers are accessing a median of 258 Gigabytes (GB) in this latest survey. These median data volumes are larger, by more than a factor of 3, than that of customers of SAP BW, the second-place product, and larger, by a factor of 258, than that of customers of Cognos Analysis.
Median Reported Data Input Volumes of Peer Group
BI Vendor Input Data Volume (GB)
MicroStrategy 257.8
SAP BW 83.3
BusinessObjects 79.2
Cognos Reporting 26.0
Hyperion Essbase 4.2
Crystal Reports 2.7
Cognos Analysis 1.0
“MicroStrategy continues to be the clear leader in the enterprise-scale BI segment, with seven consecutive years of MicroStrategy sites reporting by far the largest data volumes of all vendors surveyed,” said Nigel Pendse, author of The BI Survey 7. “Despite most vendors claiming to be able to handle large, detailed applications, it is clear that only MicroStrategy’s customers are actually implementing such transaction-level BI databases.”
Cube-based OLAP products, such as those employed by certain Hyperion and Cognos products, inherently limit the data that can be analyzed. These products are optimized for analysis of summary level or small volumes of data, but are not suitable for transaction-level BI applications. In contrast, MicroStrategy’s proprietary Relational OLAP (ROLAP) technology allows interactive analysis of terabyte-sized relational databases.
“MicroStrategy is known for its data scalability and we are pleased that The BI Survey 7 has once again confirmed that our customers analyzed the largest amounts of data,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy’s COO. “MicroStrategy’s ROLAP technology delivers advanced query performance for the terabyte-sized data warehouses that are becoming more commonplace, enabling customers to efficiently access large data volumes to improve business performance.”
MicroStrategy will host a one-hour Webcast, “Selecting BI Technology for Enterprise Success – Lessons Learned from over 1,800 Companies’ Experiences,” on April 24, 2008, featuring Nigel Pendse and findings from The BI Survey 7. To register for the Webcast, visit: http://www.microstrategy.com/BISelectionWebcast.
To view a summary of The BI Survey 7 results, go to http://www.microstrategy.com/BISurvey7.
About The BI Survey
The BI Survey is an annual report based on the world’s largest independent survey of Business Intelligence (BI) and Performance Management (PM) users in the world. The BI Survey 7 is published by BARC (The Business Application Research Center), and the author, Nigel Pendse, is a highly respected industry expert and lead analyst for The OLAP Report. With over 1,900 users and consultants plus 365 vendor staff participating in The BI Survey 7, the analysis covers a broad range of business intelligence tools. For more information, visit www.bi-survey.com.
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.
MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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Siperian Strengthens Data Governance Capability: Selects MicroStrategy as its Business Intelligence Platform
Brings Together Master Data Governance and Business Intelligence
Siperian User Group West, San Francisco (April 02, 2008) –
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR) – a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, and Siperian, Inc. – developers of an industry leading master data management (MDM) platform – today announced that they have signed an OEM agreement through which Siperian will resell MicroStrategy 8(TM) with Siperian MDM Hub as part of a new offering called “Insight Manager.”
Insight Manager enables organizations to effectively govern their data on an ongoing basis by actively reporting on the quality of master data and the performance of the master data hub through MicroStrategy’s Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards(TM). These dashboards offer new ways for Siperian users of all skill levels to derive valuable insight from their data – specifically, key performance metrics and data steward productivity. As a result, organizations can oversee their data assets through ongoing monitoring, assessment and management of data quality, reliability and other key measures.
“Data governance is a critical requirement for any master data management endeavor, but it can be as challenging as it is unique to each organization,” commented Claudia Imhoff, Ph.D., president and founder, Intelligent Solutions. “Siperian’s integration with MicroStrategy’s Dashboards is a significant step towards creating a solid data governance strategy and helping customers succeed in their MDM journey.”
“MicroStrategy’s Dashboards present a tremendous amount of information in an easy to use and highly visual manner, which helps companies quickly identify performance trends and drivers,” said Sanju Bansal, Chief Operating Officer, MicroStrategy. “We are delighted that Siperian selected MicroStrategy’s Dashboards to provide enhanced data visualization capabilities for its new Insight Manager offering.”
“Unlike other MDM solutions, Siperian provides out-of-the-box integration with a variety of complementary solutions which allows our customers to leverage their existing investments and infrastructure and achieve faster time-to-value,” said Ken Hoang, founder and CTO at Siperian. “Our Insight Manager — integrated with MicroStrategy — ensures that our customers can monitor, track, and report on the master data that is most critical to their business performance.”
At the Siperian User Group West in San Francisco on April 2, 2008, Siperian and MicroStrategy – a sponsor of the event – will jointly demonstrate Insight Manager and MicroStrategy Dashboards to Siperian customers.
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.
About Siperian, Inc.
Siperian, Inc. is an innovative provider of the most flexible master data management platform. Siperian helps companies unify their critical data about customers, products and organizations- and delivers the most reliable, complete views of this data within existing business processes. Siperian MDM Hub(TM) offers the next generation of architectural flexibility for managing all types of master data with an integrated, model-driven software platform that adapts to your business requirements- and delivers rapid return on investment on critical projects today while evolving to a complete enterprise master data management platform. Siperian’s approach enables rapid implementation and has earned the company its reputation for leadership and proven success by meeting the complex requirements of market-leading companies in Financial Services, Health & Life Sciences, High-Tech, Manufacturing, and Communications and Media. With corporate headquarters in San Mateo, California, Siperian has offices throughout the United States and in Toronto, Canada, and an EMEA office in London. To learn more about Siperian visit www.siperian.com or call 1-866-747-3742.
Siperian and Siperian MDM Hub are trademarks of Siperian, Inc.
MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy 8, MicroStrategy Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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MicroStrategy Rated #1 in Customer Loyalty, According to The BI Survey 7
For Fourth Consecutive Year, MicroStrategy Customers Most Loyal
McLean, Va., (March 27, 2008) –
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that in a comprehensive survey of companies using business intelligence (BI) software products, those using MicroStrategy are the most loyal. MicroStrategy had the highest customer loyalty of any BI vendor in The BI Survey for the fourth year in a row and an increase over the previous year.
Customer loyalty is an indication of how satisfied a customer is with a vendor’s products and services and is a crucial factor in vendor success. According to The BI Survey 7, a loyal customer is one that continues to use existing applications, purchases additional software to deploy existing applications more widely, uses the product in preference to others when implementing new applications, and favors the product if there is ever a requirement to reduce the number of BI suppliers.
The BI Survey is conducted annually by industry analyst Nigel Pendse and this year by BARC, The Business Application Research Center. The BI Survey is the most comprehensive independent survey of the BI market space and products. The BI Survey 7 compiled the real-world BI experiences of nearly 2,000 respondents across 60 countries.
Comparing a peer group of BI products reviewed in The BI Survey 7, the customer loyalty scores were as follows:
Overall Customer Loyalty Score
MicroStrategy .846
Cognos Reporting .725
Cognos Analysis .653
BusinessObjects .641
SAP BW .641
Oracle Hyperion Essbase .565
“It is a remarkable achievement that MicroStrategy was rated number one in customer loyalty for the fourth year in a row,” said Nigel Pendse, author of The BI Survey 7. “As in the past, the Survey found that well-known vendors with growth strategies based on acquisitions covering the entire BI spectrum have low, and in some cases declining, customer loyalty. MicroStrategy, with its single product architecture and organic growth, was at the top once again. The fact that no other product has achieved such high levels of consistency suggests that MicroStrategy’s customers are extremely loyal and see no alternative to the product.”
In the four years it has used its current methodology to calculate loyalty scores, The BI Survey has found that its customer loyalty score is a strong predictor of future product success or, in the case of some products, product failure. Specifically, long-established Oracle BI products, such as Oracle Discoverer, Oracle Express, and the Oracle OLAP Option, have had low and declining loyalty scores in the previous three years, to the point where they have so few active users remaining that the Survey could not find enough of them to analyze their success. “We were quite surprised at the low loyalty scores achieved by some well-known products when we first started calculating it in this way, but it is interesting that the sample sizes of such products subsequently fell sharply, so this score has turned out to be a good predictor of success and failure in the BI market,” said Nigel Pendse.
“We are delighted that MicroStrategy’s customer loyalty rating continues to increase and that it remains at the top of all BI vendors in The BI Survey,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy’s COO. “The loyalty of our customers is a testament to the high quality of our software and the business value that it provides. Customers today are cautious about IT investments and become loyal only after they have successfully used the technology and received tangible benefits.”
MicroStrategy will host a one-hour Webcast, “Selecting BI Technology for Enterprise Success – Lessons Learned from over 1,800 Companies’ Experiences,” on April 24, 2008, featuring Nigel Pendse and findings from The BI Survey 7. To register for the Webcast, visit: www.microstrategy.com/BISelectionWebcast.
To view a summary of The BI Survey 7 results, go to www.microstrategy.com/BISurvey7 .
About The BI Survey
The BI Survey is an annual report based on the world’s largest independent survey of Business Intelligence (BI) and Performance Management (PM) users in the world. The BI Survey 7 is published by BARC (The Business Application Research Center), and the author, Nigel Pendse, is a highly respected industry expert and lead analyst for The OLAP Report. With over 1,900 users and consultants plus 365 vendor staff participating in The BI Survey 7, the analysis covers a broad range of business intelligence tools. For more information, visit www.bi-survey.com.
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.
MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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MicroStrategy, Incorporated
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Saint Elizabeth Health Care Chooses MicroStrategy Dashboards for Enhanced Organizational Decision Making
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that Saint Elizabeth Health Care (SEHC) has selected MicroStrategy as its enterprise business intelligence provider
McLean, Va., (March 18, 2008) –
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that Saint Elizabeth Health Care (SEHC) has selected MicroStrategy as its enterprise business intelligence provider. Saint Elizabeth Health Care is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization with a team of approximately 4,000 health professionals that deliver 3.3 million home care visits annually.
A new MicroStrategy customer, SEHC plans to use MicroStrategy’s Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards(TM) and reporting capabilities to monitor key performance indicators tied to the organization’s corporate strategies. SEHC’s leadership, including vice presidents, managers, and supervisors, plans to use the dashboards for greater insights into clinical, client, and administrative data. With MicroStrategy, SEHC personnel can quickly identify trends in the quality of care across all programs and caregivers. MicroStrategy’s dashboards and reports will provide vital insights that can help SEHC to enhance decision making and operational performance.
“We evaluated several BI products and were especially impressed with MicroStrategy during the final ‘Proof-of-Concept’ product review,” said Mary Lou Ackerman, vice president of information management at Saint Elizabeth Health Care. “We found MicroStrategy’s dashboards easy to use, and its integrated BI platform offers a wide range of reporting and analytical functionality. With actionable information, our leadership will be able to better understand root causes, exceptions, and trends to help us continually improve operations to ensure performance excellence and phenomenal care.”
“MicroStrategy is pleased to add Saint Elizabeth Health Care as another of our healthcare customers,” said Sanju Bansal, COO of MicroStrategy. “Organizations across the healthcare industry rely on MicroStrategy to report on volumes of patient records, monitor safety, and analyze and improve service quality. MicroStrategy’s highly intuitive dashboards yield greater insight than traditional graphs and give users deeper business insights to improve decision making.”
About Saint Elizabeth Health Care
Saint Elizabeth Health Care (SEHC) is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization that shares its talent and wisdom nationally and internationally through direct care and service, consultation, and education and e-learning to support the transformation of care for families, health organizations and communities. With 100 years of experience and a dynamic talent team of approximately 4,000, SEHC delivers 3.3 million home care visits annually and has been recognized as one of the 50 Best Employers and Best Workplaces in Canada. For more information, visit www.saintelizabeth.com.
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.
MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform, MicroStrategy Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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Sherwin-Williams Chooses MicroStrategy for Reporting and Analysis Across 3,325 Retail Stores
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) has selected the MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform� for reporting and analysis across its 3,325 Paint Stores. The Sh
McLean, Va., (March 04, 2008) –
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) has selected the MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform(TM) for reporting and analysis across its 3,325 Paint Stores. The Sherwin-Williams Company is the largest producer of paints and coatings in the United States.
Sherwin-Williams plans to use MicroStrategy to help employees improve sales and business performance. MicroStrategy was selected by Sherwin-Williams because of its self-service reporting capabilities and 64-bit performance. “We wanted a BI platform that was easy to maintain and provided the scalability to support our growing user population,” said Emiro Uribe, Manager Systems Development, The Sherwin-Williams Company.
“We are pleased to welcome Sherwin-Williams as a new MicroStrategy customer,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy’s COO. “Leading companies around the globe are choosing MicroStrategy to gain enhanced visibility into their business performance. MicroStrategy’s integrated BI platform seamlessly delivers user-friendly reports, scorecards, and dashboards that are valuable tools for identifying key trends and making analytically-based business decisions.”
About The Sherwin-Williams Company
Founded in 1866, the Sherwin-Williams Company is a global leader in the manufacture, development, distribution, and sale of coatings and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers. The Company manufactures products under well-known brands such as Sherwin-Williams(R), Dutch Boy(R), Krylon(R), Minwax(R), Thompson’s(R) Water Seal(R), and many more. With global headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, Sherwin-Williams(R) branded products are sold exclusively through a chain of 3,325 company-operated stores and facilities, while the company’s other brands are sold through leading mass merchandisers, home centers, independent paint dealers, hardware stores, automotive retailers, and industrial distributors throughout North America. The Sherwin-Williams Global Group distributes a wide range of products in more than 30 countries around the world. For more information, visit www.sherwin.com
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.
MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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Con-way Selects MicroStrategy Software for Enterprise Performance Management
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW) has selected MicroStrategyâ??s Business Intelligence Platformâ?¢ for performance management applications across its enterprise. Con-way is a $4.7
McLean, Va., (February 28, 2008) –
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW) has selected MicroStrategy’s Business Intelligence Platform(TM) for performance management applications across its enterprise. Con-way is a $4.7 billion freight transportation and global logistics services company.
As its primary performance management software platform, Con-way plans to use the MicroStrategy applications throughout its operating companies to perform a number of different analyses and reporting activities, including:
* Creating and examining performance metrics and conducting analyses across multiple areas of its business operations
* Automating and improving the timeliness of performance and operational reports
* Building improved business monitoring and forecasting tools
Once fully deployed, Con-way expects the business intelligence applications to be used by some 3,000 employees in sales, operations, and finance. The applications are expected to help the company gain more effective and accurate insight into business performance, enabling better decision-making with the goal of reducing inefficiencies and improving financial and service performance.
“Business intelligence is a foundational element and a strategic priority that we believe can deliver significant improvement and competitive advantage to our operations,” said Sean Devine, Con-way Freight’s vice president of engineering. “MicroStrategy will be instrumental as a performance management tool that provides timely, effective insight into our business operations. It’s a proven product that provides for flexible and dynamic analysis and can be adapted for the needs of our business.”
“MicroStrategy is a natural fit for Con-way and its plans to deploy business intelligence across its enterprise,” said MicroStrategy’s COO Sanju Bansal. “Our platform delivers comprehensive reports and analyses that can serve as critical tools for companies committed to improving operational efficiencies and enhancing business performance. We are proud to count Con-way as a new MicroStrategy customer.”
About Con-way Inc.
Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW) is a $4.7 billion freight transportation and logistics services company headquartered in San Mateo, Calif. Named FORTUNE magazine’s “Most Admired Company” in transportation and logistics for 2007, Con-way delivers industry-leading services through primary operating companies Con-way Freight, Con-way Truckload Services and Menlo Worldwide Logistics. These operating units provide high-performance, day-definite less-than-truckload (LTL) and full truckload and intermodal freight transportation, as well as logistics, warehousing and supply chain management services, and trailer manufacturing. Con-way Inc. and its subsidiaries operate from more than 500 locations across five continents, including North America. For more information about Con-way, visit www.con-way.com Click Here.
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.
MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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MicroStrategy Recognized in Consumer Goods Technology Readers’ Choice Survey
Consumer Goods Companies Choose MicroStrategy for Enhanced Reporting and Analytics
McLean, Va., (February 26, 2008) –
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that it was recognized by Consumer Goods Technology in its eighth annual Readers’ Choice survey.
MicroStrategy was ranked No. 6 in the Business Intelligence category by Consumer Goods Technology readers. Survey results are derived from feedback from consumer goods business and IT executives. Consumer Goods Technology serves a targeted audience of over 25,000 senior-level business and technology executives in the various segments that comprise the consumer goods market, from traditional packaged goods firms to consumer electronic firms.
MicroStrategy’s business intelligence software is used by a wide variety of global consumer goods companies, including Chiquita Brands LLC, The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., Giorgio Armani Corporation, Groupe Danone, Gucci, and Levi Strauss & Co. Consumer goods companies leverage MicroStrategy for a wide range of business intelligence applications, including marketing and sales analysis, inventory management, operational reporting, profit and loss tracking, performance scorecards, and supply chain management. With MicroStrategy’s business intelligence platform, consumer goods companies can analyze vast amounts of data to gain greater insight into their operations and make more strategic and proactive decisions.
“We are pleased that the readers of Consumer Goods Technology ranked MicroStrategy in their top 10 business intelligence providers,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy COO. “MicroStrategy’s platform delivers comprehensive reports and analyses that are critical tools for consumer goods companies committed to improving operational efficiencies and enhancing productivity.”
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
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Source: MicroStrategy