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MicroStrategy to Provide Business Intelligence Software to University of Colorado Denver Business School

Oct 15, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Reflects MicroStrategyâ??s Commitment to Training Students in Business Intelligence

McLean, Va., (October 15, 2008) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that it will provide the University of Colorado Denver Business School with free business intelligence software licenses, technical support, and training. As part of its commitment to developing the next generation of BI skills and leaders, MicroStrategy offers free software to many universities for teaching purposes.

The University of Colorado Denver Business School offers BI courses in its Master of Science in Information Systems, Master of Business Administration, and PhD in Computer Science and Information Systems programs. UC Denver plans to expand its BI course offerings and build courseware based on MicroStrategy’s software. Students will receive hands-on BI experience using MicroStrategy, which will allow them to design and refine business reports and perform data analyses using MicroStrategy’s full-featured Web interface.

“We are delighted that our graduate students will have the opportunity to work with MicroStrategy’s award-winning BI software,” said Professor Jahangir Karimi, Director of the Information Systems Programs of the UC Denver Business School. “MicroStrategy will enrich our business intelligence course offerings and enable us to teach our students about BI in a tangible way, providing them with valuable experience that they can take directly into the workplace.”

“MicroStrategy believes that an investment in knowledge pays the highest dividends, and we are proud to provide our software to the University of Colorado Denver,” said MicroStrategy’s COO Sanju Bansal. “Our software, with its user-friendly reporting features and analytical flexibility, is well-suited to provide practical BI training for graduate students.”

MicroStrategy is committed to the advancement of business intelligence through academic programs. For nearly six years, MicroStrategy has provided free software for the Teradata University Network, a Web-based learning portal for faculty and students in data warehousing and business intelligence that is provided at no cost to universities around the globe.

For more information on MicroStrategy’s BI teaching resources for universities, visit www.microstrategy.com/teachingBIfree.asp.

About UC Denver Business School
UC Denver’s Business School, http://www.business.cudenver.edu, is the largest accredited graduate school of business in Colorado with more than 18,000 alumni. The school serves more than 1,200 graduate students and 1,400 undergraduate students each year. Students and faculty are involved in solving real-world business problems as they collaborate on more than 100 projects with area businesses every semester through classroom work, guest lectures and research projects.

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 and Teradata Collaborate to Offer Industry-Specific Dashboards

Oct 14, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategy Dashboards and Teradata Enterprise Data Warehouse Provide Retailers with Actionable Insights into Sales Performance

McLean, Va., (October 14, 2008) –

MicroStrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, and Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), the world’s largest company solely focused on data warehousing and enterprise analytics, today announced that they will collaborate to provide dashboards for selected industries to make decision-making easier and faster.

The industry-specific dashboards will showcase the combined power of Teradata analytics and MicroStrategy’s Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards(TM). MicroStrategy’s dashboards display large volumes of data in an intuitive and highly visual manner, allowing users to quickly identify trends and issues.

Teradata’s retail business intelligence solution includes the Teradata active enterprise data warehouse, Teradata RetailDecisions, Teradata’s Retail Logical Data Model, and MicroStrategy’s dashboards. The new retail dashboards provide retailers with a data-driven view of sales performance, allowing them to access, predict, analyze, interpret, and act on data by store, customer, and sales channel. With report templates based on industry best practices, retailers can more readily address campaign planning around special holidays and seasons, enabling users to perform market basket and affinity analyses, and evaluate campaign effectiveness.

“The combination of MicroStrategy and Teradata provides a powerful business intelligence solution at Roundy’s,” said Greg Lisiak, Director of Business Solutions at Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc. “Our users rely on our information dashboards to quickly access and interpret critical business activity, and to improve business and operational performance.”

“MicroStrategy Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards in a Teradata environment provide intelligence at first sight,” said Darryl McDonald, Teradata Chief Marketing Officer. “Users can analyze information about their business at-a-glance and act immediately with confidence. MicroStrategy dashboards truly bring the power of Teradata-driven enterprise information to life.”

“We are delighted to expand our relationship with Teradata and collaborate on these industry-specific dashboards,” said Sanju Bansal, Chief Operating Officer of MicroStrategy. “By integrating MicroStrategy’s expressive dashboards with Teradata’s logical data model and enterprise data warehouse, our customers can efficiently manage their data and rapidly gain actionable insights to make analytically-based business decisions.”

Teradata and MicroStrategy have a long-standing marketing and technology relationship, which includes MicroStrategy’s participation in Teradata’s beta program for more than 10 years. The two companies have over 200 joint customers spanning a wide range of industries including retail, financial services, communications, manufacturing, transportation, and government.

About Teradata
Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC) is the world’s largest company solely focused on raising intelligence through data warehousing, consulting services and enterprise analytics. Teradata is in more than 60 countries and on the web at www.teradata.com.

Teradata is a trademark or registered trademark of Teradata Corporation in the United States and other countries.

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 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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ASI and iDashboards Launch Business Intelligence Tool for iMIS

Oct 14, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Personalized Dashboard Software Gives Non-Profits Enhanced, Real-Time View of Data

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (October 14, 2008) –

Advanced Solutions International (ASI), the leading global provider of web-based solutions for associations and non-profits, today announced a partnership with iDashboards, a leader and innovator in the field of enterprise dashboard software, to launch the business intelligence tool, iDashboards for iMIS. The solution enables non-profit organizations to leverage iMIS information through visually-rich, personalized data sets to analyze, track and drill down through information in real time.

iDashboards for iMIS supports membership and events management by consolidating information to provide a uniform view of membership status, and actively monitoring revenue and budget levels to effectively control event costs and reserves. The solution also provides non-profits with operational clarity for fundraising initiatives by comparing donor habits, gift sizes, volunteer times and other metrics. Through the partnership, iMIS and iDashboards seamlessly integrate data into a single location and help drive non-profits’ business decisions with the metrics.

Business Intelligence Tool Highlights
iDashboards for iMIS helps non-profits deliver performance management, scorecards and business alerts, facilitating timely, well-informed decision-making, greater productivity and accountability. The tool integrates fully with iMIS, so organizations can access all of the real-time information they require from a comprehensive database. Key features of the business intelligence solution are:

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Data Drill Down – Rich drill downs and pivots allow investigation into more detail.
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Personalization – Easy, “right-click” menus enable users to effortlessly personalize their own dashboards.
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iMIS Dashboard Community – Organizations can share ideas, and import and export dashboards and metrics.
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Synchronous Chart Highlighting – This patented technology makes charts more interactive and effective.
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Flash-Based – The solution virtually eliminates browser compatibility issues.
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Personalized Views – iDashboards for iMIS is configurable for hundreds or thousands of users with different profiles.
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Platform Independence – The software may be deployed on Windows, Unix or Linux servers.

For more information about ASI or iDashboards for iMIS, please visit http://www.advsol.com. Additional dashboards can be viewed or downloaded on the sharing site for iDashboards on the iMIS community portal at www.imiscommunity.com/idashboards_community.

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About ASI
Advanced Solutions International (ASI) is the leading global provider of software for non-profits, serving the industry since 1991. The company’s premier product, iMIS, is the only complete, upgradeable, web-based, not-for-profit business software system. iMIS is used by more than 2,500 customers world-wide representing 30,000 staff users and millions of web users. ASI distributes its solutions through a direct sales force and a global network of local solution providers backed by award-winning technical support. The company employs more than 200, with offices in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia. To learn more visit http://www.advsol.com.

About iDashboards
Through its award-winning engineering and patented software, iDashboards helps companies leverage information assets through visually rich, real-time and personalized business intelligence dashboards to analyze, track, and drill down through a wealth of information. iDashboards’ global customer base consists of organizations ranging from large, fortune 500 companies to small and medium-sized businesses, all of which are making quicker, well-informed business decisions with the help of iDashboards. The company is privately held and headquartered in Troy, Michigan. To find out more about iDashboards’ solutions, please call (248) 952-0840 or visit www.idashboards.com.

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iq4bis and Tectura South Asia announce partnership

Oct 13, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

New Alliance Partnership to Expand iQ4bis Business Across Asia Pacific Region

IRVINE, Calif. (October 13, 2008) –

iQ4bis Software Inc., a global, software provider offering end-to-end business intelligence solutions to business users in mid-market enterprises, and Tectura South Asia, a leading Microsoft Dynamics(TM) partner and global services company providing Microsoft-based ERP, CRM, and technology solutions to the mid-market, today announced a new business partnership where Tectura South Asia will sell and support the industry-leading iQ4bis software suite in the Asia Pacific region.

“Our team brings the best in Microsoft Dynamics-specific knowledge, technical expertise and implementation experience, and iQ4bis brings the best in mid-market analytics and reporting,” said John Matteson, executive vice president, Tectura South Asia. “Our partnership enables a cost-effective, bundled solution that is an excellent and competitive value-add to our Dynamics business. Both new and existing clients will benefit from the analytical capabilities that iQ4bis adds to the front-end of their ERP system.”

Tectura South Asia will be a certified sales and implementation partner to iQ4bis. The unique combination of expertise and technology they can deliver will empower users of Microsoft Dynamics Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems with deep, interactive visibility into their data.

“We are excited to align our business with Tectura South Asia and address the challenge that all business users face – aggregating business data and transforming it into information that they can then use to act decisively,” said Kaz Handa, vice president of sales, iQ4bis-APAC.

Business Intelligence has become a fast growing and critical application for managers and analysts who require in-depth analysis and reporting of information to gain a competitive edge. With the easiest-to-use interface in the industry, iQ4bis offers a robust, intuitive software application that allows business managers and executives to understand and identify business trends, variances and issues at their root cause. Utilizing standard Microsoft technologies, complex data is aggregated on the back end then presented in a simple, easily viewable format through a standard browser interface. With a combination of just four actions, users can explore data for trends, details and relationships that would normally involve the creation of multiple reports or require the time of data analysts. Rapid and fixed-price deployments allow midmarket enterprises to realize the value of business intelligence at a fraction of the cost of similar products used by larger companies.
About Tectura Corporation

Tectura is a worldwide provider of business consulting services delivering exceptional service and sustainable value through consulting, software and IT implementation. Our diverse clientele includes mid-sized companies and larger enterprises in the aerospace, life sciences, manufacturing and distribution, retail and services industries.

With more than 1,800 team members in 20+ countries, Tectura applies its industry knowledge and best practices philosophy to provide Microsoft Dynamics® ERP, CRM and technology solutions throughout the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, we maximize our vast technology resources and deep Microsoft expertise to deliver increased efficiency, project acceleration and a competitive edge. Learn more at www.tectura.com.
About iQ4bis Software Incorporated

iQ4bis is an independent software provider with a well-earned international reputation for intuitive business analytics solutions for midsized companies. Recognized for its ease-of-use, flexibility and rapid implementation times, the iQ4bis solution is sold, implemented, and supported through offices in the United States, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, and Asia. Recently, growing demand for efficient and effective data warehousing for the midmarket has encouraged iQ4bis to increase efforts in the U.S. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, iQ4bis provides a data source and application neutral analysis, charting and reporting solution for business users including iQ4bis Analysis(TM) and iQ4bis DataServer(TM); solutions for a wide variety of ERP systems including Microsoft Dynamics AX, GP, NAV, CRM as well as JD Edwards and SharePoint Enterprise Portal integration. For more information, visit www.iQ4bis.com.

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Premier Inc. Expands Deployment of MicroStrategy to Enhance Hospital Performance Tools

Oct 07, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that the Premier healthcare alliance plans to expand its deployment of MicroStrategy software to enhance its performance improvement tools for hospitals

McLean, Va., (October 07, 2008) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that the Premier healthcare alliance plans to expand its deployment of MicroStrategy software to enhance its performance improvement tools for hospitals. Premier Inc. operates one of the leading healthcare purchasing networks and the nation’s most comprehensive repository of hospital clinical and financial information.

Premier plans to augment its suite of hospital performance tools and has selected MicroStrategy to provide detailed analytical and reporting capabilities. The more than 2,000 members of the alliance use the Premier suite of analytic tools for greater insights into physician performance, clinical performance, financial performance, and compliance.

Premier currently uses the MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform(TM) to offer its member hospitals comparative healthcare information services to help drive performance improvements. MicroStrategy supports a wide range of Premier data applications, including ClinicalAdvisor(TM), a clinical efficiency and quality performance benchmarking application. Hospitals use ClinicalAdvisor to access critical performance measures against comparative benchmarks to help make data-driven decisions to improve processes and performance in their organizations.

Premier Senior Director Architecture and Applications Development Todd Wilkes said, “As our business intelligence requirements have expanded over the years, MicroStrategy has grown with us. After evaluating other BI technologies for this new application, we found that MicroStrategy’s advanced analytics, user and data scalability, and intuitive Web-based reporting were an excellent fit.”

“MicroStrategy is proud of its ongoing relationship with Premier,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy’s COO. “The MicroStrategy platform is used across the healthcare industry for analyzing claims, monitoring safety, enhancing resource utilization, and improving service quality. In fact, 7 of the top 10 global healthcare companies rely on MicroStrategy’s business intelligence software.”

About Premier Inc.
Serving more than 2,000 U.S. hospitals and 53,000-plus other healthcare sites, the Premier healthcare alliance and its members are transforming healthcare together. Owned by not-for-profit hospitals, Premier operates one of the leading healthcare purchasing networks and the nation’s most comprehensive repository of hospital clinical and financial information. A subsidiary operates one of the nation’s largest policy-holder owned, hospital professional liability risk-retention groups. A world leader in helping healthcare providers deliver dramatic improvements in care, Premier is working with the United Kingdom’s National Health Service North West and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to improve hospital performance. Premier is a 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient. Headquartered in San Diego, Premier has offices in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Washington. For more information, visit www.premierinc.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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NTT America Selects MicroStrategy’s Information Dashboards to Enhance Customer Service

Oct 02, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategy Chosen Following Thorough BI Products Evaluation

McLean, Va., (October 02, 2008) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that NTT America, Inc., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation, has selected MicroStrategy to analyze and monitor key customer service performance metrics.

NTT America chose MicroStrategy’s Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards(TM) to monitor customer service data, including response times to trouble tickets. NTT America executives and managers will use the MicroStrategy information dashboards for at-a-glance insights into customer service performance to help them make data-driven decisions. With MicroStrategy, NTT America expects to be able to improve its service response times, allocate resources more efficiently, and address other critical service areas to improve customer satisfaction and retention.

“Following a thorough evaluation of the leading business intelligence products, we found MicroStrategy’s interactive dashboards to be the best choice to ensure high user adoption across the enterprise,” said Sho Kikuchi, Director of IT, NTT America, Inc. “MicroStrategy’s robust architecture allows us to deliver valuable data to a broad user population and it requires significantly less overhead than any other BI tool in the market.”

“NTT America is a valued new MicroStrategy customer,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy’s COO. “MicroStrategy’s Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards empower business users of all levels to interact with their data in compelling new ways, providing actionable insights to help them make more effective decisions, streamline operations, and better serve their customers.”

About NTT America
NTT America is North America’s natural gateway to the Asia-Pacific region, with strong capabilities in the U.S. market. NTT America is the U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation, the global data and IP services arm of the Fortune Global 500 telecom leader: Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (NTT). NTT America provides world-class Enterprise Hosting, managed network, and IP networking services for enterprise customers and service providers worldwide. For additional information on NTT America, visit us on the Web at www.nttamerica.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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Cabela’s Chooses MicroStrategy as Enterprise Reporting Standard

Sep 30, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that Cabelaâ??s Incorporated (NYSE: CAB) has chosen MicroStrategy as its enterprise reporting standard. Cabela’s is a leading specialty retailer of hunting, fishing, and

McLean, Va., (September 30, 2008) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that Cabela’s Incorporated (NYSE: CAB) has chosen MicroStrategy as its enterprise reporting standard. Cabela’s is a leading specialty retailer of hunting, fishing, and outdoor gear through its legendary retail stores, world-famous catalogs, and popular www.cabelas.com Web site.

MicroStrategy’s integrated business intelligence platform will support a wide range of reporting applications for Cabela’s. MicroStrategy will be used across the organization for enhanced insights into key business areas, including inventory planning, customer service, sales administration, forecast analysis, and category management. In addition, MicroStrategy will be used to help Cabela’s improve its online business by enabling Cabela’s employees to review every item purchased online and better understand the items that customers typically purchase together. With this insight, Cabela’s will be able to present complementary product offerings to its online customers.

“We evaluated numerous BI products and were particularly impressed with MicroStrategy’s integration with Teradata, our enterprise data warehouse,” said Jon Crowe, Director of Enterprise Technology Services of Cabela’s. “In addition, MicroStrategy’s user-friendly reports and dashboards will help us to be more responsive to the needs of our organization by empowering our users to create their own reports and eliminating the need for custom report development by IT.”

“MicroStrategy and Teradata have a significant joint customer base of more than 200 customers and we are pleased that Cabela’s values the integration of our technologies,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy’s COO. “MicroStrategy’s intuitive Web interface, advanced reporting capabilities, and data scalability are an excellent fit for Cabela’s and other leading retailers with large volumes of data and diverse user populations.”

About Cabela’s
Cabela’s Incorporated, headquartered in Sidney, Nebraska, is a leading specialty retailer, and the world’s largest direct marketer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise. Since the Company’s founding in 1961, Cabela’s has grown to become one of the most well-known outdoor recreation brands in the world, and has long been recognized as the World’s Foremost Outfitter. Through Cabela’s growing number of retail stores and its well-established direct business, it offers a wide and distinctive selection of high-quality outdoor products at competitive prices while providing superior customer service. Cabela’s also issues the Cabela’s CLUB Visa credit card, which serves as its primary customer loyalty rewards program. Cabela’s stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CAB.”

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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iQ4bis Builds Momentum in APAC Region with Key Customer Wins

Sep 22, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

NHP Electrical Engineering Products and Jetset Travelworld Group Select Industry Leader in Midmarket BI Solutions IRVINE, Calif.â??(Business Wire)â?? iQ4bis Software Incorporated a global, software provider that offers an end-to-end business intelligence (BI) solution for business managers and execu

USA (September 22, 2008) –

NHP Electrical Engineering Products and Jetset Travelworld Group Select Industry Leader in Midmarket BI Solutions IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)- iQ4bis Software Incorporated a global, software provider that offers an end-to-end business intelligence (BI) solution for business managers and executives in midmarket enterprises, today announced that NHP Electrical Engineering Products and Jetset Travelworld Group (recently acquired by Qantas Group) have selected industry leading iQ4bis as their business intelligence solution, further expanding iQ4bis growth in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, each organization will utilize the iQ4bis solution for increased visibility into the transactional and operational information for competitive advantage in their respective industries.

“NHP wanted a BI solution that would be easy to use and deploy, yet would still be a powerful BI tool,” said Vic Wotherspoon, general manager -IT&T process improvement, NHP Electrical Engineering Products. “The iQ4bis solution fits the bill and has been the right choice for us. After a very pleasing proof of concept, achieved in a relatively short time, we now have sales and supplier views about to go live.”

Asia Pacific is one of the fastest growing markets for iQ4bis worldwide. Acceptance of iQ4bis in this region has rapidly grown in the past year to include a customer base of more than 50 customers in seven countries and multiple partnerships with well-known organizations like HP, Tectura and Fusion5. Customer adoption of iQ4bis has been phenomenal across the globe and the recent additions of NHP Electrical Engineering Products and Jetset Travelworld Group acknowledges both the impact and potential of the APAC market.

“IT departments are under extreme pressure to do more with less money and staff, yet are still required to deliver sophisticated analysis and reporting that business users can utilize autonomously,” said Siegfried Plommer, president of iQ4bis Software Inc. “Because our solutions are rapidly deployed, and flexible enough to seamlessly integrate in different environments, we offer a low-cost alternative to traditional expensive BI projects, providing interactive analysis to meet the end requirements of the business user.”

With the easiest-to-use browser interface in the business intelligence industry, iQ4bis offers robust, intuitive analysis solutions that empower business managers and executives to understand and identify business trends, variances and issues at their root cause. Utilizing standard Microsoft technologies and platforms, complex data is aggregated on the back end then presented in a simple, easily viewable format through a standard browser interface. Rapid and fixed-price deployments allow midmarket enterprises to realize the value of business intelligence at a fraction of the cost of similar products used by larger companies.
About NHP Electrical Engineering Products

NHP Electrical Engineering Products Pty Ltd brings together leading products, systems and solutions from across five key electro technology sectors – Motor Control, Power Distribution, Hazardous Area Equipment & Control, Enclosure Systems & Power Quality and Automation & Safety. An Australian owned company, NHP is committed to serving Australasian industry with quality products and the best in customer support. NHP celebrates 40 strong years in the electrical engineering industry. In the NHP business today there is 650+ staff located in 18 locations throughout Australia & New Zealand. www.nhp.com.au/
About The Jetset Travelworld Group

The Jetset Travelworld Group operates one of Australia’s largest integrated travel businesses, providing wholesale, retail and specialist business travel products and services across Australia, consisting of: Jetset and Travelworld (One of Australia’s largest retail agency networks), QBT Australia’s largest corporate travel management company and Qantas Holidays (including Viva! brand) Australia’s largest travel wholesaler. www.jetsettravelworld.com.au/ ASX Code: JET- Shares
About iQ4bis Software Incorporated

iQ4bis is an independent software provider with a well-earned international reputation for intuitive business analytics solutions for midsized companies. Recognized for its ease-of-use, flexibility and rapid implementation times, the iQ4bis solution is sold, implemented, and supported through offices in the United States, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, and Asia. Recently, growing demand for efficient and effective data warehousing for the midmarket has encouraged iQ4bis to increase efforts in the U.S. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, iQ4bis provides a data source and application neutral analysis, charting and reporting solution for business users including iQ4bis Analysis(TM) and iQ4bis DataServer(TM); solutions for a wide variety of ERP systems including Microsoft Dynamics AX, GP, NAV, CRM as well as JD Edwards and SharePoint Enterprise Portal integration. For more information, visit www.iQ4bis.com.

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Bank Austria Selects MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Software for Reporting and Analytics

Sep 16, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategy to Offer Extensive Analytical Capabilities to Bank Austria

McLean, Va., (September 16, 2008) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that Bank Austria has selected MicroStrategy to enhance its reporting and analysis capabilities. Bank Austria, a member of UniCredit Group, one of the leading European banking groups, is the leader in the Austrian banking sector.

Bank Austria plans to build a more efficient enterprise data warehouse for its business and its subsidiaries, Österreich AG and functional subsidiaries. With the new data warehouse, Bank Austria expects to increase user efficiency, as well as improve business performance and customer satisfaction. The MicroStrategy platform will enable Bank Austria end users of all levels to report on and analyze large volumes of data without requiring deep understanding of the data model or SQL knowledge.

Bank Austria compared MicroStrategy to several other BI vendors and MicroStrategy provided Bank Austria with a successful prototype that demonstrated its high performance and its ability to seamlessly integrate with Bank Austria’s new Teradata data warehouse.

Mr. Zdrazil, Bank Austria Manager, is very happy with the decision for MicroStrategy: “During the performance tests, the MicroStrategy software platform delivered a superior reporting system for Bank Austria, with greater efficiency and extensive functionality as compared to the other BI products we reviewed.”

“MicroStrategy is pleased that Bank Austria selected MicroStrategy for its reporting and analytics,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy COO. “MicroStrategy’s ease-of-use, sophisticated analytical capabilities, and scalability for thousands of users and terabytes of data, offer a powerful BI solution for dynamic companies like Bank Austria.”

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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NEC Signs Reseller Agreement with MicroStrategy Japan

Sep 10, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that NEC Corporation has signed a reseller agreement with MicroStrategy Japan.

McLean, Va., (September 10, 2008) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that NEC Corporation has signed a reseller agreement with MicroStrategy Japan.

Under this agreement, MicroStrategy Japan and NEC will jointly develop business in the manufacturing, retail, telecommunications, and financial industries, as well as cooperative marketing programs that include seminars and expos.

“We value this new relationship with NEC and are pleased that they plan to introduce the benefits of MicroStrategy’s BI software to their customer base,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy’s COO. “We look forward to working with NEC to identify new business opportunities.”

Information about NEC is available at www.nec.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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